cowpots - Page 2

amideutch · February 14, 2008

mdvpc, how about an update on the CP's. Ami

amideutch · February 20, 2008

Still looking for an update on the C-Pots mdvpc. Ami

**mdvpc** · February 20, 2008

Ami-Sorry, didnt see your earlier post.

I used 4 of them to germinate 4 varieties and they are planted in 15 gallon grow bags from groworganic.com. They are marketed as breaking down after 2 or 3 weeks in soil, and I hope they do so. I guess we will see. So far, they are looking very good in the grow bags.

I will post a photo of them this weekend.

**mdvpc** · March 1, 2008

I like these cowpots-they dont get soaked when you bottom water and they dont break down until you plant. the one that is quite wet is a rosemary plant that I cloned and I want it wetter to root. I started these seedlings one week ago today in a parks bio-dome, and transplanted them today into the cowpots.

amideutch · March 2, 2008

Michael, so you are exclusively bottom watering your cow pots at this stage, is that correct. Keep the updates a-commin and thanks. Ami

**mdvpc** · March 3, 2008

Ami-Yes, only bottom watering. I also put a very teeny bit of zeba in with the container mix to make sure the cowpots dont dry out too fast.

http://www.zeba.com/

johno · March 3, 2008

That's interesting stuff [Zeba.] I wonder if Bentonite (a clay used for sealing leaking ponds) would do a similar job?

amideutch · March 3, 2008

Michael, thanks for the Zeba link. Just placed my order. Ami

**mdvpc** · March 3, 2008

I used zeba last year in my containers, and also am using it in the greenhouse this winter. Good stuff.

KKinAL · March 5, 2008

I'm using some cow pots this year for the 1st time too. Some of them have white fuzzy mold growing on them--will it hurt the seedlings? So far they are growing fine & look healthy. thanks!

**mdvpc** · March 10, 2008

K-sorry no one replied to your post-I just saw it. I dont think you have any problem. Any chance you are watering too much? If so, you might want to let them dry out a little.

Here are some photos of cowpots in action.

**mdvpc** · March 10, 2008

Here is Lime Green Salad on the left, started in a cowpot, trasplanted about 30 days ago, getting ready to fruit. The one on the right is Pearly Pink Orange, fruited already at about 25 days.

elkwc36 · March 11, 2008

I ordered 300 and will see how they work this year. It was as cheap for me to buy 300 4" pots for $112.00 as it was too buy a smaller amount elsewhere. So they had better work. Jay

amideutch · April 2, 2008

mdvpc, tomatoaddict, Michael and Terry. How about an update on how the CowPots/PooPots are doing. I'll be planting my seedlings into them probably this weekend. Ami

**tomatoaddict** · April 2, 2008

I love my poopots Ami. It's going to make planting in the garden so easy this year. No ripping off the bottom of the peat pot.
Mine have held up really well too.

February 14, 2008	#16
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	mdvpc, how about an update on the CP's. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

February 20, 2008	#17
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Still looking for an update on the C-Pots mdvpc. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

February 20, 2008	#18
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Ami-Sorry, didnt see your earlier post. I used 4 of them to germinate 4 varieties and they are planted in 15 gallon grow bags from groworganic.com. They are marketed as breaking down after 2 or 3 weeks in soil, and I hope they do so. I guess we will see. So far, they are looking very good in the grow bags. I will post a photo of them this weekend. __________________ Michael

March 2, 2008	#20
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Michael, so you are exclusively bottom watering your cow pots at this stage, is that correct. Keep the updates a-commin and thanks. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

March 3, 2008	#21
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Ami-Yes, only bottom watering. I also put a very teeny bit of zeba in with the container mix to make sure the cowpots dont dry out too fast. http://www.zeba.com/ __________________ Michael

March 3, 2008	#22
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	That's interesting stuff [Zeba.] I wonder if Bentonite (a clay used for sealing leaking ponds) would do a similar job? __________________ You create your own universe as you go along. Winston Churchill

March 5, 2008	#25
KKinAL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: McCalla, Alabama Posts: 60	I'm using some cow pots this year for the 1st time too. Some of them have white fuzzy mold growing on them--will it hurt the seedlings? So far they are growing fine & look healthy. thanks!

March 11, 2008	#28
elkwc36 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: SW Kansas Posts: 339	I ordered 300 and will see how they work this year. It was as cheap for me to buy 300 4" pots for $112.00 as it was too buy a smaller amount elsewhere. So they had better work. Jay

April 2, 2008	#29
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	mdvpc, tomatoaddict, Michael and Terry. How about an update on how the CowPots/PooPots are doing. I'll be planting my seedlings into them probably this weekend. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

April 2, 2008	#30
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	I love my poopots Ami. It's going to make planting in the garden so easy this year. No ripping off the bottom of the peat pot. Mine have held up really well too. __________________ Secretseedcartel.com