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Lodi, California

I happened to come across these pots and i would like to ask a question or two about them. First off, i know that peat pots arent as biodegradable in the soil as they seem, and i was wondering if coir pots are the same? Also, would you use a coir pot over a peat pot?

8/6/2013 10:24:14 AM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

I have seen them but haven't used them. Coir is used for a lot of erosion control mat products, to reinforce the soil against erosion. It will eventually degrade, but it has to maintain resistance to flowing water until vegetation becomes well established. Roots will penetrate coir, but I would expect the pot to still be mostly intact after a season. I'm sticking with peat.

8/6/2013 11:27:04 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

They do not break down at all...I had my tomato starts in them last year and still find remmenants of them in the patch...Cow Pots...Look them up..I really like them

8/6/2013 1:49:34 PM

Stanwood, Washington

Yeah I tried them last year and they didn't break down at all. I wanted to use them because they were 12" pots which I figured would give me more time inside than a 5 inch peat pot. I ended up cutting them off when I transplanted anyway. I think I am just going to go with 1 gallon pots cut dowm the middle and duct taped next year.

8/7/2013 1:31:20 PM