I'll start by saying I'm starting my 4th year using these fabric bags. Although I keep adding to my collection, the ones I started with are still in good shape in spite of being exposed to the elements year round. I live in S. Carolina, so this doesn't include snow, but does include direct sunlight, wind, and rain. These bags are strong and durable. I have both ornamentals and edibles growing in them. Each year I start with new bags for disease-prone annuals, things like tomatoes and cucumbers, but move other plants into the used bags. You won't find any kind of growing container that gives you more use per dollar spent.

I'm in my 70's and confine my gardening to my deck. It's not the sunniest spot, but I still manage to produce enough tomatoes and cucumbers to keep my hubby and me happy. Yes... I do get get "moss" or Algae on the outsides of the bags, especially those in deeper shade, but I haven't found this a detriment to anything I've tried to grow so far, and personally think it adds to the natural look of the garden... like mossy rocks and trees along a stream. I should note that there's also stuff that appears on the plastic rail-pots in use and I have to clean them every Spring. I'm a lazy gardener, so haven't tried to wash or clean the bags.

An interesting "perk" ... for me, at least... is that air-born seeds become attached to the sides of the bags and actually germinate, producing baby plants on the side of the bags. Some are weeds, of course, and easily removed, but I've left a few ferns and sorrel growing, producing a cascading effect similar to those "pocket" planters and "Strawberry jars". Visitors to my garden always comment with delight when they catch sight of these growing on the sides of the bags.

For those of you concerned with moisture-retention: I've found that the smaller sizes dry out in our climate much faster than the larger ones. My personal preference is for the 10-gal size, especially for tomatoes and cucumbers. I've placed all my "bags" on rolling saucers, which makes them quite easy to move as I have to chase the sun around the deck as the season progresses.

Four years ago, when I started my adventure with container-gardening, I turned to the grow-bags because it was the affordable way to get started. My thinking then was that I could add more permanent containers along the way. But after adding just a couple, I stopped wasting my money on anything else. I love the grow-bags, and find they actually support healthier, more productive plants. My entire garden is now thriving in these bags, except for the rail pots and hanging baskets. I'm waiting for the manufacturers to start producing fabric versions of those! I'm picturing something like a saddle bag supported by a wire frame to drape over the porch rail. LOL I've already fashioned a couple of my own basket liners from 10-gal bags, (to replace those coir liners than only last one season) but of course, a liner made specifically for that purpose would be nicer!

These pots are everything they say they are.

I've used a couple dozen for 3 years and only one broke and that was my fault.
I hit it multiple times with the mower.

I've used them in old AC drip pans and in crawfish eating trays to have a bottom reservoir,
but they have worked best when I use a tarp to keep 2 or 3 inches of water to water them from below.

The still work great on their own, but be prepared to water daily in the summer if there's no rain.

They're more affordable than hard pots, so just get you some and try them out!

Works great

Love these containers I have several. Will use them again they are airy and provide for drainage. Will definitely buy again.

Perfect for pepper and tomato plants among others. Easy to move around and the straps are sturdier than I expected. Great product at a great price. Will buy again.