Anyone with an allotment?

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inchpincher

Not really, they’re Airpots. I find they’re pretty good for toms as they have a raised bottom so the roots aren’t sat in water. Plus the whole air root training theory seems to work from my anecdotal experience, I bought one of their job lot packs.

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branwen in reply to @inchpincher

Interesting, what's the logic to them not being sat in water? Is it that the soil risks gets waterlogged and then drowns/suffocates the roots?

(I ask because we have a gro-bag reservoir and the roots inevitably follow the wicking fabric and then spread out into the reservoir)

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inchpincher in reply to @branwen

Soz, missed your question. Yeah, just to stop the compost sucking up all the water and rotting the roots. As someone who has form for overwatering, these are great. Some roots still exit the bottom and fill the trays but not to the detriment of the overall health.

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