The mesh came off easily and, for the most part, the pellets held together after the casing was removed. So my easy fix was to carefully peel off the mesh when I transplanted the seedlings. I just didn’t like the idea of burying that mesh casing. I wondered about this when I was using them. And sometimes this restricts root growth. However, I have read from several sources that the mesh casing doesn’t always break down when buried in the soil. The pellets are encased in a mesh, and when a seedling is transplanted, the mesh gets buried in the soil along with the pellet.I saved a little time with this method since I didn’t have to fill potting chambers with soil – although I did have to soak the pellets in water and wait a bit for them to expand to the correct size and moisture level.Everything the seeds needed was already in the soil pellet. I’ve read other posts to the contrary but, for my little experiment at least, moisture retention in the soil pellets was far superior to the first two methods.Similar to the peat pots, sharing individual seedlings with friends was easy.Transplanting was easy and didn’t disrupt roots.Peat Soil Pellets Seedlings in peat soil pellets Pros: Moisture retention seemed uneven, again probably due to the soil I used.Although the plastic tray is reusable, the peat pots are not.This method also required purchasing soil.Since the peat pots could be separated, sharing seedlings with friends was easy.Transplanting was easy and not disruptive to roots.Larger chambers meant the plants didn’t outgrow them as quickly as with the seed starter greenhouse. The plastic chambers cannot be separated so, unlike the other two methods, it was impossible to share individual seedlings with friends without transplanting them first.Probably because of the soil I used, moisture retention in the potting chambers was uneven.The seed starter soil I chose didn’t hold together well, and it seemed to dry out too quickly (which of course was my own fault). I had to separately purchase soil to fill the potting chambers.Transplanting seedlings from the chambers was more difficult and disruptive to plant roots than using either of the other two methods.The chambers are small so my seedlings outgrew them quickly.If treated right, the plastic potting chambers are reusable year after year.Seedlings in the plastic chambers of the Seed Starter Greenhouse Pros: Here is what I learned: Seed Starter Greenhouse I did modify things slightly to suit my greenhouse environment and to address a concern I had about one of the products. I believe they all came with instructions – which I mostly followed. In this post, I won’t go into the mechanics of how to use each kit. I planted several types of coleus but mostly the rainbow mix. Since I’d never planted coleus seeds before, I decided to make coleus the subject of my experiment. There are many types of seed starting kits and trays out there, but for this little exercise I used three easily found, affordable Jiffy products. The Three Seed Starting Kits I Triedĭisclosure: Affiliate links are used below. With spring just around the corner, this is a good time to share my findings. Seedlings planted in three different seed starting kits So early last spring, I conducted a little experiment: I planted seeds using three different seed starting kits to learn which method worked the best for me. Ever since we set up our little Sunglo greenhouse a few years ago, I’ve been trying to find the best way to start plants from seeds.
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