Cloth vs plastic

I kinda hate repotting now is less struggle with grow bags?? New grower here

Your solution would be to plant in final pots from the get go. Problem solved.

HydroKid239 said:

Your solution would be to plant in final pots from the get go. Problem solved.

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Yea makes sense right but nah it didn’t happen that way..

Start in plastic solo cups, then switch to these:

Ye Olde #1 pot (1gal). What i like about these, and plastic pots specifically, is they are WAY easier to transplant out of, and the roots tend to ball-up and bind a bit quicker and better than in fabric pots.

I still prefer fabric for final/flowering, but the ol' trusty #1 pot is a great tool for your arsenal. My local hydro shop has em for like 70 cents each

*Edit: for autoflowers, skip this #1 pot. Go from solo cups (grow for 2-3 weeks) to final pot, or just sew seed in final pot.

ladycherish said:

I kinda hate repotting now is less struggle with grow bags?? New grower here

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I'm not sure what you're asking. But they have fabric transplant pots if you like fabric.

ladycherish said:

Yea makes sense right but nah it didn’t happen that way..

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In my opinion, plastic pots are 10x simpler to transplant out of than fabric pots. I’ve experienced roots growing through the sides & bottom of fabric. Makes me just want to set the whole pot, inside another. Next time for shits & giggles I just might. With my luck, it will turn out fine lol

I like plastic until final pot because they are less likely to cause transplant shock.. final is cloth.

Start off in small pots like 4 inch square nursery or solo style cups. Then up pot to fabric bags. I screwed up and started in a tiny 6 pack tray, then up potted to 1 gallon square and then finally to 5 gallon bags. I'm lucky my ladies survived all that.

Plastic if you want to lower rh, fabric if you want to raise rh.

I use nursery bags from ac infinity. They come in 1/4 gallon 1/2, gallon and 1 gallon. From there I stick the whole bag into bigger ones eliminating transplant shock. And with air pruning of the bags I keep big vegging plants in 1 gallon bags much longer and happier than I could in plastic 1 gallons.