Tubestock vs Pots

Tubestock vs Pots

At the KES Community Nursery we are often asked for plants in larger pots. We prefer to sell our plants in tubestock for various reasons, however the most important reason is that plants have a higher survival rate when planted from tubestock rather than from pots. Plants in pots are older than those in tubes and the longer a plant stays in the optimal conditions of a nursery, the longer it takes to adapt to the harsh outside world. They are also more likely to have become root bound, and struggle to develope a strong root structure once planted. This is why we only grow a select number of species onto pots for sale.