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Title: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: ju1i3 on May 15, 2013, 09:39:21 AM

I would welcome opinions on whether these are fish bowls, leech pots or flower vases. About 15 cm tall and 17 cm diameter.
Thanks

Title: Re: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: Ivo on May 15, 2013, 09:54:45 AM

seed pots. Closed of with a cork, tied with muslin and stored upside down. 

Title: Re: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: Chris Harrison on May 16, 2013, 02:09:36 PM

Hi Ivo
I presume you mean for storing seeds rather than sprouting them?

Title: Re: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: Ivo on May 16, 2013, 02:27:16 PM

Correct these are for storage.

Title: Re: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: ju1i3 on May 16, 2013, 02:49:24 PM

I can't imagine anything so large and heavy is for seeds, or for turning upside down.

Title: Re: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: Ivo on May 16, 2013, 03:26:43 PM

The 1906 Leune catalogue has 'bocaux à Graines" from 60 grammes to 2000 grammes.

Title: Re: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: wolkenreb on May 16, 2013, 05:10:02 PM

Hi. Why do they have to be turned upside down?  ???

Title: Re: fish bowl, leech pot or flower vase?
Post by: Chris Harrison on May 17, 2013, 12:53:28 PM

My guess would be to exclude oxygen.

You can store chilled stuff from the supermarket upside down.  It will probably keep a lot longer, but you run the risk of encouraging the growth of lethal ANaerobic nasties like listeria (although they shouldn't be in your pasteurised cream and yoghurt to begin with), so it is most certainly not recommended!