Grow Bag

Yep! Grow Bags can be set up on any surface (concrete, grass, gravel, woodchip) as long as it's flat. Water does drain from the base of the Grow Bag, so make sure to place it somewhere that won't be an issue.

Nope! While the Grow Bag is a great lightweight option to set up a Subpod Mini, you can use them on their own purely as a garden.

We suggest using multiple Grow Bags, one with a Mini and a few as just gardens – and spreading the compost from your Mini across all your beds for a nutrient boost!

Absolutely. The fabric our Grow Bags are made from is a polyester fiber derived from PET pellets (made from recycled PETE water bottles).

It's BPA free, non-toxic and heat-stable, so you don't have to worry about any nasties. It also means you can recycle your Grow Bag at the end of its' life!

We've tested our Grow Bags under different conditions, and can happily say they have an average outdoor lifespan of 5 years!

That said, if you treat yours well they can last even longer. Don't go accidentally slicing them while you mow the lawn!

Not at all. They're made from porous material that drains water automatically!

In nature, if roots come into contact with air, they stop growing. The root tips are "burned" off by the air, which causes the plant to produce new and healthy branching roots in non-airy directions. This is a healthy process, and is known as 'air pruning'.

When plants grow in plastic pots and planters, the only place roots are exposed to air is often at the base. The rest of the plastic blocks airflow to the roots, so they never recieve a signal to stop growing. Instead, the roots grow 'round and 'round in the planter until the plant becomes 'root bound'.

If you've ever repotted a houseplant, the picture above probably looks familiar!

Because our Grow Bags are made of a porous fabric, any time a root gets near the edge, they'll recieve enough airflow to signal the air pruning process.

This means your plants end up with more diverse, branching root balls – and don't waste precious growing energy on becoming root bound!

The 'fluffier' and more intricate a plant's root ball is, they healthier they'll generally be. And for vegetables, you'll get much better yields from a plant grown in soil that's well aerated.

Long story short? More airflow to plant roots = healthier plants and bigger harvests!

If you're not planting a Mini in your Grow bag, you'll need 8 x 30L bag's worth of soil.

If you are planting a Subpod Mini in your Grow Bag, you only need the equivelant of 5 x 30L bags of soil.

Here's a list of all the stuff you can (and a few things you shouldn't) compost in a Grow Bag with a Subpod Mini:

Food Waste

• Fruit and vegetable scraps
• Eggshells (crush them first)
• Coffee grounds, used tea leaves
• Spoiled plant-based milks
• Grains, pastas & breads
• Nuts (and their shells), seeds, pits, husks

Small amounts of meat, seafood, dairy foods, citrus, onion and garlic, spicy herbs, peppers and oils may also be added.

Paper & Card

Scrap paper and cardboard can be added to your Caddy, as long as it’s not laminated or super glossy.

• Office paper
• Junk mail, bills, envelopes (no plastic windows)
• Post-it notes
• Paper plates, paper towels, tissues
• Egg cartons, paper cupcake liners, baking paper,
• Card, paper packaging

Natural Fibres

• Cotton wool balls
• Toilet paper/paper towel cores
• Old napkins (made from natural fibres like cotton, tencel, linen, hemp or wool - no polyester, nylon, acrylic or blends)
  
  

Wood & Bamboo

• Toothpicks, disposable wood & bamboo cutlery
• Used matches
• Bamboo skewers

🚨 Not Compostable 🚨
You should never put any non-organics such as plastic, tin cans, cigarettes, building waste, toxic waste, glass, or anything similar into your Caddy.