Does anyone ever use those peat pellets and the mini plastic greenhouses? Or maybe one without the other? I've used the pellets w/greenhouse kits in the past, but they either dried out or the seeds never sprouted(most likely because the seeds were over 5 years old...but I'm determinded to try to get old seeds to grow..or atleast try instead of just throwing them away). I thought I'd give it a try again this year(but with mostly new seeds, haha). I just finished planting some seeds, so now comes the waiting part. In the past I've used just the greenhouses (the ones with the deep cells) and potting soil. I've had pretty a pretty decent turn out. I'm thinking about doing that again in a few weeks. What's your favorite method for starting seeds?
ive allways had secsess with he peate disks and mini green house.gota fan some air in there once in awile.once they sprout and are pretty gerthy put them in a bigger container.then aclumate to outside,,good luck.. sunshine all arround frog
frog- Good ideas/tips! Thanks Nicholas- I'm still finding that the greenhouse seems to cause the tops of the peat to dry out quicker than usual, though that may be due to the warm surface I have it on. Next time I might try using the peat pellets without the greenhouse. Though today I have had turnips, 2 types of lettuce, and chamomile sprout, so I happy about that!
i've used them in the past. frog is right about transplanting them though. once they're big enough move them into their own small pots so you monitor watering better. another idea....i like to recycle plastic strawberry/mushroom containers. mostof them are vented (& thus have drainage holes) & they even have their own little lids. when things start sprouting, i divide & transfer to flats.
peat is a non-renewable resource and the harvesting of it is ruining wetlands that the environment needs very desperately. Find a potting soil, if you must, that does not hurt the planet. I have the best luck directly sowing seeds right where I want them to grow. I always lose too many baby plants to stress when attempting to transplant them or move them from indoor conditions to outside.
