Starting Seeds in Peat Pots (JiffyPots)

[ElizabethB]

Hi Newbie,

Welcome to the forum.

I do not like peat pots at all for all of the reasons stated by other members.

For seed starting I use 4" nursery pots that I get free from big box stores and local nurseries. To start cuttings I use 3/4 - 1 gallon nursery pots. Free for the asking.

Ask and you shall receive.

I do wash the pots then sterilize in a mild bleach solution (1 TBSP. per gallon of water), rinse well.

Why pay for what you can get free?

[rainbowgardener]

If you can get it free, that's great. I have found the larger size nursery pots free. IME it's harder to find people to give you the small pots. If you have to buy them, you can get them from places like greenhouse megastore for like 12 cents a pot https://www.greenhousemegastore.com/prod ... astic-pots I reuse mine for several to many years, so amortized over time that seems like a very manageable outlay.

[ElizabethB]

Lowe's and Home Depot regularly cull their plants and toss them. Get to know the Nursery Specialist and Department Manager. Maybe bring them a few baked goods. Ask nicely and they will let you scavenge the dumpster for pots. You will be tempted too salvage plants - don't. They are frequently diseased.

I worked as a Nursery Specialist at Lowe's for a couple of years.

Good luck.