OK so the cup doesn't have to be red, but the song makes it more fun.
Are regular 16oz plastic cups big enough for up-potting tomatoes? I always drill a hole in the bottom (or burn one with a lighter but BE CAREFUL) to allow for drainage, AND it doesn't make me feel so bad when I give tomato plants away and don't get the "pots" back.
And is clear plastic be bad? Is the algae that grows inside harmful? It's fun monitoring root growth, but should I switch from clear to colored?
Perhaps red?
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The red ones are PARTY ONLY cups. Never use a red with a plant.
Just kidding. I have no idea if the color makes a differance but I would say that it does not.
I also know a guy who sells tomatoes to resteraunts. He swears by Solo cups WITHOUT holes. I am not so down with the no drainage idea. But he does alright with a thousand variety's and about 7000 plants. So..................
Just kidding. I have no idea if the color makes a differance but I would say that it does not.
I also know a guy who sells tomatoes to resteraunts. He swears by Solo cups WITHOUT holes. I am not so down with the no drainage idea. But he does alright with a thousand variety's and about 7000 plants. So..................
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I start mine in solo cups about half full of dirt. When I want to "up pot" them I just shut off the light for a day, let them stretch for the sun a little and then dump more dirt in. I start 3 seeds to a cup and thin out to 1 plant per cup. I take them strait from the original cup to the garden. Might not be the ideal way, but its quicker and cleaner than re-potting.
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If you put a PRECISE amount of water in each cup, it will work.gixxerific wrote:The red ones are PARTY ONLY cups. Never use a red with a plant.
Just kidding. I have no idea if the color makes a differance but I would say that it does not.
I also know a guy who sells tomatoes to resteraunts. He swears by Solo cups WITHOUT holes. I am not so down with the no drainage idea. But he does alright with a thousand variety's and about 7000 plants. So..................
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Oh yeah. They been hardening off and I think that particular plant is in the ground already. It had already been outside hardening when I brought it back in to take its picture.
HOWEVER, it got down to 32 last night and is predicted for 31 tonight. I always hate this time of year! So the tomatoes in the ground are covered and 6 trays of tomatoes peppers and basil came back in AGAIN - I swore last time they came in would be the last, but not so....
HOWEVER, it got down to 32 last night and is predicted for 31 tonight. I always hate this time of year! So the tomatoes in the ground are covered and 6 trays of tomatoes peppers and basil came back in AGAIN - I swore last time they came in would be the last, but not so....
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