Depending on what I growing in I have 18x26" pizza dough proofing pans or same size dura trays.
One of my scrog frames with pizza pan. I usually have a autopot in these.
But not always. SOG with dura tray underneath
For one plant it is easy enough to slide the pan out
Thanks for the info & link
I am on my 4th grow with my vivosun 7gal fabric grow bagsā¦
After harvest I:
So far I have seen no damage or wear or tearā¦ They work great and look just about new.
I am old school. Hand wash the delicates.
I mostly just rinse them to get the nutrient salt build up off.
Some donāt do anything to them. Reload and go. Others even reuse the medium in place. Cut the stem out and good to go.
Absolutely agree.
Absolutely agree again.
Imho, fabric is better because they are way cheaper and air prune the roots just the same.
Iāve done it but within a week there is buildup forming on the bags because of the starch product being broke down and washed away. Plastic still for the win. Lol.
I was one and done with air pots. If you donāt water really slow they are messy as hell. Also didnāt find any difference in root growth between them and fabrics. Plus fabrics are super cheap. Now the air pots are in the pile of grow equipment I wonāt be using anymore.
@BobbyDigital whats the red pencil did i do something wrong
How do you like the SpringPots? I have major back issues, so in case I am going to grow my own, Iām trying to figure out how to simplify my grow as much as possible.
So, how do these AutoPot, be it plastic or fabric, work out, as I didnāt think you wanted your pot constantly sitting in water, but isnāt that basically what AutoPot does, is provide a reservoir which provides a constant supply of water to the base of the plant pot.
How does that not result in an overwatered plant?
@DRsDank bet @BobbyDigital added Amazon tags for ILGM.
I have the XL system with spring pots. I like them. They are basically the same as any fabric pot. I use coco and perlite in the pots. Some even run straight coco in theirs. I like the perlite because it lightens the medium. It allows for more air in the medium too.
The plant doesnāt really sit in water. The tray and valve system used works kind of like an ebb and flow system. When the water level goes below a certain level, which is lower than the bottom of the pot, the valve opens and allows the water (nutrients) in the reservoir to fill the tray. When it water reaches a certain level the valve closes. It uses a float mechanism just like the float in the tank part of a toilet.
Now that the tray is full it is available to the plant. Water is drawn (wicked) up into the medium. The medium is constantly wet but not saturated or drowning. The beauty of an autopot and coco is it a dirt growers hydro system. It almost but not quite rivals what hydro systems can produce. Even though coco is used, the reservoir and valves do all the work. No early mornings to feed the babies.
It most certainly can be a back saver. The autopot and frame pictured above is on casters. I roll it out of the closet to train and prune the plant. No messing with runoff either.
I also grow in a 3x3 tent. The photo of the white grow bag sitting and the rack is another frame on wheels. Trying it out in the tent for the first time. Right now I can lift it out but when she is bigger I donāt want to try to move it other than spinning the frame around to work on her.
Any more questions you have I am happy to try to answer them. There are a number threads on autopots too.
Awesome, thank you so much for responding, that the the exact info I was looking for. All things considered, they seemed like a great idea, I just wanted to confirm what I was thinking, and get a bit more on them. One other question, is temporarily, or permanently adding or removing a pot to a springpot/autopot setup, as easily as it would appear? (For example if you wanted 3 instead of 4 pots?)
Yes, they seemed like the perfect compromise between soil and hydro, and honestly the price isnāt bad, especially considering how much it would seem to simplify watering your plants. Sure, you still need to figure out and mix/add notes, but this should help eliminate the issue of over/under watering
No, youāre all good. Just adding tags.
Donāt know what that means but thank you
Fabric pots all the way
Yes it simple. I started with a one pot system. It was a trial to see if I liked them. I ordered a one pot XL system. Before I set it up I changed my mind and wanted to go with a spring pot instead of the plastic pot that came with the system I ordered. No problem. Simply bought a spring pot and a pot sock. I had to spend the extra $$ to make the change.
I liked how it performed and its simplicity so I ordered a four unit system. In this case I got the spring pots to start with. Additionally, I knew when I ordered it I would only be using three pots. The closet that I built is only big enough to hold three units because of the frames I have them in.
Here are the three rolled out from the closet to work on the individual plants.
With my current grow I will be using only two autopots. No problem at all. I simply have to turn off the flow from the reservoir to that location.
Anything else I can help with ask away.
