[CH] Chiltepins in peat containers
Rain (rain@wwbbs.otherside.com)
Wed, 07 Apr 1999 21:34:48 GMT
-> A few weeks back I planted a bunch of chiltepin and scotch bonnet seeds in
-> some of the little peat conatiners most garden centers sell. I scored 2
-> dozen of the planters for a dollar so I had to give them a shot. At any
-> rate, I've gotten nothing to sprout thus far and have had an incredible time
-> keeping the soil in these things consistently moist. It seems like the peat
-> pots just drink up the moisture. Has anyone had any luck starting seedlings
-> in the peat planters or am I just doing something wrong in this case?
x
I've had the same problem with peat pots. The only things that seem
to help are wrapping them in plastic cling wrap or crowding them tightly
together in a high-sided tray and putting plastic around the eposed
part of the outside. Either way, here in the Ohio Valley, the risk of
fungal problems goes up, so I'd just rather use plastic. They don't dry
out so fast, it's not really that hard to transfer pepper plants intact,
and you only have to buy pots once.
x
Keep on rockin',
Rain
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