Net pots

[CTB]

I have been thinking about trying some net pots. I bought a couple of bag babies and left them in net pots, for a couple of weeks now, and they are growing new roots like crazy. They have a handful of spag. in the bag.
I hate to pot them up. They tend to dry out fast but that's no problem. Anyone been growing in these for awhile, would love to heard the pros and cons.

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by CTB

I have been thinking about trying some net pots. I bought a couple of bag babies and left them in net pots, for a couple of weeks now, and they are growing new roots like crazy. They have a handful of spag. in the bag.
I hate to pot them up. They tend to dry out fast but that's no problem. Anyone been growing in these for awhile, would love to heard the pros and cons.

I grow almost everything in net pots and there are only two minor problems, (1) keeping the roots confined (this can be overcome by putting the net pot inside another pot; and (2) occasionally a plant starts growing out through the side of the pot (I have several pleuros that seem to want to do this), but these I just put back into a regular pot if it's a persistent problem.

[Ray]

I am overrun with 3" and 2" net pots at the moment (the little ones are more often used to create an "air cone" in the bottom of a regular pot), so happen to be running a 2-for-1 special on them.

[boytjie]

I grow lots of stuff in net pots. Consistently, those plants have better and healthier root growth compared to my plants in regular plastic pots. Little by little I'm switching all the others over to net pots (and/or wood baskets) when it comes time to repot - except for the Paphs and other terrestrials.

Stephen