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Indiana

Hello all
Where can I get large peat pots the largest I have found are 4 inches
Steve

11/11/2003 4:24:01 PM

Kenyon, Mn.

Let me know if ya have any luck moondog, I use a old time basket that I've modified with a drop out bottom to get her set in the patch, good for one, check with greenhouses

11/11/2003 5:30:58 PM

canal winchester ohio

Hey Phil, your e-mails keep getting kicked back to me. I got the seeds you sent & thank you...........Paul

11/11/2003 5:38:46 PM

canal winchester ohio

Sorry about changing subject Steve, try Walmart in the early spring....I've seen 6" pots there on occassion.

11/11/2003 5:39:54 PM

be sure to bake those peat pots or treat them with a fungicide...otherwise they'll grow more than pumpkins...

11/11/2003 10:12:45 PM

porterville, calif.

I have found 1 gallon and up at Home depot and at Lowes. If you use them you need at least 1 gallon size. Some people don,t like them because of them not rotting after you put them in ground. I haven,t had that problem. I just cut the bottom out when i set them out to make sure the tap root isn,t held back . 1 gallon ice cream rounds work just as good. Just cut the bottom out of them turn them over with the lid upside down. plant your seed ,when they come up and you are ready to set them out just take the lid off and slide the plant into the hole... Greg

11/12/2003 2:55:35 AM

Bemidji, MN

You can find 6" peat pots at www. carlinsales.com. They come in a case of 168, but get a few friends to split them up. Steve

11/12/2003 10:47:09 AM

Indiana

Thanks for all the replies
Steve

11/12/2003 11:35:56 AM

Kenyon, Mn.

Steve, sorry to cut in again but!!!
Paul, just tried you again..you been getting kicked back to me too!??

11/12/2003 6:22:30 PM

Montoursville, PA

Since I peal off the peat pot anyway I have evolved to using half gallon round ice cream boxes. See early part of my diary to see a how to series of pictures.

11/12/2003 6:25:36 PM

Indiana

The ice cream containers sound good I have a friend that works at edys ice cream I will have to see if she can get me some.
Steve

11/12/2003 10:54:55 PM

Montoursville, PA

Peat pots not handled perfectly and even so cause some resistance as the roots attempt to break through the peat. This is stress in anybody's book. If the pot is more compressed as compaired to less the roots may even turn into the center and pot bind. A peat pot not perfectly dampened and kept damp is a problem. A tiny root can maybe find a crack. The pot is dry or gets dry creating a cholking action. To your first vigor trying to escape and become the root system this is even a worse stress.

Your gentle handling to strip the pots or remove them is most likely less stress in any event.

The pot should be at least the size of a half gallon ice cream box. This will give you one or two days lee-way between house and garden. This enables unrestricted root growth. The hair roots will still be at the bottom and sometimes the sides in four to six days following emergence of the seed.

11/13/2003 6:42:10 AM