MicroKote containers

Hello Everyone,

Have you heard of a product called MicroKote.
MicroKote is a specialized paint that is used to coat the inside of planting containers. It helps to prevent root circling and helps promote growth of a thriving root system. Resulting in a over all healthier plant. It helps to reduce the time it takes in transferring your plants to the next size container. Has micronutrients within the paint that can help enhance plant growth. Kecoat a company in NE Ohio provides this service and can be reached at 330-527-7501. They can spray from tray size to 35 gallon containers and larger. If you have a smaller project and want to do-it-yourself. The paint can also be purchased at Hort Specialties Inc. Pinckney, MI 48169 (734) 878-1814 (Office)

Decades of growing plants of all types in all kinds of containers I've never needed this product. How does it reduce the time it takes to transplant into a larger container? That claim seems rather absurd.

xtsho said:

Decades of growing plants of all types in all kinds of containers I've never needed this product. How does it reduce the time it takes to transplant into a larger container? That claim seems rather absurd.

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I thought I had heard of something like this years ago but I thought it was a copper based paint but I'm honestly not sure... and it sounded like a load of BS then too hahaha

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around those nipple pots!

xtsho said:

Decades of growing plants of all types in all kinds of containers I've never needed this product. How does it reduce the time it takes to transplant into a larger container? That claim seems rather absurd.

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meangreengrowinmachine said:

I thought I had heard of something like this years ago but I thought it was a copper based paint but I'm honestly not sure... and it sounded like a load of BS then too hahaha

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Thanks for your reply Meangreengrowinmachine. It does contain a copper. The company I work for has been treating containers for nurseries around the country for years. Some people might think it is BS. However I would like to beg the difference. The nurseries we supply containers to have 100s of thousands of containers treated with MicroKote year after year because they like the results they get.

Microkote said:

Thanks for your reply Meangreengrowinmachine. It does contain a copper. The company I work for has been treating containers for nurseries around the country for years. Some people might think it is BS. However I would like to beg the difference. The nurseries we supply containers to have 100s of thousands of containers treated with MicroKote year after year because they like the results they get.

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Do you think this product could be incorporated into a sub irrigated planter system like an earthbox? It seems like an earthbox or sip is somewhat designed to have water roots... maybe just painting the sides of the sip soil bed and not the bottom?

Rurumo said:

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around those nipple pots!

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Do you mean the "air pots"? I bought a set of those years ago and watered one time and said NOPE lol

meangreengrowinmachine said:

Do you mean the "air pots"? I bought a set of those years ago and watered one time and said NOPE lol

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I have heard they can work really good with an auto drip system though like blu mats. Not my style though.