[Market-farming] Potting up Pepper Starts

BillOhio billohio at gmail.com
Thu May 7 21:58:24 EDT 2009


Allan, I'm common-sense, not organic :) -- Bill


On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Allan Balliett <aballiett at frontiernet.net>wrote:

> You're not organic, are you Bill? -Allan in WV
>
> >I direct seed into 128 or 72 square-celled trays. 128 cells are
> >about 1"x1" and 3/4" deep. I grow the peppers out in these trays and
> >try to schedule plantings at about 6 weeks. Weather being
> >uncooperative, I've planted as late as 9 weeks successfully in these
> >trays. Not the best but if you have a greenhouse and manage water
> >and nutrients well, peppers can handle it.
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >---- Original message ----
> >>Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 08:01:19 -0400
> >>From: Allan Balliett <aballiett at frontiernet.net>
> >>Subject: [Market-farming] Potting up Pepper Starts
> >>To: Market Farming <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
> >>
> >>What size pots do you folks pot your pepper starts up to?
> >>
> >>We've always used 3 inch cups but I've seen professional pepper
> >>growers using VERY small cups.
> >>
> >>I'm wondering what other growers do.
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>-Allan in WV
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