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vhGhost
yeah i was just wondering if this would be possible. i hope the venders do great! but i'm more into " DYi " ways. that way i learn something that i might need to use in the future 
http://www.smoothonsecure.com/store/howto_service.php
Mold making.
my fav is the Second topic and the 3rd bullet
http://www.smoothonsecure.com/store/howto_service.php
Mold making.
my fav is the Second topic and the 3rd bullet
Suby said:
Burlap grow bags seem like a decent answer to this, though even burlap bags can be a little spendy.
But you're talking about using the burlap in place of screen material... my only concern would be that I use burlap in my outdoor grows. Initially as shading after initial transplant, and then usually the burlaps ends up serving as mulch to retain moisture. And after a single season, the burlap has big holes in it from the microbes going to town on the fibers. They love to munch burlaps fibers. Not sure how long the burlap would last as a substitute for screening/netting.
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DEDHEDFRED
Lt. Dan.......As you say it`s an "airpot" from superoots and not a smartpot from "High Caliper growing systems".......2 totally different animals......There`s really no comparison....One`s plastic and the other one`s fabric.......Smartpots truly "air prune " roots and Superoot plastic surrounds only divert roots to holes outside the area that the roots hit first in each pyramid cone area of the unit and only the strongest fastest set of root hairs that hit the hole is "air-pruned"......Granted.....The airpots are reuseable indefinitely cuz they`re plastic but the smartpots work without root diversion accepting all root growth for air pruning as it hits the fabric to receive roots thru it rather than merely moving roots to the sides of the plastic cones formed in the airpots to compete for the holes left for anchoring and root dehydration during the air pruning process .......I`ve received excellent use of the smartpots in my first run so it`ll be hard to persuade me into trying plastic surrounds with an open bottom just because it might have a longer shelf life..............DHF........ 
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pimpjuice
good info dedhedfred. I'm about to start using the smart pots to veg plants in, I was really impressed the first time I saw them.
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DEDHEDFRED
Pimpjuice.........Make sure you call the toll-free # cuz the website prices are out the ass............They`re waaaaay cheaper on the phone..........I used the 5 gals. and they`re not as big as a 3 gal. bucket but only 2 bucks per 100 instead of $6 per online.......They`re horticulturally sized....That might be something you wanna look at for plant numbers in a certain amount of sq. ftg......bdlt.......The pics you speak of must be from flood and drain grows where the bottoms stayed wet enough due to the fill line of the ebb and flow tables they`re sitting in to not be "air pruned" in between feed cycles..........My sp`s sat on an angle while being top fed and there were roots everywhere till they dried out and were just attached to the interior of the fabric but you could still see roots at the bottom corners sitting on the racks kinda like what you saw........The air root pruning process dehydrates the outer lateral roots, stops the roots endless spinning while diverting energy from the plants growth and or flowering process.......At least that`s what it did for me.........They were invented for growing trees for resale and within the first few yrs. of implementing the new technology, the results stood for themselves........The trees matured at a much faster rate than growing in large plastic containers while filling out more and being much more desirable in the wholesale market cuz they could sell them faster than ever before due to the accelerated growth.........There`s several companies that market similar concepts like Superoots and I`m not saying the sp`s are better for trees......But...They look to be the SHIT for growin my buds though .......It could be the vertical racks with the plants positioned on the walls or the combination of all the above......Time will tell.........Ya`ll take care..........DHF............ ......
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impeachme2
A laundry basket and an office trash can are more expensive. Why not just buy the pots?
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smart pots 2gal root action
smart pots 2gal root action
smart pots 2gal root action
