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Shohin
Anyone using “Warrior” pots or pots similar to them? The ones with the drainage/aeration cone in the middle, to oxygenate under the root-ball area… which is the most prone for no aeration, rot, stagnant soil/moisture, etc.
I am very interested in trying these “Warrior” pots next time I need some nursery pots... they have the same stiff rigidity (which I love) as the standard heavy-duty nursery pots I’ve been using, but with the benefit of better drainage and better oxygen to that root-ball area. But, it has no “air pruning” ability of the popular fabric pots though (since the walls/sides are still solid plastic).
What’s your experience or opinion on Warrior pots?
I have also been interested in fabric grow bags lately, for their claims of making better root systems and non-circling roots, via air-pruning.
Is it really true that plants are healthier and grow bigger and faster with fabric grow bags and make better roots??
I have some concerns and hesitations with fabric-bags though…
- The roots would just constantly escape through the bottom and sides. That also makes them look unsightly. As well as sodium build-up and accumulation on the fabric.
- They are floppy and are not rigid like heavy-duty nursery pots. Making them more difficult to move around… and also looks unsightly in the garden (like random bags of soil spread out through the garden, lol)
- Maybe my biggest concern, the sides (or entire pot) would dry out much much too quickly and require 2-3x more frequent watering. It already takes me 2 hours to water my plants on watering days… I def don’t feel like multiplying that work, lol.
- During watering, the water will run off/to the sides of the fabric, instead of being focused through the soil.
- Re-potting would be messy... since the roots will be stuck to the fabric, needing you to disturb the roots more, and also cut and throw away the fabric grow bag.
…for these reasons, I am much more attracted to the Warrior pots.
I am very interested in trying these “Warrior” pots next time I need some nursery pots... they have the same stiff rigidity (which I love) as the standard heavy-duty nursery pots I’ve been using, but with the benefit of better drainage and better oxygen to that root-ball area. But, it has no “air pruning” ability of the popular fabric pots though (since the walls/sides are still solid plastic).
What’s your experience or opinion on Warrior pots?
I have also been interested in fabric grow bags lately, for their claims of making better root systems and non-circling roots, via air-pruning.
Is it really true that plants are healthier and grow bigger and faster with fabric grow bags and make better roots??
I have some concerns and hesitations with fabric-bags though…
- The roots would just constantly escape through the bottom and sides. That also makes them look unsightly. As well as sodium build-up and accumulation on the fabric.
- They are floppy and are not rigid like heavy-duty nursery pots. Making them more difficult to move around… and also looks unsightly in the garden (like random bags of soil spread out through the garden, lol)
- Maybe my biggest concern, the sides (or entire pot) would dry out much much too quickly and require 2-3x more frequent watering. It already takes me 2 hours to water my plants on watering days… I def don’t feel like multiplying that work, lol.
- During watering, the water will run off/to the sides of the fabric, instead of being focused through the soil.
- Re-potting would be messy... since the roots will be stuck to the fabric, needing you to disturb the roots more, and also cut and throw away the fabric grow bag.
…for these reasons, I am much more attracted to the Warrior pots.
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