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Indoor starting tomato container
Is a container that is 1.5" wide and 8" tall, work for growing a tomato or pepper seedling indoors until transplanting outdoors. Or does the container need to be bigger, to hold more pot mix? Thanks
- rainbowgardener
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I like the cells too because you can allow them to root up a little bit, then tap them out and you will have nice plugs. They sell the starter trays really inexpensively, but if you do have a little cash, get some nursery grade starting cells with the tray. They are of a hard plastic material and can last you for a long time (instead of that junky peat pot starter kits from big-box stores that are very flimsy and fall apart). I used to use random containers like you are describing, but having the proper pots and trays really does help in how things turn out (for me anyway).
- rainbowgardener
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We step up too to 4" down here. It's colder here than you think! But not as cold as this last week was for the nation. We did break into freezing, but golly was it cold up north. I really don't envy you guys. I lived for 6 years in Des Moines, IA, and another year in Minnesota. I don't think I will ever go back!