How long for roots to grow through a peat pot? - Page 2

My Foot Smells · April 14, 2016

can a peat pot rim deter a cutworm?

oakley · April 14, 2016

I've left the pot top edge surround on and around cucurbit seedlings during some speed planting...you know, getting dark, gotta-get-them-in-and-walk-away-drill. Dark with a rain storm doom and gloom approaching. I put so many extra 'insurance' seeds in the same hill that i can't say it works. Made sense at the time.

ChiliPeppa · April 14, 2016

In dry areas like mine the peat pot rim acts as a wick and dries out the soil inside the pot very quickly, the pot itself dries out and well they were worse than useless for me.

Jonnyhat · April 17, 2016

last year I used the vigoro ones from home depot (fail) this year I wanted to try them again so I got them from Johnny's and the roots are cutting through them with ease.

Gardeneer · April 17, 2016

Small seedlings will not grow through peat pot.
Peat pots are pretty tough.

Gardeneer

Kazedwards · April 17, 2016

Here is one of the more rare ones of mine. Most the time they don't grow through the pot.

-Zach

Worth1 · April 17, 2016

Strange,
What is it I do that makes the roots grow all out of the pots and everywhere?
I mean it is like a hair ball on every one of them.

Even the ones I had sitting on the glass table did this.
All I ever do is make sure the things stay moist.

Worth

rhoder551 · April 20, 2016

Not the peat pots but the pressed paper pots, I like those a lot. It is easy to tell when they need water just by looking at the sides, if they are dry or not. I perforate all around the bottom edge with a knife so it can be remove easily when planting out. I get panicky when I can't find them at the nursery-sometimes I think they forget to stock them because they aren't popular. They work extreamly well for melons which don't like to have their roots disturbed.

April 17, 2016	#21
Kazedwards Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 368	Here is one of the more rare ones of mine. Most the time they don't grow through the pot. -Zach __________________ -Zach

April 14, 2016	#16
My Foot Smells Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas Posts: 1,239	can a peat pot rim deter a cutworm?

April 14, 2016	#17
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	I've left the pot top edge surround on and around cucurbit seedlings during some speed planting...you know, getting dark, gotta-get-them-in-and-walk-away-drill. Dark with a rain storm doom and gloom approaching. I put so many extra 'insurance' seeds in the same hill that i can't say it works. Made sense at the time.

April 14, 2016	#18
ChiliPeppa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mojave Desert - California Posts: 368	In dry areas like mine the peat pot rim acts as a wick and dries out the soil inside the pot very quickly, the pot itself dries out and well they were worse than useless for me.

April 17, 2016	#19
Jonnyhat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 337	last year I used the vigoro ones from home depot (fail) this year I wanted to try them again so I got them from Johnny's and the roots are cutting through them with ease.

April 17, 2016	#20
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,909	Small seedlings will not grow through peat pot. Peat pots are pretty tough. Gardeneer

April 17, 2016	#22
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Strange, What is it I do that makes the roots grow all out of the pots and everywhere? I mean it is like a hair ball on every one of them. Even the ones I had sitting on the glass table did this. All I ever do is make sure the things stay moist. Worth

April 20, 2016	#23
rhoder551 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 219	Not the peat pots but the pressed paper pots, I like those a lot. It is easy to tell when they need water just by looking at the sides, if they are dry or not. I perforate all around the bottom edge with a knife so it can be remove easily when planting out. I get panicky when I can't find them at the nursery-sometimes I think they forget to stock them because they aren't popular. They work extreamly well for melons which don't like to have their roots disturbed.