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Criticism from a local gardener made me stop using peat pots
An older lady at the community garden center told me peat pots actually mess up root growth because they wick moisture away from the soil. She said I should just use plain plastic cells instead. I switched to those cheap 6-cell trays and my tomato seedlings are way healthier now after 2 months. Has anyone else had better luck ditching peat? Those things seemed so eco-friendly but maybe not.
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ryan_stone16d ago
Oh man, that totally makes sense when you put it that way! My buddy Dave had the exact same thing happen with his pepper starts last spring. He was bragging about those biodegradable pots being so green, then after a month his seedlings all looked sad and droopy. I remember he showed me the roots and they were all dry and tangled up in that pot material, couldn't break free at all. He switched to regular plastic trays and now his peppers are absolutely huge compared to last year. It's funny how something that sounds so eco-friendly on the package can actually be worse for the plants in practice. I think a lot of us got tricked by the marketing on those things.
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rivera.susan15d ago
Tricked by marketing" is the story of my life, am I right?
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