I love Air Pots! Check out the pics of the root masses!

Laney

Laney

Well-Known Member
Grown n Oregon - With 17 gallons, I wouldn't bother either. I start my seeds indoors in March/April and then I transfer to pots for a while and then into the ground by June 1st. So I was planning to use the air pots for the period during April and May, when they hang out in my garden. They they are off to the grow spot where they get big and flower. I was wondering if I could just drop them into the ground pot and all - it would only be a 1.5 gal pot...
 
Grown n Oregon

Grown n Oregon

Active Member
ya, for sure. u can plant them pot and all just fine. like i said, the roots will grow through the pot and into the earth just fine. i would think it would hold the nutes in a little better as opposed to a hole in the ground with soil added to it.
 
ghb

ghb

Well-Known Member
LatteBroker said:
Good to hear differing experiences so thanks for chiming in. I've never grown in square pots, so I can't compare my growing experience. However, I agree re: the watering, it's definitely more of a task with airpots. However, after a few waterings you get the hang of it, and it became no big deal. I found that you've got to water slowly, and it also helps if you pack the dirt in such a way that it's at its lowest around the base of the stalk, and goes up in height as you move towards the edge of the pot. That way the water does a better job of staying in the pot.

They do try out faster than normal pots, but I kind of like this aspect of them. I like that my plants were always hungry and thirsty, and while a lot of water was lost to evaporation, the fact that I was able to get in 1.5 feedings a week with airports (compared to 1/week with normal) made for some fast growing plants. There was more stretch, but in my personal experience there were bigger buds to accompany the stretch. Everything about the plant was larger (you better be ready for it). When I finished my last grow with normal pots, my light was about 6" above the canopy and I still had plenty of room to raise the lights if need be. With the airpots, I had to raise the light all the way up, and actually remove a 2' shelf that the plants were sitting on so that they could sit on the floor. And that still wasn't enough room.

Anyway, none of this is scientific either, just personal experience, so thanks for sharing yours. BTW, what's the rationale behind the square pots? Easier to pack them into a space? Less root circling?
Click to expand...

you got it in one, when growing in an sog style, you can place square pots touching each other and you are getting maximum medium per m2. they might prevent circling slightly but they will never distribute them quite like the airpots.

i do what i find works for me, i've heard it said there are a thousand ways to skin a cat, well there are a million ways to grow a plant.

i think airpots are better suited to soil than coco, in coco you will never have any problems with root development that's for sure
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top