GroveKeeper
Shohin
I've read about the method of putting the colander in the open ground. As well as putting a colander within a colander and sometimes even a third. But as I was looking at one of my trees in a colander, I noticed something. There were no roots growing out of the side holes because they were being air pruned. There were roots growing out of the bottom holes, though. This gave me an idea to try.
Instead of putting the colander IN a pot or the ground, I put it on top of the soil surface of another part. None of the colanders sides are exposed to soil, so hopefully the surface roots will still be air pruned, while the bottom roots will be able to grow into the second pot in a similar fashion to the root escape method. I think it should also prevent the possibility of overpotting because the plant isn't actually in the ground.
What do you think?
Instead of putting the colander IN a pot or the ground, I put it on top of the soil surface of another part. None of the colanders sides are exposed to soil, so hopefully the surface roots will still be air pruned, while the bottom roots will be able to grow into the second pot in a similar fashion to the root escape method. I think it should also prevent the possibility of overpotting because the plant isn't actually in the ground.
What do you think?