Cowpot experience or info?

[HerbScience]

does anyone out there have experience with using cowpots for germinating or transplanting or other uses? thanx

 

[HerbScience]

Really? no cowpots

 

[Stoney Johnson]

I have tried these in the veggie garden with poor results. They were very hard to keep moist as seedlings before planting, and there was still a lot of the pot left at harvest. The roots were certainly restricted.

 

[Stank J.P.]

I didn't like them either. It was also my first year and mistakes were plentiful.

 

[Sinkyone]

They suck, do not use them. My experience was similar to Stoney Johnson - the pots do NOT break down like they claim which restricts root growth.

 

[floral]

Yeah, someone gave me some and I ended up crumbling them into the compost pile after a basil plant got burned and crowded in one. Gimmicky crap.

 

[CowPots]

CowPots are not Gimmicky crap.

CowPots are not Gimmicky crap.

We've been in the horticulture business for over 50 years and CowPots have been proven in university studies to be a better pot for seed starting.

Are you guys sure you weren't using another bio pot? CowPots are the only bio pot that actually degrades, where fiber pots can take up to 3 years to degrade. Within 3 weeks of being planted, based on the level of microrganisms in your soil, the pot has already started to break down (see lettuce below).

It is virtually impossible for roots to be "crowded" in a CowPot. The roots emerge when the pot walls are wet, and air prune when the pot is dry, enabling root shoots to branch off the main root that emerged.

Check out the photos below, click on them to make them bigger - These are plants grown in CowPots. You can see on the sixcell that even the tiniest roots can emerge through the porous walls of a CowPot.

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You guys need to give CowPots another chance.

Properly manage your water, and be sure you are actually using CowPots and not some other bio pot.

 

[Cayenne]

We've been in the horticulture business for over 50 years and CowPots have been proven in university studies to be a better pot for seed starting.

Are you guys sure you weren't using another bio pot? CowPots are the only bio pot that actually degrades, where fiber pots can take up to 3 years to degrade. Within 3 weeks of being planted, based on the level of microrganisms in your soil, the pot has already started to break down (see lettuce below).

It is virtually impossible for roots to be "crowded" in a CowPot. The roots emerge when the pot walls are wet, and air prune when the pot is dry, enabling root shoots to branch off the main root that emerged.

Check out the photos below, click on them to make them bigger - These are plants grown in CowPots. You can see on the sixcell that even the tiniest roots can emerge through the porous walls of a CowPot.

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You guys need to give CowPots another chance.

Properly manage your water, and be sure you are actually using CowPots and not some other bio pot.

what the funk ever mr cow pots 1 post

 

[soil margin]

You can see on the sixcell that even the tiniest roots can emerge through the porous walls of a CowPot.

So am I gonna believe the reviews of unbiased ICmaggers with nothing to gain by unfairly bashing your product or a spokesman for the company who is being paid to promote it? Showing a picture of some roots that made it through a cowpot does not demonstrate it's superior ability.

And honestly, who is more likely to be telling the truth?

You know what is a completely compostable seed starter pot that is also free? Paper coffee cups filled with soil. Walk to any local coffee shop and you can pull 100-200 of them out of the garbage every day. Even for people starting seeds on a commercial scale that is a viable option.

 

[HerbScience]

Cowpot alterations

Cowpot alterations

I've since altered the way I use cowpots and they're great for my purposes now.