woodsmaneh said:

Got pix? The best way to use an air pot is to put a smart pot inside it. Try watering 100 Air Pots by hand, it will never happen. If you do take the time the plant still has dry spots in it. If you got the 3 gal air pot put 2 gallons of water and let it sit till gone. Open the pot and have a look, your going to be pissed. Water takes the path of less resistance and that my friend is out the holes. You need to water slow, lots of water and for a long time. Way to much hassle, don't use them outside the space in the bottom is where slugs love to live and dine.

Now let me tell you what I really think lol

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boo said:

How do they not piss nutes the pot has open slots? Just curious


the peat is absorbed as the water is poured into the container...I always water the perimiter so the sides gets wet first...as the peat swells it shuts down the access for the rest of the nutes to run out the slots...sure, if you give the plant an enema it will run out but I can get run off out of the bottom without letting any out the sides...it takes a little getting use to but the results are irrefutable...

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boo said:

exactly but these posts outperform the smartpots and aren't a pain in the ass to clean, don't collapse when being filled, and are rugged...I just don't like a fabric pot...places for bugs to live IN the fabric...once the initial watering is done I apply a gallon of nutes to each pot and let them perc...then I add a half gallon to each pot and then feed until I see runoff...I grow 12 trees at a time and it takes me longer to formulate my solution than it does to feed the trees...

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boo said:

exactly but these posts outperform the smartpots and aren't a pain in the ass to clean, don't collapse when being filled, and are rugged...I just don't like a fabric pot...places for bugs to live IN the fabric...once the initial watering is done I apply a gallon of nutes to each pot and let them perc...then I add a half gallon to each pot and then feed until I see runoff...I grow 12 trees at a time and it takes me longer to formulate my solution than it does to feed the trees...

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Confuten1 said:

Good advice @woodsmaneh , however u can use then w/o a liner, hand water and not have them piss themselves. U have to create what I call a fill ring( the highest point ull let the water level fill the top of pot) and then also pack ur coco down tight on the outside edges at least 2-3rows of holes down. I feed the 5.5 gal airports with a hand wand and big pump 15 seconds, wait 5 seconds and 15 more seconds with about 10%runoff from the bottom not the sides. I did take me a while to solve the piss themselves part tho. I feel their biggest weakness is if u have a infestation, bugs have access to all parts of roots not jus top and bottom, specifically root aphids.

Confu.

I have since switched to using beds but had to go back to using airpots this round, I'll try n remember to snap pixs of what I was talking about above.

Confu

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tweedy said:

I instructed a buddy to link his airpots together so he now has a 3x3 bed made from 4 5 gallon air pots. Its pretty sick, not going to lie. His plants are loving him right now too.

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Confuten1 said:

I've thought about doing that I have the 5 gal airpots and 3x3 beds might have to get it a try.

confu

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