Drill Vs. Air Pots

I've been wanting to try out this technology, but they are expensive and you can't transplant out of them from what I can tell. Could I not simply drill a bunch of holes in the sides of containers and achieve the same results?, or does the curvature of these products actually make a difference?.
http://www.airpotgarden.com/

Also, I have some 1 gallon smart pots here(the fabric ones). I can't use them b/c I move my plants a lot unless I were to bury one in a 5 gal bucket. Has anyone ever tried this?. I think I've seen folks bury smart pots in the ground, so I'm guessing that in theory it works.

Biz

mccumcumber said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WMZEH6iNyY

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Fuck it I just bought airpots.

the air-prune pots are much better. you can make your own from that black weed-block cloth. i use a wire basket, and just push a big piece of it in there.View attachment 1979840

if your bury it........roots won't air-prune. defeats the purpose.

dont see why you cant transplant if anything its easyer, just take the clips out and the pot 'unrolls', theres more to it then holes in a container.

mccumcumber said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WMZEH6iNyY

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Saweeeeeeet!

scroglodyte said:

if your bury it........roots won't air-prune. defeats the purpose.

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Thanks, I'll be tossing the fabric smart pots...worthless garbage.