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I hate peat pellets
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Posted by shrubs_n_bulbs z8/9 UK (My Page) on Sun, Nov 11, 07 at 11:06
| A couple of years ago I found and planted a Daphne hybrid which I'd been looking for for a while. It hasn't done great, weak and prone to rust. Today I noticed that some #%%$#@$# magpie or squirrel had been having a good dig at the base and exposed one of those peat pellets that everyone claims are so great for starting seed. If they're so great, why is it still there after at least 5 years trapping roots on an expensive shrub? It took quite a lot of effort to rip it off. Fingers crossed the plant will do a little better now. If nothing else, it won't now die of girdling as soon as it puts on a decent amount of growth :) |
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RE: I hate peat pellets
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| They are not great. Don't use 'em. |
RE: I hate peat pellets
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| They don't hold moisture well when you are starting seedlings (I've started thousands), and the germination rate in them sucks big time. |
RE: I hate peat pellets
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| gotta disagree. i only use them for things like tomatoes or cuttings and the thing to do is to pull the net off before planting - it comes off really easily and doesn't seem to damage the roots much - the plants really grow away well. |
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