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I would have liked to see other solutions- airpots
Also would have been neat to see the results if the black plastic container trees hadn't budded and gotten hit by the frost- seems like them heating up faster could just as easily been in the pro column in a different season...
I've been looking at these rootmaker pots..the ones that look like upside down round pyramids, if that makes sense. Wish I had a supplier close.For more air pruning studies, check this guy out.
Dr. Carl Whitcomb http://drcarlwhitcomb.com/The_Containers.html
Has been studying tree roots a long time.
For more air pruning studies, check this guy out.
Dr. Carl Whitcomb http://drcarlwhitcomb.com/The_Containers.html
Has been studying tree roots a long time.
The best grow I had in containers came from useing 5 gal. buckets. These are what I use in my tank designs as net pots are a joke for me. I use a variable bit and drilled out many holes ranging from 1/4" to 3/8 some at 7/16 of an inch. Then use a blowtorch to smooth everything out.no burrs or rough edges. For a run of a medium I was asked to use I had to use some batten they use for upholstery.It comes in about 1 1/2' thickness. I learned to peel it of in 1/8" pieces. This kept the medium from falling into my tanks. We had some extra buckets and plants left over that was not needed as backups for the big transplant. The others we threw out in a friend's back yard. Killer grow for her. We checked out the rootballs when it was over and it worked the same as airpots except ours were reusable,easy to sterilize. Buckets were free from local donut shop. JK
Read this:have you hugged your root ball lately? go smartpots
Root balls of trees grown in Smart Pot® (SP) containers were more prone to breaking apart compared to black plastic (BP) or Root Pouch®
It was observationally noted in spring 2011 that BP trees flowered and leafed out earlier than RP and SP trees
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