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Vermont

well i started my plants last sunday , i soaked 24 hours starting on saturday before planting in pots..... some older seeds so started 12 plants think some wouldnt sprout ha ha ha ha ... seeds on all but one have broke surface on quart size containers and shed the husk of the seeds already. but way to soon to put out here but roots have already gone through some holes in bottom of pots on a number of them HELP!!!!!!!!! should i attempt to repot - not worry about the roots or push luck and plant in garden here in vermont anyways with covers over them...... and note no true leaves started as yet on them.i am worried if i dont repot or plant now i will damage roots later so should i repot into gallon pots and risk it? some i started were peters 1104 - larue 1131 - kline 1204 - story 1002 - hull 726 - landers 763 - and bouce 418.

5/19/2007 1:25:03 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Plant them as soon as you see the start of the first true leaf. if the cots are out....the 1st leaf is there somewhere. (don't repot them...that is just asking for trouble)

Good luck!!

5/19/2007 1:56:38 PM

Oswego, New York

Hi, what I do is plant in a bigger pot. Not a gallon pot but like a bin with a lager diameter on the surface of the transplant devise, but do not disturb the roots!!! Take a long implement like a flat stick or other flat metal or wood object and ream the perimeter of the pot you have them in now. Make sure the other thing you are going to plant them in is ready and the hole dug. Get the appropriate shovel for the job and gently pull the plant from the existing pot with the shovel stuck in the side of the loosened soil and pull out. Now exchange the plant to the new medium. After the roots are in the new dirt gently fill in around the roots and tap the soil gently. Then water so the roots will not rot with exposure to air pockets and the water will reduce shock. This will apply to any transplant you will do. Some plants are more sensitive than others. Bonnie

5/20/2007 11:06:55 PM