ako1974
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Posted 1422026140
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I was just reading an old thread about potting up by satellitehead. Good stuff. My question was about how much to jump in size to next pot. Seems like a good rule of thumb to double or triple.
71GTO
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Posted 1422026616
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I'm not sure where you are at in NJ, but griffin nursery supply is where I go. They are in Ewing twp. They sell in bulk. I get my pots, pitting mix and fertilizer there. http://griffins.com/locations/index.asp
ako1974
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Posted 1422029732
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Cool thanks - I'm about an hour north of Ewing. I have to assume nurseries everywhere sell them, but I guess I just never noticed. https://www.hydroponics.net/i/137320
71GTO
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Posted 1422030837
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They have any size you need. The biggest I bought was 25g. They told me they can get bigger if I wanted... I think was 130$ plus tax for 10 25g pots. Under publications on there site they have catalogues with prices. They more you buy the cheaper it gets. At the time I checked around online and there are better prices for pots, but the shipping killed it.
lifigs
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Posted 1422034183
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I have gotten sleeves of 1 gallon containers from Griffins on Long Island. They shipping kills you when trying to by these online. I also get my coarse perlite and ProMix HP from them.
ChrisK
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Posted 1422034660
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Try amazon.com they usual offer free shipping on orders over $50
eboone
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Posted 1422034716
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You might ask at various nurseries if they sell used pots. Last summer I got some 7-10g pots that were very rugged, sturdy for about half the cost per pot that I saw flimsy new ones sold for in the same store. They were obviously used, but I am not worried about the appearance.
Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross
Ampersand
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Posted 1422035315
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In answer to the first question, for younger plants I've gone from 1 & 2 gallon to as large as 7 gallon with no problems.
waynea
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Posted 1422037429
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Root up some Hardy Chicago, Mission, Verte (whatever you have) and offer to trade for pots at a local nursery. Like Ed stated, looks do not make a difference, I have some pots that I have used over and over for years.
ako1974
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Posted 1422037744
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That's a really good idea. I was thinking of asking some local farms or nurseries if they wanted to sell some rooted cuttings and share the profit...
ako1974
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Posted 1422037782
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Hopefully they get rooted well :)
HarveyC
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Posted 1422044963
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You can also search on craigslist in your area. There are lots listed for around my area.
Harvey - Correia Farms
http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics
Hermitian
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Posted 1422066349
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When I operated a fruit-tree-selling nursery business, I incremented pot sizes from 1, to 5, to 15, and then 25. Hopefully they sold at 5 gallon because 15 gallon is more maintenance.
