Transplanted

Dan,
 
    Since this is my first year growing AG's, I was deferring to Langevin's book on using 4" peat pots.  I was under the impression that you could get true leaf formation prior to transplanting in these pots (p. 61 first book).  I guess I thought AG's were slow growers after the break the surface, until they are transplanted.  Next year I am going to plant into 1 gallon nursery pots.  The 4" pots I used were a waste of time. 
 
    If I germinated them, and then placed them peat pot and all in a 1 gallon container, it might be worth starting with the 4" pots.  I guess you live and learn.  When in doubt, let commonsense dictate.  I did not carefully consider my actions before planting.  It won't happen again this year.
 
John J. Pritchard
Columbus, OH
j*@mindspring.com                    
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel and Tara Nelson <t*@together.net>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: Roots coming out of peat pots

John,
 
After reading your e-mail tonight, I decided to check to see if I had
roots coming out of my peat pots.  I did.  I started my seeds last
Saturday morning, planning to give them a week in the peat pots 
before putting them into my cold frames.  Well, now I have
transplanted my biggest one (One Ton Cross....1061X1006) into
a cut off gallon milk jug and prepped my patch to plant this one
tomorrow night when I get home from work. 
 
I probably should have left it in the peat pot and not transfered it to
the milk jug, but I just couldn't stand seeing that little (I mean vigorous)
root growing into nothing.
 
Next year I am going to germinate my seed as I did this year (damp
paper towel method), but then I am going to put them directly into
heated cold frames in the patch.  No more peat pots... too stressful.
 
PS.  I don't agree with the Remington method of keeping away pests....
I would use a WIINCHESTER!
 
Dan in Vermont
 
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