An experiment

[jillian]

Six weeks ago I started a few dwarf tomato seeds, as well as Santa Fe Grande and Cubanelle peppers. I wanted to test out my seed starting mix. Just for the heck of it I also sowed the same seeds in my own compost with nothing else added. I grow in containers mostly and all my searches on seed starting mix and potting mix left me frustrated. A lot of conflicting info on using compost in container mixes.

So I just transplanted those tomatoes and peppers and there is no difference between the plants. All very healthy. The only difference I noted when transplanting was that the roots were wrapped around the bottom of the seed starting mix, the compost was loose and crumbly but transplanted nicely.

I am surprised, does this make any sense? I am wondering if mixing in a little compost to the potting mix might not be a bad idea. Well I am not an expert by any means. I like to try and figure things out on my own but certainly do not want that to be detrimental to my plants.

Jillian