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I have to be honest. I have often wondered why, ''Peat Pots'' are so named ?. My examination of them always results in the substance resembling papier mache'
 
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On the subject of Peat. The powers to be, have with the help and research of scientist. Discovered that peat bogs have the ability to absorb some of the harmful elements that now make up our atmosphere. It is overlooked that, as a natural gas. Methane is produced in peat bogs. Just a point.

Then it is ommitted that. The moss family is on the lower if not the lowest scale. Then no mention of what kind of peat is being talked about.
 
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Well, I have started saving the cardboard inners from toilet rolls, should have enough for all my runners and climbing French beans (Maybe along with a few from Christmas wrapping) for all my runners and climbing French beans. I stand them upright in a large margarine tub and fill with compost, then plant the bean in the bit that sticks up above the edge of the tub. That way I can water wildly without leaving the bean actually in standing water. The roots come through the tube into the surrounding compost, but they still make for easy planting. I plant everything separately, I see things like sweet peas planted a dozen in a container the size of a cup and think 'Yes, they are tough, they will recover, but why give them all that stress when they are small?'
 

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Yes I use the toilet roll tubes, with the wallflower seedlings I find when I just sow a couple of seeds in them then I can thin out to 1 per roll, that way i don't loose a lot from pricking out and transplanting. Also use them for marigolds and cosmos, used to do it for runner beans but I don't grow them anymore.
 
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One seed catalog declared: Peat pots can be tossed into the compost bin after planting.

Do Peat Pots completely decompose?
 
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One seed catalog declared: Peat pots can be tossed into the compost bin after planting.

Do Peat Pots completely decompose?
They will disintegrate into tiny particles over time. Where does the peat come from that the pots are made from? Does it decompose? How about peat bogs? I was under the assumption that the reason to use peat pots was that you could plant the plant and the pot into the garden without disturbing the plant roots, so why take the plant out of the peat pot and put it into the compost bin. Why not just use plastic?
 
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One seed catalog declared: Peat pots can be tossed into the compost bin after planting.

Do Peat Pots completely decompose?
It could be a comment on the quality of their seeds, 'Don't hang about waiting for germination, simply sling in the compost heap after planting' :)
 
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They will disintegrate into tiny particles over time. Where does the peat come from that the pots are made from? Does it decompose? How about peat bogs? I was under the assumption that the reason to use peat pots was that you could plant the plant and the pot into the garden without disturbing the plant roots, so why take the plant out of the peat pot and put it into the compost bin. Why not just use plastic?
Not me. They do not rot fast enough for me to plant peat potted plants into the garden and it can restrict root growth. I can tear the bottoms up but the lateral growth gets peat-jacked so I cut them off totally. At least I do not have stacks of peat pots the way I have stacks of plastic pots from previous years. I like some plastic pots for new starts but beyond that I prefer a early failure material like peat. I would love to get some poo pots but never see them for sale.
 
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Not me. They do not rot fast enough for me to plant peat potted plants into the garden and it can restrict root growth. I can tear the bottoms up but the lateral growth gets peat-jacked so I cut them off totally. At least I do not have stacks of peat pots the way I have stacks of plastic pots from previous years. I like some plastic pots for new starts but beyond that I prefer a early failure material like peat. I would love to get some poo pots but never see them for sale.
I stopped using peat years ago due to the slowness of roots being able to grow through the peat. I have actually dug up large pieces of peat containers I planted 2 and 3 years prior. I only use plastic now. Many of the seed catalogues sell the poo pots and coir pots but for me they are just too expensive. Here, hardware stores usually sell the poo pots but so far I haven't seen the coir pots. But, they are too pricey too and I can use plastic for 3 or 4 years without them coming apart.
 
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On a sort of related note, maybe I should start a new thread. But has anyone tried these Jiffy starter kits? They are peat cubes I think. I bought a couple and am sort of leery about trying them.

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Plastic tray from tomatoes, stand the cardboard centers from lavatory paper in them, fill everything with compost and plant in the tubes.
I have a tray of broad beans going, it's excellent for runners too.
 
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