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If you must store your terra cotta pots outside, stack them upside down and elevate them off the ground. Cover them with a tarp to keep them protected from rain and snow so they will not absorb water.

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Terra cotta pots I have left outside for the winter have all eventually cracked and become unusable. If you must store your terra cotta pots outside, stack them upside down and elevate them off ...