[joedogsong]

Greetings,
Don't have any results yet but if I don't start now I won't get it done.
What I'm doing is trying to decide if the airpots do what they claim and is it worth the initial investment. They are a little more up front, but down to brass tacks not really in the long run. If perform as claimed no more need for root stimulants and the possible end to root bound.

What I noticed was when I finished a run and would go to recycle the soil (FoxFarm) the rootball created by the circling of the roots at the bottom surface really bugged me.

The hardest of the balls is always created by the first pot/cup that the roots are in. The second and third re-pottings are always really loose and the soil just falls away from the roots when shaking the soil off for re-cycling. The first potting roots are hard and secure, can't even knock the dirt off.
I have tried re-potting earlier but don't really have the room for big pots and little plants.

These pots have been written about else where but lets see how they do.

I've got 13 airpots and seven cups with the most recent BOG Medley of Lifesaver, Sour Strawberry Kush, & Blue Moon Rocks.

[Indoor Odor]

ill be running this test soon myself, interested to see the results.

[DeoXy]

should be intresting.. I run a sea of 2gal aurora fabric pots - smart pot equiv., they seem to support as large of plants as 3gal. solid plastic container with out needing to transplant.. and plants seem generally more happy with the increased o2 in/around the root area.

[~Shhh~]

Nice test, I seem to get less stretch on plants in airpots. Just pullin up my chair

[supermanlives]

hell ya . my opinion is if you veg really short there is no benefit.

[supermanlives]

in my greenhouse experience root taming methods like spinout ,airpots ect doesnt benefit short term veg growers. works great for extended vegging. just my experience. i was making raised beds with fabric and wire when og started.

[PuReKnOwLeDgE]

Originally Posted by ~Shhh~

Nice test, I seem to get less stretch on plants in airpots. Just pullin up my chair

That is funny you say that. Just this week I was in the shop buying smartpots and was chatting with an employee about them. I mentioned I ran a room before with 7 gallon regular pots and 1 7 gallon smartpot. He said" see any difference?", and I explained yes I did. The smartpot plant was shorter and stouter. I mentioned that maybe it got a clone that wasn't up to par or wasn't in the perfect location. Now I see this is just what they do possibly.

Why do airpots/smartpots seem to do that?

OP good luck with your test, I am running 30 20 gallon smartpots indoors right now, hoping for some sweet results!

[lost in a sea]

its not just ganja either,, airpots encourage stouter healthier growth in all plants ive grown in them,, my guess would be that a better formed healthier root mass means the plant is less likely to stress and stretch when flipped,, in fact other plants love them even more than ganja,,

[SativaKeith]

Smartpots

i started to use Smartpots for my past 2 grow, i can say that for me the normal plastic container is much better so far, my old plastic pots are deeper in size compare to smartpot and i think that is the key to a bigger plant/fast growth. smart pot are wider the most normal plastic, but not deeper.. watering correctly on plastic worked for me better.

ill give the smartpot another try this round but I'm almost sure that my old cheap plastic pots are better for cannabis, also want to try AirPot soon and do compression of all 3.

[PetFlora]

Another excellent use of APs is for a Super Charged F & D. I v/c in my DIY bubbler, using SuperStarter Cubes inside small net pots. Once a decent golf ball size root ball develops I transfer to small APs, and surround with lava rock. I place these inside a high wall tote. Flood is done with lp pump and pvc into which I drill holes. Each time the pump comes on the nutes come out of the holes hitting the top and sides of the APs. The lava drains quickly but retains some nutes in the pockets. This allows me to flood ~ 45 minutes (~60 when young). Growth was explosive!

Root and plant photos (one plant!) was my first attempt, where the entire bottom was lava. APs offer flexibility to move/remove plants