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Nova Scotia

How Lone can a plant say in a pot before planting outside?

4/18/2005 1:22:28 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

10 Days Maximum and this is with a gallon pot. The tap root will bottom out quickly...Then you will have transplant shock...Most growers only keep them in the pot until the 1st true leaf shows.

4/18/2005 1:29:45 PM

Cologne / Germany

I use 3 gallon buckets (cut in half and taped together) and they will do it for 3 weeks before planting outside in early May. I change the location of the buckets depending on weather and temps to start with a well acclimatized plant. Also helps to identify the first vine and to decide early if some plant might need a backup. I never plant 2 outside to wait and look and pull 1 later, just a waste of seeds in my opinion.

4/19/2005 6:54:04 AM

Nova Scotia

Thanks guys for your input
Jeff

4/19/2005 7:36:49 AM

Deer Park, WI

3 days after cotyledon emergence is the max for myself, thats using 1/2 gallon ice-cream containers as planters.

4/19/2005 8:56:03 AM

Montoursville, PA

All answers are accurate. Anything longer in pot or in smaller pot is a stress on the new plant.

4/19/2005 10:18:09 AM