**Round Fabric Pot [40L]**
**40 Litre Round Fabric Pot**
As it's name suggests, round fabric pots are made from a breathable fabric.
They are made from 350gsm fabric which is much thicker than many on the market
- making them more durable and less prone to transpiration loss.
There are many benefits in using fabric pots over traditional styles of pot,
including the following:
**Fabric Pot Durability and Re-use**
Fabric Pots are breathable fabric plant containers "air prune" your plants'
roots when they reach the end of the container. The air root pruning process
forces the roots to branch out with more fibrous feeder roots which are much
more efficient in taking up water and nutrients. The very durable geotextile
fabric is porous, allowing air into the root zone and provides great drainage
creating a healthy environment for the roots.
**Air Pruning Benefits**
Fabric pots encourage horizontal and vertical roots, but unlike the case with
conventional plastic pots, once the roots reach the wall of the fabric pot
they are ‘air pruned’. The root effectively stops growing and will not grow
round and round the inside of the pot (pot bound). The plants' energy instead
is focused on growing new feeder roots, creating a dense, healthy root system.
**Root Zone Aeration with Breathable Pot Side Walls**
Fabric pots allow the movement of air from outside the pot, through the pot
wall, and directly to the root zone. Oxygen is able to reach the root zone
from all sides enabling roots to breathe and beneficial microbes to thrive.
When in direct sunlight, heat is not absorbed by plastic or terracotta which
heats the plants root ball, causing sweating and stress to the plant. Instead
the breath-ability of the fabric effectively cools the root ball in the same
way evaporative cooling cools a house.
**Fabric Pots Prevent Over Watering**
Over watering is a major problem for all potted plants. Fabric pots allow free
drainage through the bottom as well as the sides, making it nearly impossible
to over water.
**Great for Hydroponics**
Fabric pots can be top watered, or used in a flood and drain (ebb & flow)
system where nutrients can be absorbed through the pot on all sides.
**Portability of Fabric Pots**
Like traditional pots, fabric pots are very portable, and can be easily moved.
Fabric pots come flat packed so you don't have to juggle bundles of plastic
pots or worry about them being damaged on the way to you.
The larger size fabric pots (15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 & 90 Litre) have a wire
rim that self supports the pot, holding the pot open, making it easier to add
media etc.
Fabric thickness: 350 g/m2
**Fabric Pots Give Results!**
At Aqua Gardening we have trialed Fabric pots against regular round plastic
pots (and "geopots"), and the results are impressive. Our tomato planted in
the fabric pot grew faster and healthier than the regular pot, with the
overall size around 50% larger. Combine this with the fact fabric pots can be
reused after being washed, they are definitely one of the best pots available.