Every now and then a product comes along that breaks away from standard thinking. A concept so far from the norm but yet so practical is what we have in the Superoots Air Pots.
Made in Scotland by The Caledonian Tree Company from recycled plastic, the Air Pot could possibly be the link that bridges the ease of soil gardening with the performance of hydroponics.
The Air Pots are the most expensive and hard to find container on the market. The best prices I've found so far are on Ebay where just the .8 gallon and 2 gallon containers are available and from Aroidian Research in Florida who has all sizes available. There are a few other distributors in the US but they have very hi prices and shipping rates. I'm not going to post any links but all of this info is easily found doing a Google search.
The Air Pots arrive in a large box disassembled. Assembly is easy with the provided instructions and there is also video help on the Superoots web site. No tools are required. I found them alot easier to assemble by laying the pieces out in the sun so they become more pliable.
The bottom of the pots are a wide open plastic screen that I felt would have let the well draining OF soil I use just wash out the bottom so a thin layer of hydroton was placed in the bottom to prevent extreme run off.
Filling the pot with soil and transplanting is done the same as a regular plastic pot. I was expecting water to run out of the side holes but the way the pot is designed, the water stays in the root zone and runs out of the bottom of the pot.
The first test plant in this review is a fully vegged 6th generation WW clone. I lost a chunk of her roots when I transplanted her out of a 5 gallon CAP Gro Pot so she is in a bit of shock in the photo. She will be vegged for one more week and then moved to flower. Before she goes to bloom a few cuttings will be taken for my next experiment with the 3 liter Air Pots.
Made in Scotland by The Caledonian Tree Company from recycled plastic, the Air Pot could possibly be the link that bridges the ease of soil gardening with the performance of hydroponics.
The Air Pots are the most expensive and hard to find container on the market. The best prices I've found so far are on Ebay where just the .8 gallon and 2 gallon containers are available and from Aroidian Research in Florida who has all sizes available. There are a few other distributors in the US but they have very hi prices and shipping rates. I'm not going to post any links but all of this info is easily found doing a Google search.
The Air Pots arrive in a large box disassembled. Assembly is easy with the provided instructions and there is also video help on the Superoots web site. No tools are required. I found them alot easier to assemble by laying the pieces out in the sun so they become more pliable.
The bottom of the pots are a wide open plastic screen that I felt would have let the well draining OF soil I use just wash out the bottom so a thin layer of hydroton was placed in the bottom to prevent extreme run off.
Filling the pot with soil and transplanting is done the same as a regular plastic pot. I was expecting water to run out of the side holes but the way the pot is designed, the water stays in the root zone and runs out of the bottom of the pot.
The first test plant in this review is a fully vegged 6th generation WW clone. I lost a chunk of her roots when I transplanted her out of a 5 gallon CAP Gro Pot so she is in a bit of shock in the photo. She will be vegged for one more week and then moved to flower. Before she goes to bloom a few cuttings will be taken for my next experiment with the 3 liter Air Pots.