Thedillestpickle
Well-Known Member
Eyo!
made it over, things are looking fan-freaking-tastic and dense! im loving the look of the kali!
have u noticed a big diff using the root maker pots? ive been looking at picking some up but havent heard any real 1st hand experience as to how well the work, especially with watering.
keep it green bro!
Ccoastal
Yup it's looking pretty much how I fantasized it would look 3 months ago when I was day dreaming about growing lol
You know I actually bought 5 of those "air-pots" and I haven't used any of them yet. Cost me 50$ for the 5
Instead of using my 3ish gallon airpots I decided to go with 6 gallon regular plastic pots. I took a 1/4 inch drill bit to the lower half of the pots and blasted about 150 holes in each pot, but I doubt it made much difference.
My thoughts on the airpots even though I have never used them is that they must be better than normal pots. The main thing people think of is that they "air-prune" the roots and prevent spiralling. But I think there is something else that most people don't mention when they talk about the advantage of airpots and that is that the medium is exposed to air all the way down the pot, and it enhances the oxygen transport to the roots especially lower down in the pot where normally with a regular pot oxygen would have to travel all the way from the top of the pot. So I can see how it would be a huge benefit.
Take a look at hydroponics for example. When growing a plant there is always going to be 1 weakest link that slows down growth. If everything is being provided for perfectly such as light air and nutrients it is quite often the amount of oxygen to the roots that becomes the weakest link in an indoor garden. This is why hydroponics does so well. The more oxygen the better, and I believe that this is why airpots are a good step forward. I also imagine smartpots/mesh bags would be a good way to provide added oxygen to the roots.
Unfortunately they didnt have 6gallon airpots and I imagine that regular 6 gallon pots will outperform a 3 gallon airpot so I went with the biggest I could get. Next grow I will likely order some 20gallon smartpots. I also use 50/50 coco/perlite because although I have to water more frequently I believe the added oxygen the perlite allows for makes all the difference.
What do you mean how does it work for watering?
could someone please explain to me how i put multiple quotes into one post? I am going to have to make a second post because I don't know how to do multiple quotes