George, you bury the pot with about 1/2 inch of lip sticking up out of the ground...????? Gosh, that should be suicide! The exposed peat is a wick, and the sun should dehydrate the whole plant that way! What has been your experience? Penny, NY . ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.