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xXA_HillbillyXx

I just bought one of those little jiffy greenhouses with the heatmat under it, and it came with 72 peat pellets... i planted some of my seeds in them and now i read that peat pellets are bad.. could i take the seeds out of the peat pellets and put them in something else?... if so what would be the recomended mix for starting the seeds?... thanx for any help. i have read that puting the little cube divider things in the same greenhouse would be ok i just dont know what soil to put in them
Edit: FYI i planted the seeds in the jiffy pellets less than 24 hrs ago... this is why i think i could just put them in a different soil..
 
I use one of those heating trays but instead of jiffy pellets I use Rapid rooters.
I've personally never had any issues growing out of jiffy pellets though, and have several plants in my yard that started life that way. I just prefer Rapid Rooters because I can also run cuttings in them and I get them pretty cheap.
 
xXA_HillbillyXx said:
I just bought one of those little jiffy greenhouses with the heatmat under it, and it came with 72 peat pellets... i planted some of my seeds in them and now i read that peat pellets are bad.. could i take the seeds out of the peat pellets and put them in something else?... if so what would be the recomended mix for starting the seeds?... thanx for any help. i have read that puting the little cube divider things in the same greenhouse would be ok i just dont know what soil to put in them
Edit: FYI i planted the seeds in the jiffy pellets less than 24 hrs ago... this is why i think i could just put them in a different soil..
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If you haven't planted too many seeds, I'd let it roll just to see how it works. It's all good my friend.
 
I use those jiffy pellets for a lot of plants. I've done many varieties of hot peppers, beans, tomatoes, lettuce, even pumpkins. They're actually pretty impressive performers. Just don't let them grow too big because they have a habit of allowing roots to easily invade other pellets.
 
napalmxv3 said:
I use those jiffy pellets for a lot of plants. I've done many varieties of hot peppers, beans, tomatoes, lettuce, even pumpkins. They're actually pretty impressive performers. Just don't let them grow too big because they have a habit of allowing roots to easily invade other pellets.
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Hmm ok then, whilst I have yalls attention the little electric seed propagator i bought, i added the water to the peat pellets and put them in the little green house (i have 25 watered pellets in there) and plugged it in, the lid is very condensated.. is this ok or do i need to poke holes in it?
 
What did you hear that said they were bad? I use them to start most of mine and think they are great when you are ready to transplant because they don't shock the roots like what might happen when you dig seedlings out of soil. The only thing is once they sprout you would need to use a light nutrient to feed them.
 
Jiffies certainly aren't ideal IMO for starting chiles, but they should be alright. The biggest problem is that they are straight unammended peat which doesn't hold moisture well(too wet or too dry) which easily leads to either mold or crusting up. They also aren't pH balanced. It suprises me how much effort people put into ammending their peat based mixes but still use straight peat pellets on their more delicate seedlings. Then there is the debate about whether to remove the netting which to me seems to defeat the whole convenience factor. Much easier IMO to use small pots or plastic cells with a well ammended medium
In my opinion you should have some vent hole in your propogator lid/dome. Too much moisture and lack of air exchange is a very bad thing
 
You really cant go wrong with pellets. Although I CAN say that I have had better germination with starter soil. Pellets are just like babies, they require more attention. They work fine, but are just more work in general.
 
POTAWIE said:
Jiffies certainly aren't ideal IMO for starting chiles, but they should be alright. The biggest problem is that they are straight unammended peat which doesn't hold moisture well(too wet or too dry) which easily leads to either mold or crusting up. They also aren't pH balanced. It suprises me how much effort people put into ammending their peat based mixes but still use straight peat pellets on their more delicate seedlings. Then there is the debate about whether to remove the netting which to me seems to defeat the whole convenience factor. Much easier IMO to use small pots or plastic cells with a well ammended medium
In my opinion you should have some vent hole in your propogator lid/dome. Too much moisture and lack of air exchange is a very bad thing
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OK, Here are some pics of the condensation, also i checked the temp and it was about 89-90 degrees so i unplugged it because that seemed a bit hot to me.. Is that too hot? i know you cant tell from the really crappy pics (dont know why the first one is so blurry) but the peat pellets arent soaking wet, they are just moist... after seeing these pics, should i cut some vents in the lid? i could aslo make vents that i could open and close.
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IMO that is good condensation but I only use mine to germ then they go in cells under lights. POTAWIE has more experience here
 
I use lids/domes with vents and always keep them open a crack. Alternatively you can take the dome off a couple times a day and fan the jiffies giving them more CO2 and helping to prevent dampening off and other fungal issues.
Your temps seem high which is another reason you may want some ventilation
 
Yeah i thought the temps seemed high... I am only useing this to germinate the seeds i will transplant after i get some little spouts, I this i will cut me some holes in the dome .. i can always cover them if i need the moisture or temp to go back up
 
xXA_HillbillyXx said:
Yeah i thought the temps seemed high... I am only useing this to germinate the seeds i will transplant after i get some little spouts, I this i will cut me some holes in the dome .. i can always cover them if i need the moisture or temp to go back up
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You could just prop it up to avoid cutting holes.
 
I've used that same setup for the last 2 years and had great results. I did had to keep an eye on them because they can dry out and if they do they get really hard, but as long as you have the dome on your fine. Since I would only let them sprout and them plant them up asap it wasn't that bad using straight peat.
 
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