Hey everyone. I am having some smart pot issues. Thought I would see if anyone has solved it. I'm sure most smart pot users know how easily the edges of the smart pot dries out. This effectively reduces the amount of soil you have to grow in because plants cannot survive in bone dry soil on the edges of the smart pot.
I am thinking to remove and remix the soil and wrap the smartpot in another layer of fabric then plastic tarp to help contain moisture. I think it will work because the double fabric layers should stay relatively dry but the tarp will keep all the moist air inside the fabric. What do you think?
Has anyone else found neat tricks to rewet the sides of smartpots without the water running out?
I love the pots. Hate the loss of water from the sides. Talk about frustration!
edit: After thinking. Maybe wrapping in 2 or 3 layers of fabric in place of the plastic tarp would be better to keep water from evaporating. I'm looking for any suggestions!
My original thought is, if you're gonna go to all that effort and cost of materials, why not just get some fabric pots? maybe the same issue? (drying out), or other issues?
I did use and like the benefits of smart pots while growing in coco, and I've still got them somewhere (in my attic I think), but I hated having to push the coco into all the little dimples when potting up, which I feel is essential when using smart pots. This reduces drying out (maybe this is just with coco, but I'm sure it'd be the same with soil), you've got to pack it in to them cones, It's not like soil compacting at the bottom of a container, the roots will work towards the air hole even if you pack it real tight, because of the fact that that's still the best source of 'fresh' air and will still dry out slightly before the rest of your pot.
