transplant containers

[Deer Park]

I see no need in potting up or putting multipule fancy hole in them. I don't even put holes in them until I set them out in the sun/rain. Then I just poke them with whatever ususally my knife so technically its a slit not a hole. LOL But that's just me.

I raise over 300 plants each year and transplant from seed starting tray to 10-12 oz cups and that's it. Haven't got time to baby them like most of you seem to have.

When March 1 rolls around I plant out in the garden. Usually my plants are 18" tall by then. Yes, the cup is packed with roots.

My raised beds are around a foot to 15" above ground. I use a post hole digger to dig to grade and set the plant which leaves around 4 to 6" exposed above the bed. My plants begin growing like wild fire. We get 45 inches of rain a year and some downpours are up to 10" in a few hours.

This is what works for me. Take it for what its worth.

By the way my plants are now 2.5 to 3 ft above the raised beds and loaded with fruit. I'll be harvesting the first of May through June. How about you?

Well I've got to get back to my sandwich and work.

See ya!
Michael