peat pots

[Lee]

any body use these for starting seeds and cuttings? How they work? after adding soil and seedling when the plant gets big enough do the roots go threw the bottom of peat cup or do I still need to transplant to a larger pot?

[DieAbetic]

i have used them once. the roots will grow through the peat after a couple weeks. just plant the whole thing in a larger soil mix

[GSR]

They do work fine, some think the plant works to hard to push threw the wall of the pot. When transplanting to a larger pot, make sure that it is good and moist, so the roots don't have to push so hard. A good vigorous plant should have no problem. Have fun!
GSR

[jangel]

I have used these before. IF you can remove them, I would. I have read where they can block the plants going through the pots if not rotted a bit. If you do leave them on, make sure you remove the lip as planting them like that, with the lip blocking the water, they can prevent them uptaking water, which means smaller roots.

Next time your at the garden center, look for some peat pellets. Pappy turned me on to those and they Rock..

Just throwing out another option for ya.

Sock

[green_nobody]

they work fine as long as you don't pack them too hard nor water too much. My main problem with those was always mold as too much surface is exposed that attracts mold if you don't watch out

[green_nobody]

Originally Posted by Sock

Next time your at the garden center, look for some peat pellets. Pappy turned me on to those and they Rock..

Just throwing out another option for ya.

Sock

jiffies are a great choice to start a grow with, Shaman is even using them in his DWC units - i haven't tried that yet myself but i see no big problems there as long as the bottom of the jiffy is closed off with the nylon mesh.

the thing to watch is once again mold, as they presenting a large moist surface that attracts mold easily (if the mold isn't yet close to the spruce it can be simply flamed down which usually takes care of that problem) and they dry out easily, also due to the large surface - this can be prevented by a bet of perlite around the jiffies but can make watering tricky, so go easy here on water or you will drown everything.

[jangel]

With Jiffy pellets I have seen Jonnyappleweed uses elastic bands around them in 2 spots to keep them together. I thought that was brilliant as they do tend to fall apart.

[green_nobody]

Originally Posted by jangel

With Jiffy pellets I have seen Jonnyappleweed uses elastic bands around them in 2 spots to keep them together. I thought that was brilliant as they do tend to fall apart.

flowering wire works also great one this and you can form a line of peat jiffies , so that you can keep clones from several plants apart and don't get mixed up. just form a big loop first and then turn a loop around every jiffy before you stick the seed or clone in - takes seconds and works just great.

[jangel]

Originally Posted by green_nobody

flowering wire works also great one this and you can form a line of peat jiffies , so that you can keep clones from several plants apart and don't get mixed up. just form a big loop first and then turn a loop around every jiffy before you stick the seed or clone in - takes seconds and works just great.

Thanks Green. You are a very smart fellow. I will try that.
Peace.

[Lee]

whats a jiffy? can you post a pick of what you guys are talking about.