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Wow! These videos are great. It completely changed my perspective on starting from seed and transplanting. I'm just a small backyard gardener, but this approach will still save me time. I usually double transplant tomato seedlings (first to a 2 inch pot, then to a 4 inch pot). I like the idea of going straight to a 4 inch pot. I also baby my plants under the grow lights too much until it gets warm outside (and probably water them too often). My seedlings will go outside much earlier this year.
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Hi there, just checked in to this thread...to answer a few questions on this page -
the transplanted beets were a great success - perfect beets perfectly spaced! No difference in round or square pots - whatever I can get from the farm supply place - though I am thinking of using the thin plastic 3 inch squares in sheets of 18, so I can fit more into the mesh basket trays. The depth is about 4 inches (am away for the weekend, so just going on memory). Glad people are getting use out of the vids!
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Craig, I have a flat of peppers where many of the cells have seedlings that are about 1 inch tall. However, several cells have not sprouted at all yet. I am wondering if I should keep the plastic on in the hope the the last remaining cells germinate, or should I take the plastic off, get the good plants under grow lights, and re-plant the slow pokes?
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Some peppers (and eggplant) can be real slowpokes. Once the majority of the cells have life, that is when I toss the plastic and get them under lights - if you keep the non=growing cells moist, often they will show - especially once the flats can get into some real sunlight. The other possibility is to cut squares or strips of saran wrap to fit over the non-germinating cells - that way you can uncover the flat and get good air circulation, and keep moisture in the ones that haven't germinated yet.
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The peppers/eggplants/tomatoes you grow in your driveway in pots - what size pots/growbags are you using? Is the yield comparable to what you get in the garden? re: the June 11th update video.
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For eggplants, 5 gallon work great. For peppers, 5 gallon for sweets, 1 gallon or larger for hots. Yields for eggplant and peppers far surpasses garden grown plants for me - I think it is because they love hot roots.
The Dwarf tomatoes do fine in 5 gallon, would of course yield more in larger pots. For Indeterminate tomatoes, 10 gallon or more is recommended. Yields are comparable in a typical season - last year nothing did well anywhere due to excessive heat, consistently.
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I agree Craig...peppers and eggplant in containers far outperform those in the ground. The peppers also over-winter in the house very well.
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I get the plug flats from Johnnys, and the 4 inch plastic pots from a local garden supply center - they are made by the Kord company (that's what the box says). I think this year I am moving to the sheets of 18 3 inch square pots to save a bit on planting mix and allow 3 more pots in the basket trays I use. Plus, they are much less expensive than the individual plastic pots.
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Ah - seed vials - I get the plastic vials with the snap on tops from E D Luce - cost isn't too bad.
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And the 50 cell flats from Johnny's And the Metro Mix in your first video [I've got Pro-Mix BX but I would like to try your method, with the same products you use] I'm in the experimental stage(s) of Mater-Fever. I'm all over the map until I find what's right for me. You are a big help and I am grateful. I like your Chocolate Labs in your avatar. I have an English Black Lab. |
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I have found my empty pill containers work wonders for seed storage. I quit throwing them away years ago...
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nctomatoman, when you plant your seeds , pot up, and transplant to final resting place, do you go by any zodiac / moon signs from the almanac? I usually do , but was wondering what you did and if you thought it made any difference to you.
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Hey KY - no, I don't really do any of that....I just do what I do when I have the time to do it and the weather is cooperating!
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