Color of fabric container

[hamstring]

wrapping mine with chicken wire with a thin layer of dried grass, leaves etc stuffed in between, have a feeling though it will be a high way for slugs & bugs to get up to the plants.

even up at 50°+ black smart pots get roasting hot, if seen folks paint them white always wondered if you could limewash them

Not a bad idea . I dont have too many slug problems but the dried grass may help with with heat.

I already cut some pieces of camo tarp to wrap around the pots. My thinking is it will slow down the moisture loss but the dry grass I put on top may also help.

 

[Noonin NorCal]

We ended just getting Smart Pots in tan color, it will be a first time using them. They were cheap, i think my old man payed like 10 bucks or less per 45 gallon container

 

[Noonin NorCal]

*14 $ a piece is what they cost

 

[FarmerGiles]

I've got 113L cammo coloured fabric pots by Root Pouch for my outdoor plants. Bought them in Spain where i grow/live. In my greenhouse grow I'm using 50L white fabric pots. Of course, plants will survive and still yield in black plastic pots even when exposed to high temps, but in my experience, fabric light coloured do better root-wise than plastic equivalents and the cammo ones are nearly impossible to see in the undergrowth.

 

[who dat is]

I've wondered about this same thing. I didn't want my roots getting cooked in the Colorado summer sun so I have covered the black landscaping fabric with burlap.

I'm going to go over top the wire with another layer of burlap to give the rootzone more of a buffer from the elements and drying out as fast. The store was out of landscape fabric at the time and I wanted to go ahead and make the round raised beds to get those plants planted.

 

[EastBayGrower]

I used black fabric pots last year and found on 100degree days the pots whpuld be around 140degrees, pretty hot, so I buried them 2/3 in.mative soil to keep em cool

This year im using tan and itll be 100 next time I visit so ill check the temp to see the difference and update

 

[Grapefruitroop]

In my experience fabric pots are extremely detrimetal for the healty development of the roots...basically the exact opposite that those brand are advertizin..
A 3 gallon fabric pot will yeld less than a 3 gallon plastic because the airpunin is dryin the roots for minimum an inch and half all arounf the perimeter of the pot...is a terrible stress for the plant...
Has anyone sperimented the difference between a rootbounded plant and and airpuned one??
Sometimes it happened to leave some plants more then the necessary in the plastic pot and they were healty as hell...not what happened to those i left more than the necessary ina fabric pot....they were sufferin a lot....

keep in mind...pots are not ment to grow anything inside, pots are made for housewifes to grow roses on the balcony.
A farmers dont use pots!!!
The only case where i suggest to use fabric pots is if you live in a EXTREMELY wet area were you want encourage the water to evaporate..for exeple..if you are growin on the oregon coast, between the redwoods...hell yeah...go with smart pot...
If you are growin outdoor your result will be at least double if you can keep the root zone fresh...thing that is almost impossible with a fabric pot wheter you mulch or not....
if you really cant dig ...wel...ok....try to cover as much as possible the pot...cardboards...cloths...whatever..
In north california EVERYONE is usin fabric pots in most crazy dry condition..none knows really what they are dooing, they just go to the hydrostore and ask to the clerk some suggestion...or worst they saw pictures on HIgh Times....lame...but the truth is that cannabis is a real hardy plant, will survive in a lot of shitty condition, if you see a huge plant ina fabric pot ...well...this means that you could harvest 4 times that amount if you were keepin the root zone fresh...

with respect..this is my opinion...

 

[VonBudí]

lol

In north california EVERYONE is usin fabric pots in most crazy dry condition..none knows really what they are dooing, they just go to the hydrostore and ask to the clerk some suggestion..

termites, gophers,fires, code enforcement

 

[k33ftr33z]

We have always used Goe's in tan color for outdoors, using tan we thought it would be best for the soil/roots to keep somewhat cooler. this year we are stepping up in size and all the shops around us only carry the black Geo's. I was wondering if it really does make much of a difference or am i just overthinking it, like everything else when it comes to growing. Thanks

I build my own 200gal out of bulk GeoTextile. Its black material. Even in the 110 + heat, the black material seems to not affect the plants
as long as soil is kept wet.

a 2' tall wire fencing frame lined with the fabric costs a third of typical 200 gallon fabric pot.

picture will be posted soon of this inexpensive alternative diy.

 

[k33ftr33z]

I've wondered about this same thing. I didn't want my roots getting cooked in the Colorado summer sun so I have covered the black landscaping fabric with burlap.

