McConkey Square 3.5" Nursery Pot, Case of 60

I'm on my second year of using these pots, so feel I'm qualified to review them. In the past, I've bought very high quality injection molded pots. In general, I'm a "buy once, cry once" kind of gardener. I'm not a big fan of buying something that won't hold up for at least a few seasons, preferably a dozen seasons. I decided to try out a couple of cases of these pots as the price point was quite decent.After two whole seasons, I really have no major complaints about them. We have broken very few of them (perhaps two) and they clean up quite well with just a spray from the hose. Unlike a lot of "cheap" pots, I didn't have to pull the plastic punch holes out of the pots or experience other general quality issues. They are made of thick and durable plastic, albeit a little more flexible than my other injection molded pots. These are not the flimsy, one time use variety that you get plants from nurseries in. This flexibility also makes removing the plants quite easy. My assessment is that they'll be with us for many years to come.I really like the depth that these pots provide. Compared to my other injection molded pots, these are more than an inch deeper than these others. I really like this as it gives your roots more room to grow into. In fact, I liked it so much that I entirely switched to these pots in the second year. They are a great size for an initial transplant of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, artichokes and other large garden plants. You can also use them to direct sow bunching onions or when you want to start up a houseplant from seed or cutting.I use the 1020 tray system for all of my garden starts. 3.5" pots will fit 18 pots per 1020 tray and use the entire tray's space optimally. These fit fairly well into a 1020 tray, but not perfectly. My other pots have tapered corners that help with this problem. That said, while they don't fit perfectly 18 to a tray, they do fit and don't cause any problems. I am still able to bottom water my 1020 trays and all the pots get sufficient water.I think for the price and "medium+" quality grade these 3.5" pots provide, they are a sure fire win in my book. If I needed more, and I might soon, I'll go straight for these.

Plastic rigid-wall square pots allow for greater volume of soil to be used per plant maximizing space when placed into square/rectangle areas such as an indoor grow tent vs round pots. The plastic is stiff but flexes slightly so it's not super brittle. They will sometimes crack if you drop them on a corner if they are filled with soil or any added weight. The bottom has a 2-level design that looks like an "X" where the X is about 1/8" higher than the surrounding sides. The X has drainage holes in each extremity (each corner of the pot) as well as a drainage hole below each side make for a total of 8 drainage holes on 2 levels which is a smart design to help more water drain/evaporate and allow more air circulation so water doesn't get stuck under the pot causing root rot which would happen if the entire bottom was completely flat. These are the perfect dimensions for indoor grow tents since grow tents tend to all be made in 6" or 12" increments (18"D x 30"W base, 24"D x 24"W base, 24"D x 48"W base, 48"D x 96"W base, etc) and all grow tents tend to have slightly smaller internal capacity than their stated sizes. For example, my 18"D x 30"W x 36"H grow tent is actually 17"D x 28.5"W internal capacity so three 5.5" pots deep = 16.5" and five pots wide = 27.5" making them fit perfectly in it. My 24"D x 48"W x 60"H tent actually measures 23"D x 46.5"W so I can fit these pots 4-deep by 8-wide and still have a little space between the pots which makes them a lot easier to remove or shuffle around compared to if they were perfectly packed together with no space to grab the edge of a pot which would make it very difficult to pick up any pot, especially if it was in the middle of the group. These are great for starting 16 basil seeds @ 1" apart, then using the same pots to transplant 4 young basil plants per pot until they grow to about 12" tall, then transplanting 1 basil plant to each pot when they are pruned to be bushy enough to start overlapping each other. I make a lot of pesto so a 24" x 48" indoor grow tent full of 32 of these pots w/1 full-grown basil plant per pot and a Viparspectra 450W LED light w/timer grows a perfect amount of sweet basil to support my cooking needs, Add to that 15 more of these pots in a 18"x30" grow tent is perfect for growing the rest of my herbs such as: Greek basil, French thyme, English thyme, rosemary, sage, purple sage, tarragon, cilantro, garlic chives, onion chives, parsley, etc.

Contrario a otros comentarios, estas macetas son de plástico inyectado muy endebles. No son macetas duras ni pienso que vayan a aguantar mucho.

Perfect size pots for growing seedlings. Good quality and price.

All peaces are good quality with no defect.

You get what you pay for. These are really nice. They seem durable and should last for years. Happy to get a product that is made in North America vs cheap Chinese junk.

These are decent pots. I ordered the 3.5” ones. They aren’t as stable as I was hoping but will still do the trick. Cost is a bit expensive for what they are so if you can find pots locally they might be a better deal than these. But overall I am happy with them. They fit perfectly in my trays too.