Homemade Root trainers!

[Farmer_Gyles]

i totally fail to see any benefit to using root trainers .... man has grown veggies for hundreds of years without them ....

[veggiechicken]

.... but they haven't learnt how to balance balls on their noses yet, have they?

[veggiechicken]

Pseudo root trainer Mark II

4 Yogurt pots, each divided into 4 segments with more bits of plastic packaging junk, planted with french and runner beans, peas and sweetcorn. 4 flowerpots planted up with identical seeds as a comparison.


Root trainer Mark I unwrapped!
The roots grew downwards until they hit the air, then shrivelled. Due to a small design flaw part of the base stopped some roots emerging, these started to circle. Under normal circumstances, I would have planted this bean out by now.

[Bigmallly]

Begger the experiment...........what a view!........

[veggiechicken]

Come on down and watch the sunset! You're all welcome

[Bigmallly]

Come on down and watch the sunset! You're all welcome

I'd have to set off at sunrise to get there for sunset........

[veggiechicken]

Here's one from 2 nights ago - just to go on with!

[Bigmallly]

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Here's one from 2 nights ago - just to go on with!

I'm not looking..................

[veggiechicken]

Picking your nose again BM?

[marchogaeth]

Just seen the real deal at the Edible garden show and for those who have proper Rootrainers they are now selling replacements singularly online.

Who is selling them singly, please VVG?

I found spacers here, which seem a really good idea.

AND having read back a bit:- really easy to put together.
not hard to fill. I chuck the compost in the middle and just keep moving it out and banging the rack until it's all full. Anything that goes over the edge ends up in the tray. Deffinitley easier and less messy than loo rolls!! (But I do like loo rolls for baby carrots in the tunnel - no sapce wasted by no shows.)

[VirginVegGrower]

Who is selling them singly, please VVG?

I found spacers here, which seem a really good idea.

AND having read back a bit:- really easy to put together.
not hard to fill. I chuck the compost in the middle and just keep moving it out and banging the rack until it's all full. Anything that goes over the edge ends up in the tray. Deffinitley easier and less messy than loo rolls!! (But I do like loo rolls for baby carrots in the tunnel - no sapce wasted by no shows.)

The Rootrainer people - the pukka folks. Think I picked their leaflet up....will be back!

[VirginVegGrower]

Who is selling them singly, please VVG?

I found spacers here, which seem a really good idea.

AND having read back a bit:- really easy to put together.
not hard to fill. I chuck the compost in the middle and just keep moving it out and banging the rack until it's all full. Anything that goes over the edge ends up in the tray. Deffinitley easier and less messy than loo rolls!! (But I do like loo rolls for baby carrots in the tunnel - no sapce wasted by no shows.)

Answered in a DM March! x VVG