Re: [CH] Re: Seed Starters
Nels Peterson (npkp4jp@polarcomm.com)
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 06:30:48 -0600
As usual you're right as Rain-- Jiffy 7's are a pain for peppers and
tomatoes, but I wouldn't use anything but Jiffys for cucurbits.
> But there's one exception: whatever you do, fellow backyard-gardening
> types, don't succumb to temptation and try Jiffy 7-type pellets. Yes,
> they're extremely easy and convenient and make transplanting a breeze IF
> the young plant is still alive--but it usually isn't, at least here in
> the Ohio Valley. I've had terrible luck with contamination of one kind
> and another in those things (and nearly no trouble of that type when
> using loose soil, so I'm guessing it isn't my seeds, procedures or
> conditions.)
>
> Rain
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