Topic: hello newish been lurking

[chriscross1966]

i have always favoured the 'loads in one pot' approach as it saves a lot of faffing and space. I think they do fine this way and yes, they take a bit of untangling at planting out time but if you take a handful and shake the roots under some water I find they come apart without too much difficulty. 

With respect I have to argue.... at least about the faffing.... I sow in modules and find that it saves so much time at potting on. You also don't have to handle the seedlings at all which is a help if you have rather big hands like mine (I might only be 5 feet 9 tall but I can span 9 inches with my left hand.... they're shovels really...... Yes it saves space in the propagators but I have 4 seed trays worth of propagators and rarely find myself in the situation of needing to put in more seeds than I have space for. THe first batch of onions (the big ones and the cluster maincrops will be coming out this week to be replaced by the chillis, the leeks, the standard maincrop and some early spring onions and I'll probably have a propagator free to start a few other bits and bobs off....

chrisc

[Jayb]

I really like using modules too. Sow, grow on and then plant out. Works well for me and suits my setup, but I guess it doesn't suit everyone.

[Jayb]

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Hello and welcome Gettingthere  :)