Good these are, especiallly for things that dont like root disturbance, but does anyone know a cheaper supplier? thanks.
n a kays do them in 100's, I think..have a look at their website :)
There are a lot of suppliers on eBay, I've used this company before, theirs work out at .06p each for 200 (but they are the 22mm size) including the p&p ...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/200x22mm-JIFFY-7-PEAT-GROWING-PELLETS-seeds-or-cuttings_W0QQitemZ320221913692QQihZ011QQcategoryZ20518QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem
Yes thats where i buy theem from anyway off ebay!! but i want to find out the manufacturer, and buy them trade, if we had enough people we could buy them even cheaper!
oh i get the 38mm ones.
these are peat-free, also from kay's: peat-free jiffy 7s (http://www.kaysdiscountgarden.co.uk/cgi-bin/site-editor.pl/14/-ecommerce?action=item;item=J7PEATFREE;eid=556273%5Bcolor=blue)
I haven't tried them myslef but I'm quite tempted. I don't know who makes them though...
n a kay 30 mm 500 for 19.50
38mm 1000 for 41.90
42mm 1000 for 43.58
plus p&p
what do you grow in them that don't like root disturbance?? I saw them in Wyevale 30 for £1.99 and 60 i think for £2.99
sweetcorn, good for cucumbers too.
I start lettuce, toms, peppers, aubergines, even cabbages..means I can grow them on to a size where, if slugs strike, we manage to get a decent crop ;D
I've never used these before, can I ask a couple of questions; how do you label each plug, is there room to stick a label in each one? Also, has anyone used the peat free versions, ?any good?
i get people to save me the ready-meal dishes and put peat pots in them you can put six in those!! , i then water from the bottom, then i put a label in there for all of them! i put individual labels in when i put them in bigger pots! i buy the 38 mm ones for bigger things, you can get smaller ones for lettuce etc. everything ive put in them have come through and seems happy!! have had trouble in the past with potting on cues and courgettes so it saves waste in the long run, and now ive got a bigger lottie this year, it saves the time of pricking out everything.
I found that I was getting through the Jiffy 7s too quickly and that they were going to bump up the cost of my veg. I've since made mini pots out of newspaper and they are working just as well. I pop the paper pots into seed trays that have individual cells (wilkinsons) - looks nice and tidy, also keeps them all upright.
I use them for almost everything except very large beans. I buy the smaller ones, from Kays by the thousand.
They fit into a propogater very easily with no wasted space. If you wish they will fit in a cell tray.
I have used them for years and would not start in anything else frankly.
I use a piece of venetian blind as a tag and put it in the propogater at the end of the row of Jiffies if I am doing more than 1 thing in each.
Even the smallest ones are big enough for even the largest squash or corn seed and most of the smaller beans.
XX Jeannine
Jeannine,
If your seeds dont germinate do you re-use the pellets with fresh seed and/or different seed?
Yes I do actually, but not if the seed was big in case it had rotted and left residue in the soil. Same or different.
XX Jeannine
Jeanine, id love to know how much you can get 1000 38 mm pots for? im on a mission to find a cheaper supplier, regards sarah.
I got mine from Kays. I don't know of a cheaper supplier, there may be one, I haven't bought any for 2 years now. This box will last me a long time.
XX Jeannine
N A Kays, 38mm 1,000 for 41.90
is this the kays you buy yours from, Jeannine ?
Yes, but I got mine 2 years ago and they have gone up.XX Jeannine