That's a 4 gallon pot....
I asked the local nursery about that a while back...its a measure of total volume if you were to pack the soil in completely hard. Not sure if that was factual but At least thats the explaination that made the most sense.As a point of interest for those that do not know. A 4 gal nursery pot is not 4 gallons. This a weird thing about nursery pots that I have never figured out--they are not as big as they say they are. For instance a 1 gal nursery pot will hold about .66 gal of soil. A 5 gal nursery container will hold just under 4 gal. This is something to keep in mind when figuring out volume of your medium or how much of something to use in how much soil, etc. Your 4 gal nursery pot is probably a lot closer to 3 actual gallons than 4 gallons.
Enter your email address to join: