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The Smart Pot® PRO is a better alternative to traditional plastic containers for your above ground growing. The soft-sided fabric aeration container air root prunes your plants for healthier roots and faster growing plants. With the Smart Pot® PRO, you can expect:
Air root pruning creates a more fibrous root structure with more root tips. This leads to more efficient absorption of nutrients and moisture for faster plant growth and no harmful circling.
Root circling occurs when the root hits the side of a plastic container and continues growing itself into a nasty knot that jeopardizes the plant.
But when the roots reach the side of a fabric bag the root tips stop and lateral root growth begins. This creates a full fibrous root structure and a healthy plant.
The Smart Pot® PRO is made of fabric that releases heat and aerates the root zone. Aeration allows evaporative cooling to occur in the container, extending the growth cycle.
Traditional plastic containers trap heat making the sun-facing side of the
container too hot for roots to grow. With the fabric pot, heat is released, the full container area is utilized, and better growth is the result.
The Smart Pot® PRO is straight sided, with no taper. Making it much more difficult to blow over than a plastic pot. It is a one-piece unit where the fabric bottom and sides work together to hold the plant in place.
The fabric bottom contours to the undulations of the ground so there is no “wobbling” on uneven ground.
A very limited number of small roots can penetrate into the ground to help anchor the plant. These small roots also absorb additional moisture and nutrients for the plant.
“Even when compared to a pot grown tree of the same age, the above ground RCB-Pro grown tree had the best root system by far... Our production time has decreased by 33%, meaning we can sell our trees a full 2 years earlier." Read More
"We’ve been using the Root Control Bags for in-ground and the RCB-Pros for above ground, along with some pot pruners, for about 20 years. With these bags, in terms of the business, we’d be lost without it." Read More
The Smart Pot® PRO is an aeration container. Some growers use a heavier more water retentive mix in the Smart Pot® PRO than you might use in a plastic container. Call us for a full discussion of soil mixes and watering needs for your area. 
Fill the Smart Pot® PRO tight so that the sides are straight. On larger sizes we recommend using a form that expands to give the fabric rigidity when filling. The form is reusable. Have enough forms to keep your planting crew moving!