Re: [CH] Peat Pellets
Linda Panter (lipant@sympatico.ca)
Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:13:23 -0500
Hi Matt, That sounds interesting, actually! Especially for a
gardener like you.
That is also very intriguing about the tomato plants.... exactly
opposite what I have been doing.
Maybe I will start a few and compare!
Thanks!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Evans" <tmattevans@gmail.com>
To: "Linda Panter" <lipant@sympatico.ca>; "Chile Heads Post"
<chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Peat Pellets
Hi, Linda --
I'm planning on finishing in August with a Ph.D. in Civil
Engineering.
My specific research deals with the mechanics of soils on the
very
small (i.e., particle-level) scale. I just wish it would help me
grow
a better garden....
By the way, I meant to mention this in my last post -- you said
you've
been unhappy with your results in starting tomatoes from seed. I
think that if you use a method similar to what I outlined above,
it
might solve your problem. When I transplant my tomato seedlings
from
the small cells to the Solo cups, I put the plant in the cup
first
(all the way at the bottom) and then cover it with dirt.
Typically,
only a couple of inches of plant will be sticking out of the
soil.
When I transplant into the garden, I do the same thing, burying
the
plant to the level of the lowest leaves. My plants are
consistently
stronger than the ones I buy from the nursery.
Matt
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 14:44:58 -0500, Linda Panter
<lipant@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Matt... what is your Ph.D in?
>
> Not starting seeds??? gasp! You of all people....!!
>
>
> Linda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Evans" <tmattevans@gmail.com>
> To: "Scott" <rooftopvoter@excite.com>
> Cc: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [CH] Peat Pellets
>
> I use the same cups and have always had good luck. I typically
> start
> in the 72-cell two-part trays and then transplant into cups
> when
> the
> seedlings get to be decent size. The cups then fit back into
> the
> trays in eight rows of three. This allows me to continue
> bottom
> watering after the transplant.
>
> Matt
> (who's not starting seeds this year because he absolutely MUST
> finish
> this Ph.D.)
>
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:04:27 -0500 (EST), Scott
> <rooftopvoter@excite.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have tried various peat "contraptions" and it's always the
> > same result. They tend to dry out, but keeping them moist
> > enough for the seedlings leads to mold. Pretty shades of
> > green, white and blue that don't seem to harm the seedlings,
> > but not the type of growth I like to encourage indoors.
> >
> > I use 16 oz. red plastic cups (like you see around kegs.) I
> > melt a few holes in the bottom for drainage/watering and they
> > are reusable.
> >
> > Scott... getting to start seedlings this year... KCK
> >
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