Biodegradable pots requiring a lot of attention

Avering

Avering

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I was told that when I used these pots I should leave them very wet so that the roots may grow out of them, but in my experience I ended up killing quite a few plants like this, so now I am taking it a bit easier on the watering, but as you can see they look quite good on water... these pots are kind of tricky, they dry up quick. I watered from the bottom today.. does anybody have some tips for these pots? I’m probably going to cut one open a bit at the bottom and get an idea of what the roots are growing like, thanks all
 
I use them & find them great for seed starting, easy to maintain proper moisture, & easy to transplant, either in the pot or cut it off.
 
Avering said:
I was told that when I used these pots I should leave them very wet so that the roots may grow out of them, but in my experience I ended up killing quite a few plants like this, so now I am taking it a bit easier on the watering, but as you can see they look quite good on water... these pots are kind of tricky, they dry up quick. I watered from the bottom today.. does anybody have some tips for these pots? I’m probably going to cut one open a bit at the bottom and get an idea of what the roots are growing like, thanks all
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Don't do anything yet
Those roots have tiny invisible to the eye hairs that will be damaged this young and slow growth
Stop doing things to change your plants environment
Wait a couple weeks before transplanting or slow down your grow needlessly
 
Avering said:
I was told that when I used these pots I should leave them very wet so that the roots may grow out of them, but in my experience I ended up killing quite a few plants like this, so now I am taking it a bit easier on the watering, but as you can see they look quite good on water... these pots are kind of tricky, they dry up quick. I watered from the bottom today.. does anybody have some tips for these pots? I’m probably going to cut one open a bit at the bottom and get an idea of what the roots are growing like, thanks all
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Told by whom?
 
BobBitchen said:
I use them & find them great for seed starting, easy to maintain proper moisture, & easy to transplant, either in the pot or cut it off.
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Thank you!
Herb & Suds said:
Don't do anything yet
Those roots have tiny invisible to the eye hairs that will be damaged this young and slow growth
Stop doing things to change your plants environment
Wait a couple weeks before transplanting or slow down your grow needlessly
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I won’t touch em then! Just hoping that the roots will grow okay, I find that they air out very quickly. It’s good I’m injured at home now and have time to watch over them
xtsho said:
Told by whom?
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it was one of the people at a vegetable and fruit nursery, they probably thought I’d be growing something else outdoors
 
xtsho said:
Told by whom?
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It’s hard to keep it just right, seems I keep getting it on the wet side and letting the air dry it out over time. I guess now that they look overwatered I’ll just have to wait til they dry out again which I hope won’t be as soon as tonight! The cups today felt like they still had a bit of moisture in them but I watered them anyway. That may have been my mistake, I could have waited, but I wanted to feed them from the bottom today, which I hope is a good idea with these
 
Avering said:
It’s hard to keep it just right, seems I keep getting it on the wet side and letting the air dry it out over time. I guess now that they look overwatered I’ll just have to wait til they dry out again which I hope won’t be as soon as tonight! The cups today felt like they still had a bit of moisture in them but I watered them anyway. That may have been my mistake, I could have waited, but I wanted to feed them from the bottom today, which I hope is a good idea with these
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Thats what you want.

Water then wait for it to dry out then water again.

If you dont wait for the dry up you end up killing your plants due to root rot.
 
Avering said:
It’s hard to keep it just right, seems I keep getting it on the wet side and letting the air dry it out over time. I guess now that they look overwatered I’ll just have to wait til they dry out again which I hope won’t be as soon as tonight! The cups today felt like they still had a bit of moisture in them but I watered them anyway. That may have been my mistake, I could have waited, but I wanted to feed them from the bottom today, which I hope is a good idea with these
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You do not need to keep the peat pot wet. Treat it like a normal pot and just worry about keeping the soil inside watered. When it comes time to transplant into a bigger pot just soak the entire thing in a tub of water and plant the whole thing or skip that and just tear off the peat pot and plant.

You don't need to feed from the bottom. Just water normally.
 
Wizzlebiz said:
Thats what you want.

Water then wait for it to dry out then water again.

If you dont wait for the dry up you end up killing your plants due to root rot.
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Got it! I did get root rot once before.. thank you
xtsho said:
You do not need to keep the peat pot wet. Treat it like a normal pot and just worry about keeping the soil inside watered. When it comes time to transplant into a bigger pot just soak the entire thing in a tub of water and plant the whole thing or skip that and just tear off the peat pot and plant.

You don't need to feed from the bottom. Just water normally.
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Thank you!! I’ll treat it like normal then!
Herb & Suds said:
THIS ^^^
Let em dry, they love a dry environment
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Gotcha! Thanks
 
It's true. If you water from the top they never get soggy and the roots can't break through. If you water from the bottom by sitting them in a tray, they get soggy and the roots can poke through. They can get some mold on them though if the mold spores are in the air but I never worry about it.
 
Herb & Suds said:
THIS ^^^
Let em dry, they love a dry environment
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xtsho said:
You do not need to keep the peat pot wet. Treat it like a normal pot and just worry about keeping the soil inside watered. When it comes time to transplant into a bigger pot just soak the entire thing in a tub of water and plant the whole thing or skip that and just tear off the peat pot and plant.

You don't need to feed from the bottom. Just water normally.
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70's natureboy said:
It's true. If you water from the top they never get soggy and the roots can't break through. If you water from the bottom by sitting them in a tray, they get soggy and the roots can poke through. They can get some mold on them though if the mold spores are in the air but I never worry about it.
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F08D6ABB-4010-4D2E-B9EA-27C54414CA27.jpegcouple days later they are quite dry by now it seems but two are going yellow, I’ve had this before from root rot. do you all think it’s bout time for water? Gonna spray them this time as i feel like I overdid the watering on those taller ones
 
70's natureboy said:
:wall:
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Seems it’s the soil that is not loose enough, I should have thought about that before, took one seedling out of the peat pot carefully and saw after two days it was still moist at the bottom.. just gonna leave these alone for now.. added one more seed in a plastic grow pot to germinate in the room and have 10 seeds coming in today.. I think I’m gonna have to add perlite to my mix
 
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