Root maker bags

[Mark1427]

Have any of Yall made your own root maker type bags? What did you use?

 

[dogdoc]

I just order the less expensive grow bags. Too cheap to try to make my own. Then i just make slits in the bag and plant the tree in the bag.

http://www.amleo.com/root-pouch-degradable-pots/p/VP-RPXXXX/

 

[ncstewart]

I also use the degradable root pouches and really like them. Hard to beat that price.


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[Fish]

I used $5 roll of landscape fabric and made into pots with staples this spring. Pennies each. I havent pulled one off to check the roots yet, but the trees have grown well and ive seen roots penetrate the fabric and get air pruned.

 

[Mitch]

just out of curiosity, what's the purpose of a grow bag?

 

[TreeDaddy]

I just order the less expensive grow bags. Too cheap to try to make my own. Then i just make slits in the bag and plant the tree in the bag.

http://www.amleo.com/root-pouch-degradable-pots/p/VP-RPXXXX/

Todd,

Do you remove tree and rootball from the bag or leave in place and plant the whole thing?

bill

 

[Turkey Creek]

just out of curiosity, what's the purpose of a grow bag?

Well they can be used instead of pots above ground or they can be planted in the ground as a means of confining root growth to a limited area on young trees.

 

[dogdoc]

Todd,

Do you remove tree and rootball from the bag or leave in place and plant the whole thing?

bill

I plant with the bag but I take a razor and make 3 slits down the side and cut an X In the bottom then plant. Root ball never gets disturbed.

 

[Mark1427]

Do these bags air prune roots?

 

[Turkey Creek]

Do these bags air prune roots?

Yes if they are used above ground. You do need to either elevate the bottom of the bag off the ground or set them on something that will serve as a barrier to keep them from eventually rooting through the bottom of the bag and into the ground. That depends some as well on the "grade"
of bags used.

 

[mattpatt]

I plant with the bag but I take a razor and make 3 slits down the side and cut an X In the bottom then plant. Root ball never gets disturbed.

I do the same thing. Was spending my money on the 3-4 year grow bags. Now I buy the cheaper one year and plant bag and all.

Matt

 

[Champdog21]

I do the same thing. Was spending my money on the 3-4 year grow bags. Now I buy the cheaper one year and plant bag and all.
Matt

Matt, could you link where you get your bags from.

 

[mattpatt]

Matt, could you link where you get your bags from.

12-15 Month
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/root-pouch-black-fabric-pot-12-15-month/s

3-4 Year
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/root-pouch-grey-fabric-pot-3-4-year/s

Matt

 

[Champdog21]

Thanks Matt, I knew I had seen them somewhere but just didnt know where

 

[Turkey Creek]

AM Leonard also carries them in case you want to compare prices.

 

[Needmorebrush82]

AM Leonard is def the cheapest if you are doing any volume at all. You can usually find free shipping codes too.

 

[dogdoc]

AM Leonard also carries them in case you want to compare prices.

I put a link to AM Leonard in my first post. When you sign up they immediately give first time buyers $10 off.

 

[mattpatt]

My first and only experience with AM Leonard was not good. Will never do business with them.

 

[Sam]

I have been reading abt the same stuff. Thanks for the coupon Dogdoc.

 

[weekender21]

12-15 Month
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/root-pouch-black-fabric-pot-12-15-month/s

3-4 Year
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/root-pouch-grey-fabric-pot-3-4-year/s

Matt

Matt,

Have you (or anyone else) had luck planting trees in these root pouches and leaving them above ground in the winter? I'm looking at low temps in the upper 20's worst case (upstate SC).

My plan is to transplant 3 gallon dunstan chestnut trees into these bags or the root maker pouches (5 gallon?) and baby them until I have a chance to plant them. Might be 6-18 months.

"root maker" vs. "root pouch" vs. "air-pot"....is one better than another?

Am I on the right track?