PSA: Had to pick between a cheap plastic pot and a fabric one for my balcony peppers

The plastic one was five dollars and the fabric one was twenty. I went cheap, and after a month, the soil stayed wet for days and the roots looked sad. I switched to a fabric pot last week and the difference is already clear, the dirt dries out like it should. Anyone else run into this with container choices?

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grayb6419d ago

Wait, you spent twenty bucks on a single fabric pot? That's wild, I get mine for like five bucks online. I guess the air pruning is good, but I've never seen a price that high for one before.

patricia90519d ago

You mentioned the fabric pot making the dirt dry out "like it should," but that's not always the goal. For some plants, like certain herbs or in super hot climates, that fast drying can be a problem. The real perk of fabric pots is the air pruning for healthier roots, not just drying the soil faster.