Case Studies

Trees Market Ready Three Months Earlier When Grown In Smart Pots - per Florida University
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Plants Grown in Smart Pot Achieved Marketable Size – Three Months Earlier Than Those In Plastic pots

In exciting news for both gardeners and the environment, Smart Pot partnered with the University of Florida on a recent study led by Dr. Tom Yeager and Ted Gardner. The study focused on the growth of Viburnum suspensum, a popular flowering shrub, in Smart Pots compared to traditional plastic containers. The results were impressive: Viburnum suspensum grown in Smart Pots matured 3 months faster, reaching market readiness significantly earlier.

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Shrub Rose Responses To Production In Smart Pots And Conventional Containers Using Two Contrasting Substrates

For years, skeptics have questioned the efficacy of Smart Pots, often citing concerns about overheating in the sun and increased watering needs. But a recent study conducted by the Texas A&M University Department of Horticulture Sciences has put these doubts to rest, delivering compelling evidence that Smart Pots promote superior growth compared to conventional plastic containers.

Department of Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Fabric Containers Increased Irrigation Demand but Decreased Leachate Loss of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Compared With Conventional Plastic Containers

A recent study at the University of Florida found that using fabric Smart Pots had a number of positive effects on both the plant and the environment when compared to growing in standard plastic containers. Published in HortScience, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, (HortScience 57, 2022) the study found –

Key Selling Points for Smart Pots: The Best Pots for Plants
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Key Selling Points for Smart Pots: The Best Pots for Plants

As a consumer category, plant pots aren’t fundamentally different from any other durable good. When comparing products, customers seek maximum value — the biggest bang for their discretionary buck. And when it comes to gardening containers, maximum value unquestionably resides in Smart Pots. Let’s break down key points of differentiation that make Smart Pots the…

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A Blossoming Success at GrowGreenMI

An Expert’s Observations on Smart Pot Plant Containers Download as PDF Tyler Strait takes horticulture seriously. At age 11, he began working at his father’s landscaping and tree service company. The passion he developed there propelled him to the horticulture program at Michigan State University. Eventually, he landed the position of Sales Manager at GrowGreenMI,…

The “Smart” Container Herb Garden
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The “Smart” Container Herb Garden

The “Smart” Container Herb Garden by Marty Gottlieb For many years, I’ve been growing my culinary herbs in garden containers. As an amateur cook, I appreciate having fresh herbs readily available. More often than not, it’s usually when I’m in the middle of preparing a recipe that I realize I need a sprig of thyme…

Container Grown Edibles
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Container Grown Edibles

Have you ever tasted fresh dug potatoes? Have you ever tasted a freshly picked-from-the-vine tomato? Cherry tomato? Green Pepper? You don’t know what you’re missing! The problem is that not everyone has room for a garden. There’s a solution… fabric container gardening Traditionally, container gardeners have struggled to grow fruits, vegetables & edibles. Plastic containers…