I'm going to go over top the wire with another layer of burlap to give the rootzone more of a buffer from the elements and drying out as fast. The store was out of landscape fabric at the time and I wanted to go ahead and make the round raised beds to get those plants planted.

Good plan. Wire fence and fabric liner is the easiest DIY large bed container.

 

[The Revolution]

So your trying to tell us that a plant will grow best, and yeild best in a plastic pot, compared to a fabric pot?? I disagree with all of that. In your experience, your plants in the fabric pots were "sufferin a lot"...?
Were they being watered? Yes youve gta keep them moist and watered much more often than a plastic pot, but in my own, and 99% of others experience the same sized fabric pot vs plastic nursery pot, the fabric pot will yeild better every time. There's a lot more air flow moving through a fabric pot, resulting in the need to water more. Also this dry and wet cycle, along with the air flow to the root zone, and also the introduction of oxygen with each watering, will result in increased growth. I agree its important to keep these pots mulched as it is with plant, if your growing in the ground or in a pot.. You want to keep the root zone cool by mulching.. But I completely disagree with your post, stating plastic pots will yeild better than fabric. Why do you think all big nurseries are using fabric pots? Its not bc theyre inferior...

In my experience fabric pots are extremely detrimetal for the healty development of the roots...basically the exact opposite that those brand are advertizin..
A 3 gallon fabric pot will yeld less than a 3 gallon plastic because the airpunin is dryin the roots for minimum an inch and half all arounf the perimeter of the pot...is a terrible stress for the plant...
Has anyone sperimented the difference between a rootbounded plant and and airpuned one??
Sometimes it happened to leave some plants more then the necessary in the plastic pot and they were healty as hell...not what happened to those i left more than the necessary ina fabric pot....they were sufferin a lot....

keep in mind...pots are not ment to grow anything inside, pots are made for housewifes to grow roses on the balcony.
A farmers dont use pots!!!
The only case where i suggest to use fabric pots is if you live in a EXTREMELY wet area were you want encourage the water to evaporate..for exeple..if you are growin on the oregon coast, between the redwoods...hell yeah...go with smart pot...
If you are growin outdoor your result will be at least double if you can keep the root zone fresh...thing that is almost impossible with a fabric pot wheter you mulch or not....
if you really cant dig ...wel...ok....try to cover as much as possible the pot...cardboards...cloths...whatever..
In north california EVERYONE is usin fabric pots in most crazy dry condition..none knows really what they are dooing, they just go to the hydrostore and ask to the clerk some suggestion...or worst they saw pictures on HIgh Times....lame...but the truth is that cannabis is a real hardy plant, will survive in a lot of shitty condition, if you see a huge plant ina fabric pot ...well...this means that you could harvest 4 times that amount if you were keepin the root zone fresh...

with respect..this is my opinion...

 

[Grapefruitroop]

Im not tryn to convince anyone or push The Truth but Yes i had better results (same soil, same genetic) in the poly bags than in the smart pot, but ina dry and hot weather
My smart pot were mulched, and side covered by cardboard, same with the poly bags...
but was just an isolated experiment...
I dont think is beneficial in any way the fact that that those couple inches around the perimeter of the pots keep dryng so fast everyday...
i see them useful in really wet condition...
a fabric pot outside will force you to water a lot....i saw plant affected by several mold like fusarium and brotritys in a super dry weather too...and that made me think that the fault was of this stupid transpiration that shouldn occur in nature! (plus their poor immune system)

ive never seen a nursery with fabric pots but i believe you, and i guess is because they water a lot !!!
Its also that im really sceptic on a lot of invention in this bizness because are 80 percent scams...snake oil...based on laboratory research that dont have anythin to do with the reality..(see the use of vitamin B supplements,pricey living organism inoculants,pricey boosters etc..)
The whole market around the cannabis cultivation is just stupid and depressing...the plant needs the same nutrients than a tomato plant but is sold 5 to 10 times more expensive just because its cannabis...
But again is just my opinion...

 

[k33ftr33z]

Home made fabric bed

Home made fabric bed

This version is 200 gallon. I was skeptical for years about fabric but i am sold. The roots reach some point where the moisture is insufficient and they "prune off" This is more natural than circling around a plastic container that says damp out to the edge. The continual drying/transpiration keeps the soil cool. The hot damp are at the edge is unhealthy and leads to root over heating.