TACOE
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Ahh okay. I think I am on the same page now. I thought that was your usual planting method. I'm still not sure I understand the can method though. I understand the insulation part - however, for me, perlite wouldn't be an economical choice I don't think. Might be the only that works though?
So you are placing a pot without a bottom into a trash can filled with soil so that the roots grow out of the pot into the "open" soil? I don't mean that the bottom is too deep to reach, but I have heard that prime depth is about 18 inches, and the deeper soil (though it is used to a degree) is kind of wasted.
I think I learned this from outdoor smart pot growing, but I'm assuming the 18 inches applies to indoors as well.
So you are placing a pot without a bottom into a trash can filled with soil so that the roots grow out of the pot into the "open" soil? I don't mean that the bottom is too deep to reach, but I have heard that prime depth is about 18 inches, and the deeper soil (though it is used to a degree) is kind of wasted.
I think I learned this from outdoor smart pot growing, but I'm assuming the 18 inches applies to indoors as well.