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Or just use loo rolls!
I lashed out on root trainers for the first time last year and was disappointed. I used them for scorzonera and parsnips. I found when I opened them to plant the contents that the compost crumbled away, and the roots were as disturbed as if I had used plastic pots instead.Maybe I should have let the plants grow on until their roots filled the space and held the compost together, but the trouble with parsnips (and scorzonera) is that the roots plunge downwards so fast that this doesn't happen until the leading root is checked and damaged.I would much rather use loo rolls, or newspaper pots cut to size, ie extra long for parsnips - then plant the whole thing with no root disturbance at all.Maybe plants that are not so sensitive to disturbance of their longest roots would benefit, eg all beans? Brassicas?