Info: Fabric Pots

Sorry to make you sad @twentyeight.threefive . I just feel like they are a waste of soil space, because of how much they dry at the edges vs the rest of the soil, which makes them good for air root-pruning, but also means that you need more soil compared to hard containers.
 
PJ Diaz said:
Sorry to make you sad @twentyeight.threefive . I just feel like they are a waste of soil space, because of how much they dry at the edges vs the rest of the soil, which makes them good for air root-pruning, but also means that you need more soil compared to hard containers.
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I don't use soil. The roots go right to the edges. No need for extra medium.

Although they can dry out quickly especially outdoors. Moved two plants from 5 gallon cloth pots to 15 gallon plastic and they are still drying faster than I want.
 
twentyeight.threefive said:
I don't use soil. The roots go right to the edges. No need for extra medium.

Although they can dry out quickly especially outdoors. Moved two plants from 5 gallon cloth pots to 15 gallon plastic and they are still drying faster than I want.
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I don't use soil either, I use coco/perlite. I found that the moisture within grow media was very inconsistent when I tried fabric pots. I use plastic square pots FTW.
 
PJ Diaz said:
I don't use soil either, I use coco/perlite. I found that the moisture within grow media was very inconsistent when I tried fabric pots. I use plastic square pots FTW.
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Proper watering will help evenly saturate your coco in cloth. Dry coco is hydrophobic so it can make the initial watering tough.
 
Hate fucking fabric pots ….. tried washing , CLR soaks , running over with car , sun bleaching , oxy clean …. Prayers .
NEVER NEVER again . Not a big fan of Airpots either.

( somebody photo of pot ) mine went to the great dumpster in the sky.

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Not a fan of them either. They dry too quickly, they are a bugger to clean, they grow algae, you can't stick labels to them and they don't insulate the root ball as well. I have done two runs of a dozen plants each and whilst I didn't get any less weed, I didn't get any more either. I'll stick to the tried and tested 3 gallon plastic pots.

My wife used mine for her tomatoes this summer and she thought they were crap too.
 
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