The Superoots Air-Pot

Legacy187

Legacy187

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Dude I read a thread on another site where I guy was using them. He said they do work great and had some pics. I will be buying some for my next grow.
 
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Jizzmaster0

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or u could read the hempy pot grow thread or watch the hempy pot grow vid on youtube and save who knows how much money. 3 gal buckets are less than 2 bucks at lowes.
 
mrblixa

mrblixa

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Jizzmaster0 said:
or u could read the hempy pot grow thread or watch the hempy pot grow vid on youtube and save who knows how much money. 3 gal buckets are less than 2 bucks at lowes.
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Im growing in soil and the Hempy buckets seem to waste a lot of nutrients while you wait for the plant to fill in the bucket.
 
Trousers

Trousers

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Old timey bump

These pots are great! $16.50 for a 5.2 gallon pot that can be used for life is not much money.
 
stlmatt

stlmatt

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I have and do use Air-pots as well as the 420 grow system pots, do a search and you will find my post on both units. The air pots are great, with the exception that watering must be done slowly or the water will shoot out the upper holes and never make it to the bottom. I like both pots, but have been using the 420 grow system pots (bottom watering pots) as they use less water and that = less nutes. I use the 5 gallon 420 pots and the 4.3gallon Air pots..........I have not noticed a difference in yield or plant heath between the two.....but its hard to say because I never grow the same strain twice.

Stlmatt
 
TheChosen

TheChosen

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I'm using 2.5 gal air pots with coco and have never experienced the waterfalling from side holes as others have described. My plants seem lankier than previous grows, but they're from seeds not clones so it is not possible to identify the air pots as a cause for that. We'll have to see what happens when they're further into flower.
 
stlmatt

stlmatt

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drolove said:
seen a lot of people using these. but how do they keep your plants from being root bound???
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its the shape of the plastic material the pots are made from. The side have convexted and concaved areas, with Holes in the sides.......the root can NOT circle the pot and can grow to the holes in the side.....then good old Air does the rest, the roots are pruned from being exposed to the Air/light on the sides........thats best way I can explain without a pic. They do work, but are a pain the the ass to water.....I use my own mix of soils and perlite.....and the water will shoot out the side holes if I water to fast to quick.

Stlmatt
 
TheChosen

TheChosen

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I really don't understand how all of you are getting so much water to shoot out the sides. I have a watering can that I fill with about a liter, and give a plant a liter at a time. I water about an inch out from the stem and about two inches from the walls of the pot. Never seen one drop come out the side holes, and I get good run off.
 
Trousers

Trousers

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stlmatt said:
I have and do use Air-pots as well as the 420 grow system pots, do a search and you will find my post on both units. The air pots are great, with the exception that watering must be done slowly or the water will shoot out the upper holes and never make it to the bottom. I like both pots, but have been using the 420 grow system pots (bottom watering pots) as they use less water and that = less nutes. I use the 5 gallon 420 pots and the 4.3gallon Air pots..........I have not noticed a difference in yield or plant heath between the two.....but its hard to say because I never grow the same strain twice.

Stlmatt
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The holes near the top are covered.



Do you have the covered holes on the top? They prevent the water from coming out the sides.
I have been watering both top and bottom (in a tray) and have not had any problems. If I am running two pots, water one until it is full up top, then water the other. Then I pour some more in the tray.

The only "problem" I have is that the plants drink eat more, so I have to water twice a day. That is a good problem to have. (with 5 gallon hempy buckets, I watered once a day)
If you don't like watering so much, get some blumats.
 
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