Nursery Pot Companies EXPOSED: The TRUTH About Nursery Container Size!

Have you wondered why 5 gallon paint buckets and 5 gallon nursery pots are different sizes? The truth will blow your mind! It's true: a 1 gallon nursery pot WILL NOT hold 1 gallon of water. In fact, all nursery containers are smaller than advertised…or so it would appear. In this video, I expose nursery pot companies and share the truth about nursery container size! By the end of this video, you will finally understand how to size nursery containers correctly, once and for all!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Nursery Pot Size Confusion
2:56 Gallons VS Dry Gallons
4:28 Nursery Pots Size Explained!
7:24 Soil Compaction Test
11:08 Adventures With Dale

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