tucsonplumeriaz

hello everyone,

i've been searching the threads for info on smart pots. lots of entries from 2009 when ppl were thinking about using them and some had started using them. i was wondering if anyone that has been using smart pots or any other type of fabric pot since then would care to comment on them.

thanks,

detrick

nannerfunboi

great question!! great thinking on how to grow whatever fav plants
were keeping in pots!!
i know over at aroid.com lari ann(head of organization) has a product
that is not a typical pot.. ive made my own make shift types..
ive found that my nanners..and EE benifit from many holes on sides
of the pots..
similar to orchids and other epiphites..
i encourage ya to check out aroid society web page..

tucsonplumeriaz

thanks nannerfunboi! i will have to check them out. i grow some amorphophallus.

nannerfunboi

tucsonplumeriaz ... i need to order a few of aroid.orgs pots and see how they do ..
ive found for me in overwintering my bananas,EE.. the better drainage
the plants do alot better.. this yr..especially my EE are doing great..
of course i started with some good plants..from brian williams..aroidgrower..
hes a good guy !!!
ive cut holes in sides of almost all my plastic pots.. bananas,and EE potted plants..
i can water a bit more often..but the soil drys faster..
?dont know if anyone else finds similar benifits..or im just dreaming..??
to prevent soil comming out..and making a mess..i just cut up soft screen..and line the insides of the pots.. it works..but i want to try aroid.orgs
pots..

tucsonplumeriaz

where would i go to see these pots? and what are EE's? i feel like i should know that.

nannerfunboi

hi tucsonplumeriaz.. EE's are elephant ears.. sorry for my
abreviations..
aroid.org has its own webpage..they have pics of the pots they sell..
many sizes..
i have a few bananas,and EE's comming soon..so i need to order
a few and see how they work for me..
if u do get some..hope u post how they work for u..

nannerfunboi

my bad..let you to wrong site for sale of these pots..even though
i do think it is lari ann (aroid.org) that is selling them..
i believe the correct site is superoots.com
if this doesnt work..please let me know..

Dean W.

Detrick,

If you look on this site they have some references to smart pots. I forget where. Citrus Growers Forum :: Index

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tucsonplumeriaz

thanks dean!

RayS

One gal pot is $2.50, 2 gal. is $6.00.

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Ray

tucsonplumeriaz

30-gal Dirt Bag w/ dwarf orinoco.

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harveyc

Last year I planted about 100 chestnut seedlings in 3 gallon RootMaker pots and another 100 in RootTrapper pots. The RootMaker pots used to have smaller and more numerous holes and I think I liked that design better, but they still work pretty well. Although the RootTrapper pots are difficult to use more than once, I did like them better mostly because it was easier to get the plants watered thoroughly though I don't think that would be an issue if each pot was on drip. I don't know of a retail source (or someone selling them in small quantities). I bought them from a NorCal distributor the company referred me to.

I may try out the Smart Pots also.

I am also trying MicroKote (similar to Spin-Out copper paint to chemically prune roots instead of air prune but with other nutrients included). I also experimented and made my own copper paint to try out. If you're planning on keeping the plants in a pot to fruit, you might want to stay away from the copper products.

If you search out "air pruning pots" you'll likely come across some marijuana growing forums where some growers have been quite creative in devising their own systems to do the same thing. I think someone had used landscape fabric and cut it to line pots and it worked well and that's something I should try also since it would be cheap and easy to re-use. I think it takes a coarse woven landscape fabric to work well.

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