Fabric pot vs Air vs Regular

[Dontjudgeme]

Just wanted to ask what everyone thinks and or prefers out of the 3. Me personally have never tried Air, but smart and regular seem to be exactly the same to me in terms of growth. I’m growing 2 clones side by side, both taken from the same mom roughly 36 days into flower, and I can’t see any considerable difference between the 2. Without saying, which plant do u think is the smart or plastic pot.

 

[Renfro]

I like a regular pot so I can reduce evaporation and that helps mitigate humidity.

 

[sarahJane211]

I've got fabric, a waste of my money, should have used standard plastic pots.
Too heavy, too floppy, and they wick the water out of the coco.

 

[a2lute]

I've got fabric, I like them, Renfro is right, humidity does spike after watering, but my climate needs humidity & I have a controller. I haven't had any issues with them moving or flopping after filling them. There are huge differences in brand/ material.

 

[FastFreddi]

I like a regular pot so I can reduce evaporation and that helps mitigate humidity.

That is a great tip...beginning to think I'm not really liking the fabric so much anymore. I used plastic when I first began this wonderful journey, but I find I need to water maybe a little to often for my liking due to the faster drying in flower, and evap of course.
FF

 

[Nutty sKunK]

Air pots are great to transplant with into a final solid plastic pot.

They prune the roots so when transplanted they branch out much swifter than solid pots.

Also I find there growth rate to be quicker as you water more often introducing more nutes/fresh oxygen alongside having more oxygen in the medium.

Watering becomes a hassle and found there’s no real advantage to a final airport. However as mentioned they are superior when it comes to the vegging stage.

Here is an auto before and after transplanting - 7 days growth.

 

[FastFreddi]

One thing I do like about fabric pots...easily manipulated to square shape inside milk crates..helps with the fabric pots to eliminate root circling.
FF

 

[a2lute]

One thing I do like about fabric pots...easily manipulated to square shape inside milk crates..helps with the fabric pots to eliminate root circling.
FF

You shouldn't have ANY root circling with a fabric pot. The big bonus they give is air pruning & extra O2 for the root tips. Is your media draining well? Did you keep them elevated out of drainage?

 

[Boatguy]

One thing I do like about fabric pots...easily manipulated to square shape inside milk crates..helps with the fabric pots to eliminate root circling.
FF

Fabric pots by themselves eliminate root circling.

 

[FastFreddi]

You shouldn't have ANY root circling with a fabric pot. The big bonus they give is air pruning & extra O2 for the root tips. Is your media draining well? Did you keep them elevated out of drainage?

I think so...
FF

 

[a2lute]

I can't quite see the ground, are those milk crates off the floor a bit?

 

[FastFreddi]

I can't quite see the ground, are those milk crates off the floor a bit?

Lol Yessir. Thank you, I'm good.
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[FastFreddi]

You shouldn't have ANY root circling with a fabric pot. The big bonus they give is air pruning & extra O2 for the root tips. Is your media draining well? Did you keep them elevated out of drainage?

I do not.
FF

 

[FastFreddi]

I can't quite see the ground, are those milk crates off the floor a bit?

Yup. I'm not here for assistance, just adding to the discussion..but thank you.
Peace
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[Dontjudgeme]

Thanks for chumming in, good ideas and suggestions. So who thinks which plant is which in the picture? There’s 2 girls, 1 on the left and right.

 

[xtsho]

Fabric pots and coco. Those air pots are nice but I'm not paying what they cost. I get packs of 5 fabric pots for around $10 on Amazon.

 

[Bignutes]

I need humidity trying fabric. I dislike how flexible fabric pots are and what that means for the root system when moving around.

 

[Dontjudgeme]

I’ve never really had an issue with the stability of the pots or the root system. I can say that the 1-3 gallon pots don’t sit as straight as the 5 gallon, but once they get watered and the weight is increased they start to straighten out. I just don’t see any significant difference between regular pots and fabric, in terms of growth.

 

[xtsho]

I've found quite a difference in the rigidity of different fabric pots even from the same brand but purchased at different times. Some stand up and stay sturdy while others are made out of a more softer felt like material and are not as rigid. But I don't really move them around. I put them in the flower tent, insert the blumats, and leave them to grow. I also use plastic nursery pots. Usually with soil. They'll all grow weed and I think the pot is a very minor thing with regards to growing. Fabric, plastic, etc... Light and environment are much more important than what type of pot you're growing in.

 

[TreeFarmerCharlie]

I love my fabric pots, but I never considered the additional humidity they cause after watering. Maybe this summer, when I'm usually fighting humidity, I'll play around with wrapping them in saran wrap to see if it makes a difference. I personally like to use plastic pots for the early stages and then move them into fabric to grow out the rest of their life.