Air Pots with CoCo

Stu · Mar 21, 2011

Has anyone used these Air Pots in a CoCo run?

If so what are your likes dislikes about them. Did you notice a quicker growth ? Larger harvest ? Im interested.

stu :joint:

Stu · Mar 21, 2011

Just did a little more in depth reading. It seems like the smart pots are more popular. If you are using these pots as well I would love to hear what you think about them.

bluewaves · Mar 23, 2011

its very simple stu...its the least forgiving for hydro runs...i use it on drain to waste...i run the readygro soiless medium in 2 gal smart pots on a drip table...

berryhill · Mar 23, 2011

works great man, give it whirl

SSJERRY · Mar 24, 2011

I switched to smart pots a little different pot but same philosophy with air and oxygen being able to get to the root mass easier. They work great so i would think the air pots would do well also. I think cleaning could be a pain in the arse though. With the smart pots you just throw in the washing machine with a non-chlorine cleaner or use a 1/8 cup of 32%h2o2 in the rinse cycle with warm water come out clean and sterile.

squarepusher · Mar 24, 2011

air pots are nice but more expensive

hbstoner · Mar 24, 2011

smartpots and coco works great. i dont run perlite like a lot of people do, but its near impossible to over water. In full flower with 3 Gal 4' plants, i water once a day.

budfactorX · Mar 26, 2011

air pots are the one. the root growth is excellerated and no circling what so ever, i was astonished the first time i opened one up after harvest to see millions of root tips, as far as crop size is concerned i feel theres not much difference, but growth speed and plant quality are highly improved.

osidecannabis · Mar 29, 2011

i ran the 5 gallon air pots for a while, they didn't seem to live up to all they claimed. i didn't have any root circling problems or any thing bad along those lines, but did have a few critters get into the air pot holes. they had a slight improvement over the black poly grow bag, but not much

using the root pots, almost the same thing as the smart pots, i have seem HUGE improvements. i believe the allow a lot more air flow to the roots. i have been using the root pots for over a year now, and i still rave about them. i prefer the root pots because they are cheaper.

norm · Mar 30, 2011

has anyone felt that airpots made they're herb airy? like it made the buds more fluffy and not as dense?
just ran a tree ina 10 gal airpot and the colas tightened up and I got just under a pound off it but all the lowers seemed airy compared to previous runs?

nangonug · May 19, 2011

norm said:
has anyone felt that airpots made they're herb airy? like it made the buds more fluffy and not as dense?
just ran a tree ina 10 gal airpot and the colas tightened up and I got just under a pound off it but all the lowers seemed airy compared to previous runs?

First off I have not ran air pots so this is more speculation then first hand experience with an air pot. I have/ do run smart pots which rock. Now that my disclamer is in place there are several more logical posibilities for the air bud. If you have ran several cycles on your lamps then airiy lower buds are a sign of lamp degradation and you just need to relamp. If the plant was bigger/taller then your use to growing the upper growth will shield the lower growth more. Rember vertical light is limited in depth and the closer to a flat canopy you create the better your results will be. Lst/squash/ train the plants early to alow maximum light penitration to lower canopy I would look for something along these lines to be the more likely culprit of air buds. Best of luck
Peace

bentley · May 19, 2011

airpots work great but dry out faster than reg pots and alittle bit harder to move around

Trollin · May 20, 2011

Doing a 5 gallon plastic bucket/airpot/smartpot run to see whats what.

Should be started in a couple weeks, ill put up a follow along thread

del66666 · May 23, 2011

im not keen on air pots.but i do 12-12 from seed so i guess they dont get a chance to get root bound...

organicfreak · May 27, 2011

i use with smart pots
enyzmes are a must cause your smart pot will get full of algea...
carfreeenzymes.com has a lake enzyme that very chaep and very potent..STAY AWAY FROM HIGH PRICED HYDRO STORES VERSIONS like hygozymes,senizymes,cannzymes etc.. you will spend tons and use alot and good luck if it even works..

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NewEngland · May 10, 2018

I just finished my first grow indoor with Roots Orgranic Coco and Soul Synthetics start to finish. Planted in both smart pots and air pots. same size containers of both throughout the grow. It was my first time so lots of mistakes made but a reasonable recovery at harvest. The air pots require more watering on a same strain apples to apples comparison with Coco. I think the smart pots produced marginally better bud although this was my first grow so many other variables came into play. I'm on my second run now. I have a BlackDog 600 LED and only run a single lamp as it keeps the termperature with three plants perfect at 72-74%. If I turn on both lamps I need to power up the AC. have an ak-49 fem and two as of yet undetermined sex Ducksfoot in flower now. Early week 2. All are planted in 3G smart pots. Will post pics in a week or so.

NewEngland · May 10, 2018

72-74*, not %.

jumpincactus · May 10, 2018

berryhill said:
works great man, give it whirl

Well I'll be a redneck. You are sporting my uncles avatar. I'm seeing the ghost of Popcorn Sutton...... :D

Uckemfup · May 15, 2018

Stu said:
Just did a little more in depth reading. It seems like the smart pots are more popular. If you are using these pots as well I would love to hear what you think about them.

I’m using 3gal smart pots in my grow and they’re amazing. I’m using the tan ones and the black ones and I’d have to say that they both have their advantages. The tan ones drain easier but also let roots grow through the bottom easier as well if drained water isn’t removed soon. I put a layer of perlite in the bottom to help them drain a little better. Coco + smart pots allows me to water daily DTW without overwatering and therefore lets me control the nutrient content of my medium easily.

https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/sog-10-plants-in-a-4x4.95867/

Uckemfup · May 15, 2018

Bump on an old thread about smart pots!!!! Lol

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