using soil already in the ground?

wackymack

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yes u can use the soil but run it through a screen to make sure no bugs are in it and add some nutes to it,ive done it b4 wit great results but my cat endup eating all of my plants
 

jimmyspaz

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Sure of course you can.I just loosen it up with a shovel and mix in some spagnum moss if it's too dense and won't drain.
 

SkunkoneSRH

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well i planted some seedlings in the ground.

and the sprouts actually look really healthy.

but i will learn over time how it effects them when thier bigger.
 

Skunk Baxter

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i plan on digging the hole with a small garden tool and planting the germinated seed directly do you think it will survive?
Possibly. Maybe even probably, depending on various variables. But you're better off starting in a Jiffy pot. Even if it's only an inch or two tall when you move it outside, it's still an advantage over planting directly outdoors.
 

Skunk Baxter

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do you guys think that it will survive in 50 degree weather?
Probably, but you're better off waiting another week or two. The extra two weeks of early vegetating you get by planting now aren't significant enough to offset the disadvantages of planting outside in cold weather.
 

wackymack

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Possibly. Maybe even probably, depending on various variables. But you're better off starting in a Jiffy pot. Even if it's only an inch or two tall when you move it outside, it's still an advantage over planting directly outdoors.

dude jiffy pots suck donkey balls.there not worth it
 

wackymack

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Possibly. Maybe even probably, depending on various variables. But you're better off starting in a Jiffy pot. Even if it's only an inch or two tall when you move it outside, it's still an advantage over planting directly outdoors.

dude jiffy pots suck donkey balls.there not worth it
 

Skunk Baxter

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They've always worked fine for me. Lots of other guys here on the board are happy with them, too. You just don't like jiffy pots - admit it!
 

Skunk Baxter

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Yeah, I germed my first batch of the season in Jiffy pots the other day, and have a 100% germ rate. I'll start the second batch this weekend. My only beef is that I wish they made one slightly larger, so I could start them a little earlier and get a larger root ball before sticking them outdoors.
 

jimmyspaz

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They do make a larger size,I bought them once by mistake and found they wouldn't fit the jiffy tray.Only like a 1/4 inch bigger though.
 

Wordz

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Yeah, I germed my first batch of the season in Jiffy pots the other day, and have a 100% germ rate. I'll start the second batch this weekend. My only beef is that I wish they made one slightly larger, so I could start them a little earlier and get a larger root ball before sticking them outdoors.
for sure if they could just make them 4 times bigger they would be amazing. You could probably veg em to about 8-10 inches if that were the case.
 

Skunk Baxter

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They do make a larger size,I bought them once by mistake and found they wouldn't fit the jiffy tray.Only like a 1/4 inch bigger though.
Those are the ones i already do use. And yeah, they're a little bit better, but I'd much rather have 4-inch ones.
 

Skunk Baxter

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for sure if they could just make them 4 times bigger they would be amazing. You could probably veg em to about 8-10 inches if that were the case.
Yup. Nice and handy. I know that to a lot of people, it probably doesn't seem like that big a deal, but if you're germing 100 seeds, it sure can save a lot of time and effort to use Jiffy pots. I don't know why they don't make 4-inchers; seems like they'd sell tons of them.
 

jimmyspaz

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Yeah , 4" peat plugs would save that transplant I do into 4" peat pots to veg before they go outside. I'm doing a couple of hundred clones this spring and it sure would save some time.
 
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