smart pots anyone?

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420forme

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Anyone else switch to smart pots (or that type) only to see no difference in plant health, or yeild. I sure didn't, after buying 25 of the f'in things.
 
420forme said:
Anyone else switch to smart pots (or that type) only to see no difference in plant health, or yeild. I sure didn't, after buying 25 of the f'in things.
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Wow, 2 funny I was checking them out and thinking of trying them and bam I see this. I know how it goes, not every product works 4 everyone but the hydro guy was like 4 soil it's the way 2 grow. I get the theory of how they work-air pruning thus giving more roots. Was there any other changes ? I mean in your processes ? Also curious about veg. time? Oh well thanks 4 the post, subn just to C others responses
 
should have gone with air pots rather than the smart pots. And yes i did see a huge difference from regular pots to airpots. check it out airpots. the good thing about airpots is that your roots will never get root bound since the roots trim itself pretty much. i highly recommend them
 
Air pots have the same claims as smart pots, air pruning roots to expand root zone. I don't get how they sell pots that prune roots and pots that trap roots and they both claim do have the same benefits, come on. I don't think a plant that only lives for 3 months really has to worry about it. I can say that the size of the pot totally makes a difference, but as for s.pots improving plants vigor, health, or size is BS.
 
bestbuds09 said:
should have gone with air pots rather than the smart pots. And yes i did see a huge difference from regular pots to airpots. check it out airpots. the good thing about airpots is that your roots will never get root bound since the roots trim itself pretty much. i highly recommend them
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I chose Air Pots over Smart Pots
 
I picked up a few Smart Pots for this time around... Probably will be switching to some different pots for the next grow!
My *MAIN* issue with the Smart Pots are that the material is soft, making it hard to LST directly to the pot, which means I had to LST to the tent poles, which means every time I rotated the plants the LST had to be re-done - REAL pain!
Also, I'm working in a tent - and this goes for anyone in a tent or confined space - using square or rectangle pots let you get the most out of your room. Circular pots/bags lose a lot of space!

Seriously though, ,make your own "Smart Pots"... pretty sure it's just black felt sewn into the shape of a pot??
 
I guess the search continues for the perfect container (for soil). Also if you care they make square smart pots now.
 
I definitely see a lot more roots in my root pots. (Aurora version of smart pots) I always try to reuse as much of my coco as I can without getting tons of old roots in it. Since switching from standard plastic pots I barely get any. It's just solid. I have to tear it apart in chunks and shake it to get anything at all.

As for LST, I've read some people just poke holes in the fabric and LST away. Others have bent paperclips and poked them through where needed. I just started supercropping instead. Same basic idea and I've only noticed minor recovery time differences.
 
Samuel Caldwell said:
I definitely see a lot more roots in my root pots. (Aurora version of smart pots) I always try to reuse as much of my coco as I can without getting tons of old roots in it. Since switching from standard plastic pots I barely get any. It's just solid. I have to tear it apart in chunks and shake it to get anything at all.

As for LST, I've read some people just poke holes in the fabric and LST away. Others have bent paperclips and poked them through where needed. I just started supercropping instead. Same basic idea and I've only noticed minor recovery time differences.
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100% agree. The pot itself just encourges root growth and not bounding them in the bottom of the pot.. For the guy that said air pruning the roots is a "myth and bs" is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT WRONG. I have watched side by side grows and smart pot plants root balls are so dence its insane, compared to this nasty root mass at the bottom of a traditional pot. Also it's so easy to lst them, when people say "you can't LST a smart pot" it makes me laugh my ass off. Is is going to make the difference between a pound and a ounce at harvest, NO! The grower in the end is what gives you amazing cannabis, things like smartpots and nutes are just here to help a little.
 
Yeah...the pots wont make the difference... it's all up to personal preference IMO, and my preference - After buying and using some Smart Pots, is that I will go with hard plastic rectangular buckets next round.
Who knows, maybe I'll end up switching back? :P
 
AMG Power said:
100% agree. The pot itself just encourges root growth and not bounding them in the bottom of the pot.. For the guy that said air pruning the roots is a "myth and bs" is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT WRONG. I have watched side by side grows and smart pot plants root balls are so dence its insane, compared to this nasty root mass at the bottom of a traditional pot. Also it's so easy to lst them, when people say "you can't LST a smart pot" it makes me laugh my ass off. Is is going to make the difference between a pound and a ounce at harvest, NO! The grower in the end is what gives you amazing cannabis, things like smartpots and nutes are just here to help a little.
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What this guys says makes sense.. Growers are always trying to get max yields. This cannabis industry is a big money maker not just on cannabis but the products they put out to grow. It's all about experience and trial and error. You cant have one harvest and think you know it all or some new product is going to make you have a ultimate harvest.
 
im using smarpots, and the only reason was cuz my soil was staing to moist or (wet) in my closet it would take like 5 days before i had to water agen, now i water every other day plants get more oxygen i did note this some diffrens ,probents root rot, and nut lock out in my op
 
rick19011 said:
Airpots are best give them a try.
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Agreed.
They allow the whole pot to dry more evenly. I have both airpots and regular pots in my grow. The air pots have more would in contact with surface air. It helps them dry quicker, leaving less of a chance of over watering.

Just my .02
 
80degreez said:
I picked up a few Smart Pots for this time around... Probably will be switching to some different pots for the next grow!
My *MAIN* issue with the Smart Pots are that the material is soft, making it hard to LST directly to the pot, which means I had to LST to the tent poles, which means every time I rotated the plants the LST had to be re-done - REAL pain!
Also, I'm working in a tent - and this goes for anyone in a tent or confined space - using square or rectangle pots let you get the most out of your room. Circular pots/bags lose a lot of space!

Seriously though, ,make your own "Smart Pots"... pretty sure it's just black felt sewn into the shape of a pot??
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smart pots have handles that you can LST straight to the fabric handle... there's a product called the square root, that is exactly the same fabric as the smart pots but are in squares to maximize floor space.
I use smart pots in my hydro drip system and they work very well... I have heard it keeps the root zone about 10 degrees cooler...
 
i bought a bunch of smart pots (3 and 5 gllon) over a year ago. i'll try to remember to use them this time. the 3 gallon bags look like 2 gallon grow bags and the 5 gallons have a very large foot print and are very short.


i need to put sticky notes on my veg door or i forget some things! :)
 
fatboyOGOF said:
i bought a bunch of smart pots (3 and 5 gllon) over a year ago. i'll try to remember to use them this time. the 3 gallon bags look like 2 gallon grow bags and the 5 gallons have a very large foot print and are very short.


i need to put sticky notes on my veg door or i forget some things! :)
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I have one growing along with my air pots to see if they make any difference.
 
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