Tim, Bulbs are pretty much the only plants I don't grow in (Anderson) air pruning pots - with the 50% perlite mixes I use for bulbs, and the trays I set the pots in, I can't get the mix not to fall out the bottom of the pots. For me, the porosity of the growing medium makes a bigger difference than the pots - I've had more plants that need good drainage die with too moisture-retentive a mix in an air-pruning pot than a high porosity mix in a full-bottom pot. There's other pots that might work for this, like orchid pots? But I also worry about ending up creating a suspended water table when trying to improve drainage. -joe On Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 8:35 PM Tim Eck via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I was recently visiting a friend who is into breeding and growing trees for > various agroforestry purposes and was impressed by the large array of > air-pruning pots he had on hand. > And it suggested the possibility of using air-pruning pots to keep bulbs > from rotting by increasing air porosity in the growing medium and I began > wondering if any bulb growers had experience with these. > With trees and herbs the main advantage is to eliminate 'spin' and make an > easily transplantable compact root mass but with rot prone bulbs and > succulents it could reduce or eliminate rot altogether. > Anyone? > Tim > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…