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Nova Scotia

i usually just direct plant but this year i'm using 4" peat pots. so i want to know how many days from putting the seed in the soil until i should put the pot in the ground?

5/2/2005 9:01:12 AM

Montoursville, PA

Six at the most. Even so the roots will be jumping out of the pot in four days.

Next year consider the round so called 1/2 gallon ice cream containers. They will give you enough more days, to see the first true leaf, while not stressing root development.

5/2/2005 11:03:06 AM

Somers, CT

What you want to be careful of is that the plant does nt get pot bound. Its growth is very agressive and could happen in under a week. I was told to transplant after the first true leaf appears in a few days. Anyone feel free to jump in.

5/2/2005 11:06:24 AM

Rockford,il

I planted mine in 44 oz paper? soda fountain cups.I believe that they are of the same material as ice cream containers.Most convenience store/gas stations sell them.You could cut out the bottom of your 4 inch pot and transplant directly into the soda cup without stressing out the seedling.The cup is about 8 inches tall.Just a thought.Phil

5/2/2005 11:17:44 AM

ipswich, ma usa

Within seven days my plants went from just popping thru the dirt to the roots at the bottom of the one gallon pot and already becoming intertwined.

John (5150)

5/2/2005 11:20:20 AM

San Diego

I use one gallon clear plastic water jugs, pre cut for easy trasnplant. The same day my seedling emerges from the soil, their is a tap root on the bottom over 2 inches. The roots are everywhere 2 days later. I transplant in 2 or 3 days from emergence, I can see the tiny first true leaf already and know which way it the plant will run. Jimmy

5/2/2005 12:40:14 PM

No Place Special

I use the 4" peat pots. As soon as I can see the first true leaf and which way its growing I will transplant outside.

5/2/2005 1:16:43 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I use 3 gallon plastic planters lined with netting for easy transplanting. I never worry about rootbound plants or feeling rushed to get them out when the weather doesn't cooperate.

5/2/2005 2:12:40 PM

Hayes, Virginia

I use 3liter clear bottles pre
cut makes it easy to transplant
gives you 2 or 3 more days than
the 4in peat.
good way to watch the roots grow.

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5/2/2005 6:49:33 PM

Cologne / Germany

12 liter bucket (3 gal) will do for 3 weeks. 1 gal per week if expected to remain in the pot about this time. No clear plastic stuff, it will probably build up algae all over and you´ll take out your plant with a fish smell-)
I checked this out before and never had any problems.

5/2/2005 7:15:28 PM

Ohio

I like to drink from a keg while im,,,,,, Oh your talking about something eles,Sorry.....

5/2/2005 11:54:03 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Floh, I use clear plastic 3 liter soda bottles. I have used them all winter for test germination with excellent results. Never had any algae or fishy smell. Some bottles were wrapped with paper, and some were not. The only recognizable difference was that the roots in the wrapped bottles tended to expand toward the edge of the bottles more than the unwrapped bottles, indicating a tendancy of the roots to avoid light. My diary has more details.

5/3/2005 7:50:36 AM

Cologne / Germany

I had the algae problem in my greenhouse. 3 gal paint mixing buckets (clear plastic) and the soil turned green where it was exposed to sunlight. This year I use black buckets -:)

5/3/2005 8:40:05 AM

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

What do you do if the weather is so bad that you can't transplant to the patch when you should? Do you just transplant it to a bigger container until the forecast is clearer?

I'll have a poly house up by planting time. But, the weather has been pretty horrible here. Although, it's supposed to clear up by the weekend. I'm just not sure if I trust the forecast at this point.

5/3/2005 9:19:28 AM

Montoursville, PA

I went ahead and planted, placed shop lights, for heat and vine leading. Changed from 75 to 100 watt bulbs due to the many weather report warnings.

We held 50 degrees for the box low last night. The outside temperature was 32 right on the line. Lots of frost here.

Hey I also at the same time sequenced a few back up seed just, in case, mother got real serious with the frost fright last night and again tonight.

5/3/2005 10:41:55 AM

Follansbee, Wv

That's interesting floh. Was it regular soil in the pots, or seed starting mix? I wonder if the real sunlight had anything to do with it.

5/3/2005 6:51:36 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Crammed, looks like that weather window is opening up beginning Thursday. The change is coming this week. Highs will be in the 20's all weekend.

Last year I placed halogen lights and 205 liter barrels full of water in my hoop houses to act as heat sinks at night. It worked very well too. My first pollinations were in mid June last year from the hoop house plants.

5/3/2005 9:28:29 PM