new planters

[Diane]

Just been told about these - www.airpotgarden.com

Has anyone tried them?

[Nature's Babe]

No, but looking at them my immediate thoughts were £78 for five potato towers would add considerably to costs, it would take a few years to reap any cost benefit from that and I could not see how long they were guaranteed for ? In my experience roots only go round and round in a pot that is too small for the plant. Also if you have raised beds and apply a mulch the worms will aerate the soil right up to the mulch, what I do is mulch with straw in autumn then plant spuds through the mulch in spring - they grow up through the straw which prevents loss of moisture, the worms aerate the soil as they take the mulch down. If I want to earth up i rake off the mulch and replace it when finnished.

[peter]

How to dry out your pot plants quicker than usual?

[williamraed]

Just been told about these - http://www.airpotgarden.com

Has anyone tried them?

Thanks a lot for sharing a link here, I have tried your link, but this link is not open, I think create problem with this link. So please update your link or other link post here. Gratitude in advance.

[glallotments]

We have some that we grew tomatoes in as a test but it was a bad year to judge them.

We also have a cherry tree that we have just planted in one. but its too early to say what effect it will have. The idea of growing the tree in it should allow us to repot it easier when the time comes as you just have to unclip the sides of the pot and unwind.

They don;t dry out any quicker due to the design of the inside. The first lot did apparently leak water so they worked on a new method.

As for an assessment of performance I'd say it is too early to tell.