Square Root Pruning Pot - 20% to 25% Better Root Development TEN PACK/FREE SHIP

Description: Grow1 Square Rooting Pots feature a recess at the bottom of the pot with a hopper design which, through several openings, allows excellent drainage and more oxygen to reach the roots. Rooting pots have been successfully employed also in hydroponic cultivation. What is Air Pruning?Grow1 have developed a wide range of air pruning containers and trays that are revolutionizing the propagation industry. But what is air pruning and how can it help you and your plans?Plants did not evolve to grow in containers and as a consequence of this, roots produced in most containers are very poor. This leads to many problems later in life and is often terminal. There have been a number of techniques developed over the years to improve roots, but none come close to the quality of roots from a Proptek container. The plants grown in our containers have as good a root (if not better!) than in their “natural” way of growing. The Benefits of Air Root PruningGrow1 containers use a technique called “Air Pruning” to achieve these fantastic results. The benefits of air pruning are:No chemicals, no toxicityCheap and affordable – the technique is built into the potIncredible resultsPractical: can cover many formats and is easily adapted to any nursery’s needs. How Air Root Pruning WorksAn air pruning container works by having slots or holes in its walls along with a system of ribs or other devices to force the root to grow out of the slot or hole. When the root grows out of the slot into relatively dry air its tip is desiccated or “killed”. Once this first root is air pruned it loses its dominance and many secondary roots develop to replace it. These are then in turn air pruned and again they are replaced by even more roots. Air pruning therefore trains a root system with a very large quantity of young vigorous roots.The simplest form of this is to simply make roots grow out of the drainage hole in the base of the cell. However, most of our containers have vertical side slots per cell which all air prune the roots up the side of the cell as well as on its base.This is good as it creates a lot of secondary roots right up the side of the rootball. Great roots right up the rootball mean that after transplanting there are a much larger number of roots that quickly grow outwards giving the plant a great head start. The Benefits of a Better RootballThe net result is that the plant will establish more quickly with a higher % survival rate and more uniform growth plant to plant. It is also expected that plants will develop a mature root system earlier and also top growth has been reported to be 20% to 25% greater than for plants in a traditional pot. The reason for this is that if a better root system is developed with a large quantity of younger more vigorous roots which can feed / drink more and support more top growth.Another benefit of air pruning is improved aeration and drainage via the holes in the container wall. If, for example, you over-irrigate, the excess water drains out so the plant is not sat wet and unhappy as long. The good aeration of our specialist air pruning pots provides a healthy microclimate to ensure plants are as healthy and as strong as possible.We believe this is the best root system that is available today and is a result of the cell design. There is however one additional thing you must do to get the benefits of ‘air root pruning’. You must raise the tray off the ground so that dryer air can circulate around the outside of the cell to “kill” the emerging root tips.

Price: 39.5 USD

Location: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-08-18T20:38:51.000Z

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