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Santa Cruz, CA

How long do you wait before you give your backup plants away?

5/4/2007 1:23:16 AM

Colo.Spgs.CO. Pikes Peak Chapter @ [email protected]

well here in colorado, they are calling for possible snow this weekend, so all plants available stay indoors, if given away they face certain death by an inexperienced grower. I would say it depends on the situation...

5/4/2007 3:13:01 AM

Santa Cruz, CA

When you keep your plants inside, do you keep moving them into bigger and bigger pots? How big? Up to a gallon size?
We have had rain for the last few days and I think it's too soggy to plant even though the plants are ready to go out. I've moved our sprouts from 4" pots to 8" pots but now think 1 gallon size might be necessary until it drys out a bit. What do you think?

5/4/2007 9:27:57 AM

Ba2 2el England

use the biggest pots you can as the roots dont like disturbance

5/4/2007 2:56:10 PM

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I play Johny Pumpkin Seed this time of year. Anyone who wants to grow does. No one really WANTS my seeds, so I start extras & give freely to the unknowing, down-trodden & desperate.

5/4/2007 5:53:59 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

I start mine in 1.5 gal pots....then if there is a small delay due to weather, they are still in the ground before any root restrictions takes place. Peace, Wayne

5/4/2007 9:23:08 PM

Colo.Spgs.CO. Pikes Peak Chapter @ [email protected]

I start mine in 2.5 gallon pots that are slitted on 4 sides and duck taped back together. That way I can transplant without disturbing the roots. I also never let the plant get in any way rootbound, and before removing from the pots, I wet the soil in the pot well so it stays together for the transfer and roots are not damaged. I also mix the soil in layers around the seed in the pot, as the immediate media around the seed is a starter mix, so it can germinate and develop the roots, below that is a growing mix mixed half with my patch soil, and 1/3 of the way down the pot is my patch dirt that it will live it's life in..Hope this helps......

5/5/2007 2:29:53 AM

Moodus, Connecticut

I was going to dump my extras this past weekend as the plants in the ground are growing like weeds. When I went to water them on Sunday I found the deer had eaten a few for lunch, you just never know.

5/14/2007 1:26:19 PM