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Emily Smith

How to clean terracotta pots – an expert guide to keeping your garden pots moss and algae-free

Picture of terracotta pots with plants in them and empty ones stacked .

Tidy gardener or not, sometimes terracotta pots can fall into muddy despair right before our eyes. As much as the task seems like a pain, this simple method will make it all that much easier to stay on top of. 

When keeping up with the latest garden trends, the smaller, less exciting jobs can often fall by the wayside. Before you know it, you're surrounded by moss and algae-covered pots, which were once a dazzling terracotta red, not a desired look for any proud homeowner and certainly not in keeping with making your house look expensive from the outside. 

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