How to Transplant Peat Pots
Sometimes seedlings suffer transplant shock when transplanted directly into garden soil, because their roots get disrupted. Transplanting seedlings in peat pots is a proven way to prevent transplant shock. This is because a peat pot is planted along with its seedlings, leaving the tender young roots unharmed. As the transplanted seedlings grow, the roots of the seedlings grow readily through the peat pot walls. The peat pot will eventually disintegrate and become part of the garden soil. Peat pots are biodegradable and environmentally safe, making them a wise choice in which to start and grow any kind of seeds or cuttings. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Prepare the soil in your garden site and amend it with compost or rotted manure. Add an appropriate fertilizer to the soil, following the recommendation for your particular plants.
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Dig a hole 1 inch wider and 1 inch deeper than your peat pot.
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Water the seedlings in your peat pots thoroughly just before you transplant them.
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Trim off any part of the peat pot that is above the level of the soil in your pot. You can do this with scissors or clippers, or just by pinching it off.
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Set the peat pot into the hole, making certain that none of the top edge of the pot is above the soil's surface. If it isn't trimmed away, the peat pot will draw any moisture out of the soil and your seedlings will die.
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Backfill the hole with the soil you removed, ensuring that the peat pot is completely covered with soil. Firm the soil with your hand or a garden spade.
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Water the transplanted seedlings daily until you see new growth appear. Then water regularly once a week.
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Tips & Warnings
Choose a cool, cloudy day or an evening to transplant seedlings in peat pots.
The proper time to transplant your seedlings to your garden site will depend on your USDA zone.
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- Photo Credit seeds and pots image by Richard Seeney from Fotolia.com
Comments
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This information is very exciting and informative. I am working with Developmentally challenged adults and this is one of our projects....to sell vegetable plants and hopefully some of the produce.
