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Star Dog

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I bought some of those last year I don't think they prune as well as the original/other copy air pots, they particular ones have slightly flattened knuckles/holes which is great for stopping coco falling out but it also deflect/encourage roots back in, the aperture size probably doesn't help either.
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There's not as much air pruning going.

They're worth the £2 I paid but had I known about the knuckle/hole set up I'd have bought some different copies.
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FirstCavApache64

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HydroDawg421 said:
These Oxy Pots are EXACTLY the same as Air Pots but MUCH cheaper!

I've been using Airpots for YEARS with AMAZING results!

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They have a 10% veterans discount and got it setup overnight for me. Great guys as far as response time so far. I'm going to order a 5 pack. For 36 bucks, as long as they last a couple grows they'll be better than the paint buckets I was going to use. Thanks for the heads up.
 
HydroDawg421

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Star Dog said:
I bought some of those last year I don't think they prune as well as the original/other copy air pots, they particular ones have slightly flattened knuckles/holes which is great for stopping coco falling out but it also deflect/encourage roots back in, the aperture size probably doesn't help either.
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There's not as much air pruning going.

They're worth the £2 I paid but had I known about the knuckle/hole set up I'd have bought some different copies.
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I wonder if you can drill out the holes and make them bigger? About 2x their current size?
 
Star Dog

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HydroDawg421 said:
I wonder if you can drill out the holes and make them bigger? About 2x their current size?
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Imo absolutely you could, a sharp drill would remove the flattened/rounded ends and open the aperture making them perfect.

The way they stack you could drill the lot in one go.

I'd leave the top 2 rows as is and maybe if I had the time I'd increase the hole size lower down the pot like the original air pots.
 
HydroDawg421

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Star Dog said:
Imo absolutely you could, a sharp drill would remove the flattened/rounded ends and open the aperture making them perfect.

The way they stack you could drill the lot in one go.

I'd leave the top 2 rows as is and maybe if I had the time I'd increase the hole size lower down the pot like the original air pots.
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I discovered Air Pots when looking for something to start some bare root fruit trees in. I planted 5 in the ground and 3 in Air Pots.

I kept the 3 in the Air Pots for about 1-year. 5 years later and the Air-Pot fruit trees are 2-3x bigger than the ones that went right into the ground!
 
Star Dog

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HydroDawg421 said:
I discovered Air Pots when looking for something to start some bare root fruit trees in. I planted 5 in the ground and 3 in Air Pots.

I kept the 3 in the Air Pots for about 1-year. 5 years later and the Air-Pot fruit trees are 2-3x bigger than the ones that went right into the ground!
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That surprises me I'd have expected in the ground to be better than a pot, is that just with air pruning or some other factors?
 
FirstCavApache64

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FirstCavApache64 said:
They have a 10% veterans discount and got it setup overnight for me. Great guys as far as response time so far. I'm going to order a 5 pack. For 36 bucks, as long as they last a couple grows they'll be better than the paint buckets I was going to use. Thanks for the heads up.
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I ended up getting them from Amazon as the shipping was pretty high, more than 50% of the item cost. Still a great price for the pots and I really liked the customer service from the company but the Amazon ones were 6 for 41.99 and free shipping so with my budget I couldn't pass. Thanks for the tip still, I'm always hunting for deals.
 
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