What type of containers or pots work best for seedlings? Let’s examine a variety of seed starting systems. Hopefully this will guide you in selecting a growing system that works best in your situation!
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2: Reclaimed Nursery Pots – FREE!
3: Reclaimed Food Containers – FREE!
4: Hydroponic Net Cups – https://amzn.to/2FHMIpC (Amazon)
5: Cow, Peat or Coir Biodegradable Pots – https://amzn.to/2GD6T58 (Amazon)
6: Seedling Flats or Cell Pack Trays – https://amzn.to/2G3bIXK (Amazon)
7: Peat Jiffy Pellets – https://amzn.to/2FLo6MM (Amazon)
8: Cone-tainer / Ray Leach Tubes – https://bit.ly/2HIaC0S (Ebay)
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SELECTING THE RIGHT SEEDLING POTS:
When it comes to seed starting, there is no perfect, single solution. What’s the best seed starting container? That depends on which factors are most important to you:
PLANT QUANTITY: The number of plants you plan on growing will determine the growing system you chose. Production environments like a greenhouses or nurseries produce thousands of seedlings. To produce high volume, nurseries rely on systems that are compact and allow for smaller, denser plants.
PLANT SIZE: What if you’re a small scale urban gardener who only grows a few peppers and tomatoes? You may benefit from a system that supports larger, more vigorous seedlings. Larger seedling containers grow larger root systems.
UPFRONT COST: Many gardeners grow food to SAVE money (not spend more). Other gardening hobbyists have no problem dumping hundreds of dollars into their systems. But they don’t care because it’s something they love doing. Some systems require an upfront investment that slowly pays for itself over a course of years.
RENEWABILITY: Some seed starting solutions may seem simple and affordable at first glance. But they may be designed to keep you coming back, year after year. This is something worth considering. Would you prefer a reusable product that you can clean and use again next year?
ADDITIONAL FEATURES: Some options are designed to air prune plant roots, resulting in better transplant vigor. Other systems work with capillary water mats, reducing watering frequency.
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31 Comments
ha the voice over needs work 🙂
Very good video, really helps me brainstorm how to start the spring outdoor garden!
Love your organization of seeds
Very well done, nice timed segments, and A+ writeup in comments. Are the white SWC containers in your video made from those white Chlorox wipe plastic containers? Was wondering where you sourced those from. Also, the outdoor pepper shelter in the beginning of your video really is interesting. What system are those peppers growing in, and do you have another video with more on that setup?
I want to do shirts on my channel soon but I am very disorganized. Are you happy with your current supplier?
Great tips. Janice
structure of video well made. missed out on fabric pots though.
Nice vid I'm new garden thanks
Hi, Marco From Brazil work on Hidroponics Arugula here, and I plaining do to some tests in containers. So what is the best light growth for Arugula? The Area will be 10 x 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d_JwQR6Rd4 I will be posting some videos on how to make a water purifier for well water or any water source soon. Stops stink/ odor , and kills bacteria.
Hey Albert… please check out these videos and share so everyone can have safe drinking water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UGVbvcqJbo
Why you dont use rockwool?
Growers Love. Peace.
I collect used I-cups from work and use them.
thank you
Good video. Touched on a lot of good points here. We reuse and rebuy every year! It's nice having them all the same size and shape! Only for a few months before plant out, but makes life a lot easier. Subbed!
DIY newspaper pots are also great for bigger plants like sunflowers or clumps of seedlings. Just make a roll out of half a page and fold the bottom, they're surprisingly sturdy and easy to peel away at planting time
This year I am going to try seedling flats for the first time since my garden will be about 40' by 20', last year was my first time gardening and want to try something new this year.
All of your videos have been very helpful and explained things in terms I can understand. I appreciate that you don't try to push product through your channel like other reviewers are.
I am hoping to start some seedlings of mint, stevia and strawberries in a few months.
Any recommendations on grow lights for someone on a budget of around $40. I have plenty of scrap wood laying around to make a rack to hold it and I have a clamp light I can borrow for the time being.
Is there some type of tool I need or an easy way to tell how high to have the light above the plant for optimum light?
This has always fascinated me but I never made the plunge. I don't want to invest too much in it now as there is a possibility I will have access to a greenhouse next year or I may decide this isn't for me. But I would like to try before I make that determination.
I tried the net cups…they cause to much root damage…
Those peat pods are a joke…
The air pots…stupid. Drys soil too much..always watering and root damage.
Stick with standard it's best. I know…I have grown Everything
A bag of 5 dollar plastic cups. Poke a hole, Easy for transplanting.Doesnt take up alot of space.
You’re fantastic! 🌳🥰👌🏿
Excellent video!
I would love to hear your opinion / experience on the biodegradeable pots, specifically "Biodegradable Non-Woven Nursery Bags" – they seem really popular on amazon but I can't seem to find anyone who uses them on youtube. Similar to the coir pots they claim to air prune, and be great for transplanting as they preserve taproots / are biodegradeable, but I wonder how true this really is.
Thanks for sharing
Instead of net pots for hydroponics I make my own from used K cup pods. also have made from tule (lace) from fabric section if craft stores.
Thank you for sharing these gardening trick.
polythene would b better option
What features do you want to achieve? Why is a circling root bad and a air pruned good?
Wow! I’m a new (subscriber)to your channel I’ve leaned a lot. Thanks for sharing
What about reusing Cesars dog food containers- is that a viable option? Or are they to shallow for seedlings?
sir, you're amazing!! Thank you!! The whole video format and infographic at 4:27 was super neat and easy to follow! I've never even heard of cone-tainers and soil blockers before 😅 I wish I saw this video before I bought a limited seedling tray (it's not air-pruning)… Good thing that's just a starter tray, but the transplant pots I bought doesn't seem to fit in any of the categories in here. It's a biodegradable (<supposedly), breathable fabric pot (or bag) with no drainage holes. There are also some planting bags I've seen made out of felt. Same features as the transplant bags described, but non-biodegradable… I wonder if it will do the same job as an air-pot even if there are no holes. Dang, if I watched this video before buying anything… I could've gone for the cone-tainer instead of a seedling tray for less hassle but I already bought other stuff. 😓