Smart Pots

How do i remove a plant from a pot without cutting the bag?

You dont, chances are if you’re plant is nice and established its roots are probably intertwined with the fabric of the pot. If you pull it you could hurt your plants roots pretty badly

you put it ontop of something smaller if possible say you got a 10gal one put it on a small bucket, roll the pot down like your rolling it inside out. easiest to do when the medium is somewhat dry. if the rooms are intertwined with the fabric which it likely will just gently yank it off. most it will do is cause transplant shock. been growing in fabric pots for a few months now i don't run anything smaller then a 2gal though

some fabric pots have velcro on the sides you just untie that and pull it out easy. i had no issues with the roots growing into the bags tbh but i typically try to transplant before that happens mainly because i pot up at least 2 times.


if you put the pot ontop of something smaller it's really easy just to roll it down probably takes you like a minute or less. you can also plant the fabric pots into another pot and the plants will still grow. also i find with my fabric pots they tend to only get stuck at the bottom. when you water it basically compacts the soil/medium you use kinda has some space overtime all around the pots. basically what i read is that the roots squeeze in the medium around it not sure if that is true or not but it's basically no different then what happens in say a solo cup. water it and then you see a small gap between the cup and the soil regardless how much you pack it.

^ def the safest methods.

not gunna lie though, i think even last year i would just grab a 5 gallon plant, pick her up and flip her, and have someone else work her loose... the discussed method above is def superior and safer though lol

the basis is you want something flat with a lot of surface area that will fit under to take as much strain off the pressure from you pulling down on the soil so as to not mess up the roots. i mostly see all the square ones tend to have velcro probably because it's harder to transplant out of due to it's shape compared to the round ones. i know some usually the smaller pots like maybe 1gal ones have a slit in them this works the same way as the velcro

such as this

https://www.zenhydro.com/smart-pot-transplanter-1-gallon-100-pack.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA45njBRBwEiwASnZT55lKpH3wzi4gPmD2jfROYdzSmv0r9XGhoPaWkG5nI0gz7Hl3JA6LfBoCEaIQAvD_BwE

It’s why I use plastic pots until I put in the ground or my 150 soil savers. I try not to transplant from smart pots anymore

i've seen people grow in those tote bags from walmart. idk if they are plastic or canvas though. i would assume plastic. im sure you can grow in the canvas ones as well