FertilPots

[ice minus]

Has ICMAG ever tried a FertilPot?

Fertilpots Products from Black Swallow Living Soils, Brantford ON

Fertilpots are wood fiber biodegradable pots composed primarily of Spruce (Picea Abies) fibers, and are manufactured without the use of glues or binders. Fertilpot is OMRI listed and USDA Bio preferred.

blackswallowsoil.com

Fertilpots are wood fiber biodegradable pots composed primarily of Spruce (Picea Abies) fibers, and are manufactured without the use of glues or binders. Fertilpot is OMRI listed and USDA Bio preferred.

Fertilpots are truly biodegradable and are intended to be planted directly in the ground or the next larger container. Unlike rice-hull pots, or starch-based polymers, and ‘biodegradable’ plastics Fertilpots do not require a composting situation to degrade.

No other container; biodegradable, compostable or plastic, can allow a more natural development of the plants’ root structure.

Because water, air, and roots will penetrate the walls of the Fertilpot so easily, there is no need for drainage holes. The natural root structure that develops helps to ensure a successful transplant.

They're on promotion for 15 cents a piece, so I grabbed a stack of 10 for $1.50 to give them a try

Will be looking to start a Drago x Cherry Queen, just watered it

Think it's worth loading up on some more at such a cheap price?

Any experience with them?

I'm all ears!

 

[couchlockd]

Yes they sell jiffy Brand of these in hardware stores. Been around for about 30 year's or better

 

[ice minus]

Ah, okay, I was under the impression these were a different material or patented formula of some kind

I have no idea why they'd bring them to compete with established brand like Jiffy then, strange

 

[ice minus]

They are different! I was bored while eating my bagel and was staring at the FertilPot I have with a seed I'm waiting on

FertilPots are made of Spruce Fibers and contain no glues or binders at all - the Jiffy versions are made from Peat Moss and binders

So they are different materials indeed!

I just ordered some more of them before they are sold out or not on sale anymore, might as well grab a stack of 50 of them for under 10 bucks, they look super convenient

 

[chappie]

KIS "Cultivation Science" podcast had a rep for them on a while back:

I have some on order too, they look pretty great if they work as promised.

 

[ice minus]

KIS "Cultivation Science" podcast had a rep for them on a while back:

I have some on order too, they look pretty great if they work as promised.

Agreed!

I listen to that podcast too but I'm only on episode 13 or so , thus far

They do look cool! I just ordered another stack before they stop being on sale as well

My first test with them is here

Drago x Cherry Queen

Someone I know bred these two and sent me the seeds for free! Drago x Cherry Queen Starting in a small FertilPot (never tried one before but bought 10 on clearance at my grow shop) filled with recycled Black Swallow KIS Mix soil from previous runs which has been reamended

www.icmag.com

Just popped a Drago x Cherry Queen in it!

 

[chappie]

So my first run with these has not been great; but maybe I am using them wrong. I have some month-old plants in light soil in these pots, which I set on an Autobot Tray2Grow. The sides of the pots wick up so much moisture that I think the soil then stays saturated. Roots are starting to poke through the sides of the pot, so it is probably time to transplant them, but the plants are showing signs of overwatering stress that I want to clear up first. I've turned off the Tray2Grow and will just manually water them for a bit.

 

[KIS]

Agreed!

I listen to that podcast too but I'm only on episode 13 or so , thus far

They do look cool! I just ordered another stack before they stop being on sale as well

My first test with them is here

Drago x Cherry Queen

Someone I know bred these two and sent me the seeds for free! Drago x Cherry Queen Starting in a small FertilPot (never tried one before but bought 10 on clearance at my grow shop) filled with recycled Black Swallow KIS Mix soil from previous runs which has been reamended

www.icmag.com

Just popped a Drago x Cherry Queen in it!

I would suggest starting with the most recent podcast and working backwards vs starting at the beginning of the podcast, as some of the older ones are outdated in regards to their information or science.