Air pots

Is there any validity to the "air pot" theory? I want to upgrade from standard, smooth sided, plastic pots. I've seen 2 styles; (1) is a mesh-like bag with handles, looks like felt. (2) is a plastic pot with hundreds of small, pencil sized holes from top to bottom and around the sides (think of a cooking strainer). Is there any truth to these and if so, which would you use?

I use the fabric pots. They basically have the same concept as the plastic air pots, but for a lot less. The plastic air pots just look cooler.

absolutely love those air pots, i grew those plants in rootmaker pots ~ rootmaker's one gallon square pot. the rooting wont circle and air pruning is very effective and proven. Those rootmaker pots are very strudy that you gonna have it for a long time.

I have no comment about farbic pots.

good luck with your decision.

peace

airpots can be messey sowhat i do is have the 10 litre airpot and buy sum of those cheap black plastic baggy ppots, then put the airpot in that make sure its loose, so u get the airflow to promote rgowth and u save on the mess

also,

putting a pair of ladies stockings round the pot does the same thing

i highly recomend using rhiz to get them roots good and strong while the plant is in its youth

doniboy said:

I use the fabric pots. They basically have the same concept as the plastic air pots, but for a lot less. The plastic air pots just look cooler.

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Thx. I tried my hand at making my own plastic air pot by drilling many 1/2 inch holes all over a 5 gal bucket and added some aggregate (river rocks) with Fox Farms Ocean Forrest. We'll see how this works. I also have a fabric pot. We'll see, in time, which I find to be more beneficial.

i use both air and smart
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for the air i used to use stones to stop the dirt from fallin out at movment now i use the gardeners barrier fabric cut a circle place and fill started usen it on my secondary plastic a .75 plastic my best to all

good karma good grows

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I have been using the fabric bags for about two years now. Love 'em. They allow me to sometimes cram my tent full of bags where the solid pots won't allow for that. Plus I see the difference in my grows.

Fabic pots are top notch no doubt!

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APs offer a lot of flexibility

You can grow seedlings in a small AP, the transfer the whole thing into a larger AP- zero transplant shock!

I use them in my modified Hydro Halo drip/Spray system. Click on my sig for thread

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I love air pots and am also a big fan of the bags.
You can make your own bags with landscape fabric.

They both provide air to the roots. The air pots "prune" roots that make their way out to the holes. I have seen some explosive root growth in my air pots.

In the long run, the air pots will be cheaper. They will last years and years.

RootMaker pots in the 1, 3 and 5 gallon. Hard plastic and looks like an upside down tiered cake. Cloth pots don't come close to controlling roots compared.

I have pots on my to buy list and heard of the air pots a while ago but never tried them. After reading this I feel comfortable getting them , they sound pretty damn sweet

I LOVE my air pots. I used to just flower in regular plastic pots, hempy style. but.. I decided to try the 2 gal equiv air pots for my mom/veg area, and the growth was amazing.
So .. I upgraded my 3 gal flower pots to 5 gal equiv air pots. and it blew my fking mind. so I JUST ordered 15 gal equiv for my new tent.
so yea I love them. apparently so does my cat
As a note one thing .. it makes transplanting a BREEZE! just undo the side and it unwraps and no damage to the roots, MAYBE one or two root tips might stick to the plastic. but my plants do not even seem to take a step now when I transplant them.
I actually have to transplant a couple later today so I will take pics and post on my LED scrog journal if anyone wants to see. I wont take up the space on some else's thread.

IndicaAngel said:

I LOVE my air pots. I used to just flower in regular plastic pots, hempy style. but.. I decided to try the 2 gal equiv air pots for my mom/veg area, and the growth was amazing.
So .. I upgraded my 3 gal flower pots to 5 gal equiv air pots. and it blew my fking mind. so I JUST ordered 15 gal equiv for my new tent.
so yea I love them. apparently so does my cat
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Look up RootMakers. The hard plastic 1,3 and 5 gallon ones... They are superior to the ones you have. And easier to transplant from....

Cannasutraorganics said:

Look up RootMakers. The hard plastic 1,3 and 5 gallon ones... They are superior to the ones you have. And easier to transplant from....

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I love mine, but thanks! Also I doubt anything could be easier to transplant from, you undo the side and you have .. plant . no stress.

AlphaPhase said:

I have pots on my to buy list and heard of the air pots a while ago but never tried them. After reading this I feel comfortable getting them , they sound pretty damn sweet

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Look up RootMakers 1,3 and 5 gallon. And you have to transplant from one size to the next for proper training of the plant. You can fit 9 five gallons under a light or 16 threes or 36 ones.

3 gallon pot used correctly. Yours aren't even fully rooted in those pots. Your not even using them correctly. These aren't topped. Topped plants do even better.

I use RootBuilder (and RootMaker), design and principles by Dr. Carl Whitcomb. I grow tropicals in a greenhouse, we're talking 100 gal. Rootbuilder pots that use so much soil I mix it from bulk using my tractor. Principle is to induce lateral root output up to 4" behind the terminated root tip, then upcan (or add more panels whatever the case may be). You're trying to create a very fibrous, highly efficient/effective root system. Accordingly, pot size will be smaller with less inputs required. Get Whitcomb's DVD. It's excellent albeit too damn long, like 2 hours. For tech info talk to their employee Wayne.

I've used copper hydroxide paint on just about every kind of plant material out there including cannabis, veggies, fruit trees, evergreens. It is more effective than products that use air and light to root prune. https://www.rollitup.org/t/spin-out-for-chemical-root-pruning.9114/

Another great product is TreePots from Stuewe. Tall one sitting next to a RootBuilder. I'll post some pix of just a few things I've used for about 20 years or so which includes RootBuilder, from a 100' roll.

Adding panels, expanding pot. Notice thick roots penetrating native soil.



Copper hydroxide paint:





Stuewe treepot with future rootstock by RootBuilder pot:



Uncle Ben

very nice uncle ben, great info! I'll check out the dvd when i get a chance