Bottomland
Active Member
Who's got a preference? After sprouting trees in Rootmaker 18s trays, I usually move them to Rootmaker Injection Molded 1 Gallon plastic pots. They're $2.25 retail (I don't have a wholesale account set up) and extremely sturdy. I'm on year 3 for most of mine, and I see little or no deterioration so I suspect you could get years and years out of them if cared for.
I want to get some larger containers (3-5 gallon plus) for my home nursery to condition some bare roots and for grafted trees. I did this last year by taking the cheap route and buying heavy duty plastic root bags (10 gallon and 15 gallon). They seemed good at the time, but over the course of a year the UV destroyed them, and, now a year later, most of them burst upon touch. Luckily, I already planted most of those trees that I had in those bags. The bags were very hard to fill with dirt, also.
So, for 3-5 gallons, should I go with Rootmaker bags or Rootmaker plastic pots. For 3 gallon, prices are $6.50 per pot and $5.50 per bag, and although I know both are great products, I feel like the bags are a one-and-done, and I think I could get more years of use out of the pots. I know most guys use the bags. Thoughts?
I want to get some larger containers (3-5 gallon plus) for my home nursery to condition some bare roots and for grafted trees. I did this last year by taking the cheap route and buying heavy duty plastic root bags (10 gallon and 15 gallon). They seemed good at the time, but over the course of a year the UV destroyed them, and, now a year later, most of them burst upon touch. Luckily, I already planted most of those trees that I had in those bags. The bags were very hard to fill with dirt, also.
So, for 3-5 gallons, should I go with Rootmaker bags or Rootmaker plastic pots. For 3 gallon, prices are $6.50 per pot and $5.50 per bag, and although I know both are great products, I feel like the bags are a one-and-done, and I think I could get more years of use out of the pots. I know most guys use the bags. Thoughts?
