Re: USE OF PLASTIC LINERS FOR POTS
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: USE OF PLASTIC LINERS FOR POTS
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 08:13:55 EDT
In a message dated 5/7/99 8:47:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bkaye@playground.net writes:
<< From: bkaye@playground.net (Bruce Kaye/Irene Mandaric)
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And to add to the debate:
IF you put a plastic bag into the pot, you can easily lift the plant out
of the pot without disturbing the roots too much. Try it. It works!
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.I use 1-gallon polyethylene milk or water jugs.that I cut at about the
four-inch level.
I line the bottom of the jug with a grocery bag and let the rest of the
bag fold over
the outside of the jug. I put in at least 3 inches of moistened potting
mix. I plant the seeds about one inch deep. when the seeds sprout, I poke
about 1/2 dozen holes in the bottom of the jugs with an ice pick. When the
plants are ready, this allows me to lift the plant from the jug and place the
bag in an oversize hole. The bag is easily removed by cutting most of it
away with a scissors and sliding the bottom out from under the plant.
I have used this technique with 2-lb cottage-cheese containers for
starting the
smaller prize-winner Hybrids. I also find that the commercial soil
mixes can be
crumbly. Blending with milled sphagnum moss seems to give a tighter
structure.
I let the roots develop as long as i can before planting. I think a
good root
structure helps to minimize the crumbling that can occurt during
transplanting...I give most of my plants away and this makes it easier
for
neophytes to have a successful planting. I have room for only one
plant.
. The jugs can be used again and again if desired.
*****I was all set to plant today but severe thunderstorms are in the
forecast.
Last year, the wind from such a storm severely disrupted my 1-month
plant
and it never fully reovered.
Paul in Perinton near ROCHESTER, NY
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