Air pruning pots

nunyabidness420

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None of them are air pruning pots
How so? Roots grow and get exposed to air and get pruned is the definition of air pruning correct?
Those are designed to do that but.... not sure how effective they are at doing so.

Air pots
I like fabric personally. But everyone has they're own opinions
I've been eyeballing those air pots pretty hard.
They seem to be a pretty effective but they are kinda pricey and they don't come in white.
I've only used the fabric ones once but wasn't a big fan of the algae build up on the fabric since I got the white ones.
 

Wizzlebiz

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How so? Roots grow and get exposed to air and get pruned is the definition of air pruning correct?
Those are designed to do that but.... not sure how effective they are at doing so.


I've been eyeballing those air pots pretty hard.
They seem to be a pretty effective but they are kinda pricey and they don't come in white.
I've only used the fabric ones once but wasn't a big fan of the algae build up on the fabric since I got the white ones.
Where are you getting algea building?
 

nunyabidness420

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I have never had that happen. Crazy.
Might have had something to do with the perlite only grow or the plant not surviving long enough to suck the nutrients out of the excess water. Or that I let the ph drift too much. :wall:
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That's why I was thinking plastic for this round.
Fabric is cheap and proven to work but I'd like a nice reflective surface whenever I can.
 

Bosgrower

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If you want air pruning start pots these are awesome
 

nunyabidness420

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If you want air pruning start pots these are awesome
Nice!
 

Bosgrower

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Before I switched to hempy buckets I used to use and re-use 7 gal fabric pots. With the darker colors (gray, black. brown) algae wasn't really an issue. White anything in the tent is going to be an algae magnet
 

nunyabidness420

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Before I switched to hempy buckets I used to use and re-use 7 gal fabric pots. With the darker colors (gray, black. brown) algae wasn't really an issue. White anything in the tent is going to be an algae magnet
Do you have to worry about nutrient solution temps with a hempy bucket? What about PH drift?
I'm assuming you're getting better growth/yields with the hempy right?
 

Flowki

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Has any one tried any of these air pruning pots for their pot?
How do they compare to a standard fabric pot?
Those black ones look like they could work if you drill more holes in the bottom centre square. They look like they will stack like normal pots too.

The pics below your OP, those are decent air prune pots. However they are not very well made and are a pain in the ass to store unless you collapse them, but that's also a pain in the ass. That said they don't grow algea at all and are easy to clean, unlike the fabric bags.
 

Star Dog

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I'd expect fabric pots to have a negative effect on the rh% they'll be wicking water away from the medium into the environment constantly.

I use lids on my air pots, they stop the wet coco being exposed to the environment, they stop the top drying out aiding salt build up and my roots grow up as well as down. _20200904_123441.JPG
Cut them an inch bigger than the pot diameter to allow for a bit error on the centre of the pot, if you cut them exactly you need the plants in the exact middle of the pot.
 
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