Exactly...Or just make a couple holes at top of pots for tie down spots! Its what I do.lst is the way to go. what kind of pot do you use? i use five gallon buckets with lids and the slits on the side of the lids allow me a place to tie everything down. the best part is you can take all the tall ones and bend the down you are able to take the tall to the bottom and actually make the plant all just one height witch lets light hit all the plants giving more surface area to the plant allowing for an even growth and more colas