A balcony grower has two problems the ground grower does not: no soil to plant into, and a pot that has to be moved when the light moves. This one is a 1 gallon non-woven felt bag with two stitched handles, light enough to lift with one hand and shift along a rail as the sun crosses. The felt breathes and drains, so compost does not sour in a small volume, and the green bound rim keeps the top edge open while it is filled. It runs herbs, salad crops and flowers, and folds flat when the season ends.
Growing on a balcony is a different job from growing in a bed. There is no soil to plant into, the light moves across the day, and anything in a pot has to be liftable. A small bag with handles answers all three.
A 1 gallon bag holds less compost than a bucket, which means it dries and sours faster, so the wall has to work harder. Non-woven felt breathes and passes surplus water, so air reaches the root zone and the compost drains instead of sitting wet in a small volume. The green bound rim keeps the top edge rigid enough to hold the bag open while it is filled, and roots meet air at the felt and stop rather than winding round the base.
Two stitched handles are the point of a 1 gallon format: the bag can be lifted with one hand and moved along a rail, a ledge or a step as the light changes, without emptying it first. Herbs, salad crops, flowers and small vegetables all run in it, and because the bag is felt rather than rigid, it stores flat over winter in a fraction of the space a stack of pots takes. The same wall runs across the air pruning pot range.
| Use | Balcony vegetables, herbs and flowers |
| Material | Non-woven felt fabric |
| Size | 1 gallon, or customised |
| Form | Round |
| Colour | Black with a green bound rim |
| Handles | Stitched fabric handles |
| Base | Flat stitched base |
| Packing | Bag, pallet or carton |
The handles are stitched through the wall rather than run along a single seam, so the load spreads across the felt and a full bag can be carried by the handle alone. The bound rim stops the top edge curling in when the bag is dragged along a ledge, and the flat base lets it stand without support while it is filled. Smaller propagation formats sit alongside in the seedling and propagation range.
Tell us the diameters, volumes and colours your programme works to, since the same wall is built across a range of formats and colours can be matched on programme orders. Orders ship in bags, on pallets or in cartons, and the flat bag stores in a fraction of the space a stack of rigid pots takes. The wider soft container range sits in the planting bag range. Container and growing media supply is covered at HortiDaily and FreshPlaza.
Is 1 gallon big enough to crop in?
It suits herbs, salad crops, flowers and small vegetables. The felt drains and breathes, which is what keeps a small volume of compost workable.
Can a full bag be lifted by the handles?
Yes. The handles are stitched through the wall so the load spreads across the felt rather than sitting on one seam.
How are bulk orders packed?
In bags, on pallets or in cartons, with mixed sizes and colours combined in one load.
Tell us the sizes, colours and volumes your programme needs, and we will come back with the packing plan, sample and lead time.
Mark Wu, Co-founder & Technical Director, Sichuan Zhifang Net Industry. 15 years manufacturing agricultural nettings for growers in 32 countries.
