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Ring Culture Pots x 8

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Ref. Code: RCP399

8 x Ring Culture Pots - 9 Inch - Ideal for Tomatoes Etc.

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8 'J.ARTHUR BOWERS' RING CULTURE POTS 9''.

 

ORGANIC BIODEGRADABLE.

 

IDEAL FOR RAISING TOMATO PLANTS IN A GREENHOUSE BORDER. ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR CUCUMBERS, PEPPERS, MELONS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS.

 

RING CULTURE IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS WHERE TWO SETS OF ROTS ARE FORMED. THE ROOTS GROWEN WITHIN THE RING CULTURE POT ARE USED TO TAKE UP THE PLANT FOOD WHILST THE SECOND SET OF ROOTS PENETRATE DOWN INTO THE AREA BELOW THE POT SEEKING OUT WATER.

 

THIS HAS SEVERAL BENEFITS OVER GROWING TOMATOES IN A GREENHOUSE BORDER.

 

1 = MOISTURE IS RETAINED IN THE SUBSTRATE BELOW THE POT, WHICH REDUCES THE NEED FOR FREQUENT WATERING.

 

2 = THE PLANT FOOD IN THE POT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND THE NUTRIENTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO LEACH AWAY.

 

3 = THE COMPOST IN THE POT IS WARMER THAN THE SOIL IN THE BED SO TRANSPLANTED YOUNG PLANTS EXPERIENCE LESS OF A CHECK FROM COLD SURROUNDINGS.

4 = THERE IS NO NEED TO STERILIZE SOIL AT THE END OF THE SEASON SO PLANTS CAN BE GROWN IN THE SAME PLACE THE FOLLOWING YEAR

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