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Jiffy 7's - what size to use?

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  Posted by Gardenbug (U14488159) on Saturday, 4th February 2012

  I am interested in using the Jiffy 7 pellets this year to grow a range of flowers (perennials mainly) and veg. I notice they come in many sizes and i am unsure of which would be the best to use? Should i start with the smallest or is a larger size that will be more appropirate.

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  Posted by Braidman (U11753668) on Saturday, 4th February 2012

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  I bought a lot cheapely a couple of years ago, but did not find them much use.
  
  Normally they are quite costly, not worth the money as far as I am concerned!
  
  Nursery men use them for convenience, and easier potting on for them, that would appear to be their only advantage!
  
  I have some jiffy pots as well, and have the same opinion of them as well!
  
  Just stick to normal potting compost and pots!
  Cheers!

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  Posted by bookertoo (U3655866) on Sunday, 5th February 2012

  Glad I am not alone in finding this system pretty useless. I also tried the 7's and the pots with very limited success to put it at its kindest. Have, like the other reply, gone back - very quickly - to pots and compost. Results are definitely not as limited!

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  Posted by thedogcody (U14659366) on Sunday, 5th February 2012

  I didn't even know these were still around-I went trough a phase of using them years ago-can't remember why- the idea being you pot on without any root disturbance-the snag is they need to be kept moist-if they dry at all they need soaking in a bowl or such-like at which point they either float or tip over.
  
  The netting never rots so years later they reappear on the compost heap or wherever
  
  The disadvantages and cost far out-way any small advantages-frankly wouldn't bother.

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  Posted by Gardenbug (U14488159) on Sunday, 5th February 2012

  Thankyou all for your replies. It sounds as though these are more trouble than they are worth. I will re-think... and maybe just stick to usual pots.
  
  

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  Posted by Braidman (U11753668) on Sunday, 5th February 2012

  Another thing about Jiffy's7 no transplanting claimed advantage, we had a speaker at our gardening club from a "proper nursery" a couple of years ago talking about growing plants from seed!
  
  He said that at the pricking out stage, it was an advantage when pricking out into larger pots that some of the seedlings roots got broken off, not deliberately, but this was like root pruning and that they grew away more strongly.
  
  Think leeks, when transplanting both the roots and top leaves are cut back to make them grow better!
  
  He did not recommend sowing one seed per larger pot as the transplanted one were stronger plants in the end!
  
  But it does no harm to try different methods, that's how we all learn!
  
  Cheers!

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