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Apr 2, 2012 12:00 PM CST
Name: Veronica Dykes
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Doris,
I've never had much success with those Jiffy pots because they are peat based. Peat tend to hold too much water and my seeds tend to mold and rot. How many of your 10 seeds made it to the stage that they could be transplanted. I've had much better success with rock wool, Root Riot, Park's pugs, and coir based media in descending order. Some of the seeding media come pre-sterilized or are naturally sterile. This helps germination. Rock Wool gave me the best germination rate — almost 100%. Root Riot was a close second.

But for the most part, I have given up trying to start seeds. I've tried starting seeds at different times of the year, but with few exceptions, the seedlings fall prey to the millions of grasshoppers that show up early spring and don't disappear until the first hard freeze. Established mature plants may come back but seedlings never do.

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