Fabric Pots or Plastic

Wizzlebiz said:

The only advantages from plastic pots ime are as follows

#1 If you intend to transplant up to bigger pots you want to use plastic until the final transplant. Then go to fabric.

Fabric pots become a bit of an issue for getting the plant out once its roots have reached the sides of the grow bag.

With a plastic pot they just come out.

#2 runoff comes out of the sides of fabric bags if you water too fast or too close to the side of the bag. While plastic pots funnel it down. So if you have a real tight space that becomes hard to keep clean, having the runoff funneled to the bottom tray can save some messes.

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quirk said:

You be the judge. Auto BlueBerry Domina, same day sprout, only difference, one in plastic, one in fabric.
Both 5 gal, both 7+oz. dry.
It ain't the arrow, it's the Indian.

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MickFoster said:

Fabric pots do a great job of air pruning the roots........my problem with them is they have to be elevated to drain properly and they're difficult to move around. Plus they wear out. My air pots are over 10 years old.

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Phabio007 said:

Thank you for this comparison!! Do you have final numbers yet, or is it current? It may look like the air pot might have yielded more, but not by a whole lot. Do the air pots leak as bad or worse than the fabric ones?

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