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Hugelkultur method for 25-30 gal smart fabric pots

 
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Has anyone tried the Hugelkultur method with large 25-30 gallon smart fabric pots?  I was concerned about mold developing as I am in Northern/Central Florida and we get much rain.  Also very humid.  It would be a great way to fill such a large container.
 
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Hi Bobbi and welcome to Permies!

I found a few threads on large hugel containers here and here which seemed pretty successful, so in principal it should work, although I would use a more sustainable container material.
Is this the sort of thing you mean?

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To be honest unless I had some given to me to dispose off, I wouldn't fancy those bags in my garden, since they are made of synthetic plastic and will not be easy to dispose of when they start breaking down. There are some alternate containers on this thread which might give you some other ideas.

 
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Thank you so much for your suggestions.  These fabric pots are strongly pushed as the viable alternative to plastic pots with such a degree, I did not focus on the content of materials.  Thank you for snapping me back!
 
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Since hugelkulture is based on the theory that as the wood rots a person will reap the benefits.

I am not sure how rotting wood will work with fabric.

And as you mentioned with rotting comes mold ...

I understand this Smart Pot is a revolutionary fabric though it is still fabric so what happens when the fabric starts to rot?

If I really wanted to use these fabric pots instead of plastic pots I would use a convention potting method rather than hugelkulture.
 
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