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Title: Peat Pots
Post by: Len on March 07, 2004, 19:07:26

I am thinking of using peat pots ( the cardboard looking ones) when potting on my veggis. I would be intreasted to know of any problems with this method ?

Title: Re:Peat Pots
Post by: shifty581 on March 07, 2004, 19:28:42

For my beans I use inserts of toilet roll.

Title: Re:Peat Pots
Post by: rdak on March 07, 2004, 20:00:41

I don't like peat pots- they always seem to make the compost dry out too quickly. I too am using toilet rolls for beans.

Title: Re:Peat Pots
Post by: Sparky on March 08, 2004, 08:15:42

Doesn't the soil fall out of the bottom of toilet rolls??? ???

Do you then plant the bean and the toilet roll into the ground?  I have heard of lots of people using toilet rolls but wasn't quite sure how it worked!!

Title: Re:Peat Pots
Post by: Dunc_n_Tricia on March 08, 2004, 10:02:37

I tried using peat pots for my lettuce last year, and seemed to do O.K. When we dug them up though, no roots had come through the peat! The pot was chocker block full of roots, but somehow the peat had stopped them spreading.

I'm using plastic pots this year to get (almost) everything started. They might not seem as environmentally friendly, but at least I can reuse them.

 :-* Tricia

Title: Re:Peat Pots
Post by: tim on March 08, 2004, 11:10:49

Don't like peat pots for same reasons.

And, in passing, peat pots are NOT environmentally friendly!! = Tim

Title: Re:Peat Pots
Post by: Mrs Ava on March 08, 2004, 12:56:08

aaaggghhhh nuts, got given loads and loads of peat pots from the shed lady, now you lot tell me they are no good.  What about if I cut the bottoms out of them so in effect they are just like loo roll tubes?  

Title: Re:Peat Pots
Post by: mysticmog on March 08, 2004, 13:03:01

I didnt like them, they steal all the water from the compost - I guess cutting the bottoms out would work EJ  ;)