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Sun, Apr 29, 12 at 22:45
| Do the roots really grow through these, or is it like peat pots, and the roots stay in the pot?
Deanna |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 29, 12 at 23:15
| They grow through. I remove them though. I don't like them. |
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- Posted by cearbhaill Zone 6b Eastern KY (My Page) on Mon, Apr 30, 12 at 7:44
| I take them off unless doing so means really ripping through roots, and even then I cut the top part off. I nearly wore out a thumb joint gnawing my way through a shipment of plants with rusty scissors, LOL. I can't imagine what would stop those tops sticking up from wicking moisture away from the roots and they're ugly to boot. Messin' up all my perfect mulch... I hate the pots- love the cardboard packing design but hate the pots. |
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- Posted by northerngirl_mi Z5 MI (My Page) on Mon, Apr 30, 12 at 9:08
| Haven't bought coco pots from Bluestone, but my local nursery grew premium annuals in them. If the roots are already starting to grow through the pot, don't bother to remove it, thereby disturbing the roots. But Like cearbhaill, I would try to cut the top so it is even with the soil - it's hard to cut, even if scissors aren't rusty. Roots can grow thru, but I find that happens only when the pot and soil around it tends to stay pretty moist. At the end of the season when I pull out annuals, I've gotten more root growth thru the bottom of the pot (where the soil stays more consistently moist, than thru the sides. Beth Z5 northern MI |
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| I'm not crazy about these coir pots either. I pull the coir off and pull it apart into smaller pieces to decompose. I don't like to leave anything on the roots of plants, i.e. burlap, wire basket, peat pots, etc. It just doesn't seem to give the roots the optimal contact with the soil, but it would be interesting to experiment and put 2 plants side by side, one with coir pot on and one off. I agree that the new cardboard packaging that holds the plants is much better than the peanuts. |
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- Posted by sammyyummy 11 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 0:21
| I've used them cuz I suck at transplanting. When I grow seeds from them, I've noticed that the outer sides form white molds which I fear may contribute to damping off or root rot later. Anyone have this problem? And how do you water coir pots since bottom watering seems not possible. |
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| no, I don't like them either - I use Jiffy 7 plugs for special seeds but generally just use modules or seed trays. |
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