potting up

[Redbaron]

Originally Posted by TightenUp

so my question is does anyone start seeds maybe a week or two later and not pot up?

All these answers are good. But to answer directly. YES I do it and yes it works great. The 72 cell Jiffy pro starter with dome will provide enough room for a large enough tomato seedling to transplant outdoors for a home gardener.


Your seedlings will generally quickly out grow it, but if you start the seeds later, it won't be a problem.

So here is the strategy. Start one batch of seedlings early. When they get big enough, pot them up, (I use home made paper pots or used plastic pots from previous years). Start a new batch of seeds. Plant all 144 outside same time.

Generally the smaller plants do have a few more problems initially, not a lot though. Less resistance to say cut worms or a stray insect. Because they are small, one bite may mean the whole plant instead of just a leaf. But within a few weeks all your plants generally have settled in fine and often by the end of the season you can't even see any difference at all.