They Propagate Healthier Plants With “Air Prune” Pots

They Propagate Healthier Plants With “Air Prune” Pots CROPS Miscellaneous Planting seeds in RootMaker containers produces healthier plants with more fibrous root systems The specially-designed pots utilize air-root-pruning which means that when roots travel toward holes in the pots they die back as they come into contact with air This causes them to branch producing a more dense root system The block of fibrous roots is more ready to grow when released into a larger container or into the ground The containers and the concept are based on a system developed by Dr Carl Whitcomb a professor at Oklahoma State for 13 years The system can be used with plants of all sizes from vegetable and flower seedlings to trees The company gives an example of a 6-year old bur oak grown with the Whitcomb system It spent 3 mos in a RootMaker propagation container before being repotted to a knit fabric container for 2 1/2 years With the fabric removed the oak was transplanted and grew for 3 years before being dug for sale The tree had grown to a 6-in caliper size with a dense root mass when dug by a tree spade RootMaker containers vary from injection-molded trays with 18 individual cells for starting seeds priced at $17 25 to pint gallon and multi-gallon containers Contact: FARM SHOW Followup RootMaker P O Box 14553 Huntsville Ala 35815 ph 256 882-3199; toll free 800 824-3941; www rootmaker com

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