Local source for cell-packs or peat-pot strips?

15 years ago

Does anyone know of a place in metro Atlanta area to buy 18-cell plastic packs or peat-pot "jiffy strips" like this:

I will need to transpant out my seedlings in the next couple of days. I can't seem to source anything locally at Ace/Home Depot/Lowes. All they carry are seed starter trays.

I would love to find the actual black water trays these fit into as well.

Anyone help? Prefer to drive less than 45 minutes from the Capitol Building in Atlanta (or Turner Field/Braves Stadium, if you're a sports fan =)

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opal52
15 years ago
I found them at the local Walmart. I had also checked Lowes/Home Depot first and neither offers them this year so far.
Iris GW
15 years ago
You could try Progress Growers in Ball Ground - pretty far away, but just in case: (800)-666-4178
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In my experience, any plant that is planted with a peat pot left intact will become root bound and stunted. The only time I ever had any success with store-bought plants that are in them is if I strip away the majority of the pot before planting. Before I learned that I pulled up peppers and tomato plants at the end of the garden season and discovered the peat pot still intact and the roots bound up in a wad. The same can be said about the peat pellets if the netting isn't removed so I long ago gave up using both of them. As to support, yes they benefit from it - those 3 & 4 ring things they sell as tomato cages work well (just not for tomatoes ;). Peppers also benefit from support. The size question: no, my Black Beauty never get as big as the store bought ones either but then I don't use all the massive amounts of fertilizer that commercial growers use. However the taste of the smaller fruit is far superior to any store bought monsters. Once you do a comparison taste test, I'll bet you'll find the smaller, more tender, less pithy ones you grow at home to be better. ;) Dave
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I was asked by a friend to start some marigolds for her since she would be out of town for several weeks. She dropped off a flat filled with jiffy strip peat pots, the seeds and a bag of starting soil. I planted all the seeds as well as a few lettuce and Tuscan kale seeds in the peat pots, and a few extras using the same soil and seeds in leftover plastic 4 cells saved from bought starts (I have always just used the 4 or 6 cell recycled seedling containers) I found all the plants in the peat pots did poorly germinating and now, 4 weeks later, all the plants in the peat cells are smaller and the first leaves of the kale plants have turned yellow. The plants in the plastic cells are doing great. All got the same fertilizer and were kept watered. In the past I have bought some starts (cucumber and some melons) grown in the peat pots but always peel off the peat pots before planting. I'll never bother with those peat pots again. Life, and the gardening season, is too short.
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Let me start out by saying I'm no expert, but have been gardening, lets say 60+ years. I love peat pots because of easy plant watering and easy planting. Yes, I use all kinds of little and big solid containers but peat pots let me keep using two words, easy & reliable. This is my approach. Never buy a jiffy peat pot because they are too thick, too short and have no holes for water absorption. There are peat pots out there Â½ the thickness of jiffies, aprox an inch deeper and most important they have at least 4 slits around the bottom that go up about Â¾ inch. This all leads to easy watering by putting 18 pots in those black plant trays you see everywhere. Put the tray where you want it, put an inch or plus of water in the tray, come back next day to see if top is damp, if not, put more water in tray. Just keep top damp about 50% of the time. One more little item-----is the tray & water level? If not get that level out and make it so. This is nearly always necessary in my state of TN. When planting take your finger and with a little thump the wet bottom will fall off without disturbing the root system..Thats it, nothing fancy.
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satellitehead
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15 years ago
not a Wal Mart fan here, but i am desperate. do they sell the square "jiffy strip" peat pots? i found round peat pots at HD, but i specifically want the square ones that are clustered (2x4, 3x6, etc). i am hoping this is what Wal Mart is carrying....where are they located? in the garden section?

i found them online but i need them soon enough that i would need to pay as much as the pots cost in order to get them here in time.

i have my growing rack setup in the basement, and will need to transplant to real pots by friday. hoping to find some of what i'm looking for by then.
mayland
15 years ago
SH, have you tried HD on Lawrenceville Hwy? I bought some 2x4 format Jiffy strips there, but it was a few weeks ago now. They were in a pack of 4 or 5 strips of 2x4. I _think_ they also had the water trays for them, but am not sure. They were all on a rack in the "greenhouse" area there, not fully outside.

I've also seen some peat pots at Ace on Scott Blvd (more recently, like 1-2 weeks ago). I think they had individual small square pots (which are bigger than each cell of the 2x4 strips). I didnt notice if they had any of the strips in stock though.
opal52
15 years ago
Sattlellitehead,

I'm no fan of Walmart either. Reason I tried Lowes and Home Depot first.

What I was looking for and found were square Jiffy Strips 10. They are clustered 2 x 5. Each package contained five strips. I can't remember the price, but I recall they were fairly inexpensive. They were in the garden section, next to the seed rack. May not be the same at your local Walmart, but something tells me all of the their stores are clones.

Hope you find them locally soon.
satellitehead
Original Author
15 years ago
Opal, you rock!

Went to WM today, they had them in stock. Come in packs of 50 for $2. Bought 350 + two of the 2x5 greenhouse packs (5 2x5's and the plastic greenhouse for $5).

I just finished setting up a grow bench in the basement, now that the kitchen remodel is halfway done. Can't wait to transplant out tomorrow :)
girlgroupgirl
15 years ago
I ordered them for our Ace but they did not come in. I guess the warehouse is out of stock. Sorry SH
satellitehead
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15 years ago
no worries, GGG! i will probably use a good number of these this year. hopefully village green will have them next year.

i would love to find a local source for the Jiffy
Strips in the 6-cell configuration, or, if that's not possible, 8-cell configuration would be a second choice. if you're able, that would be incredible.
girlgroupgirl
15 years ago
You mean still 2 narrow but 6-8 long? The data base we order from says we have access to them, but again, not showing as being in the warehouse. I'm having a lot of problems with the new 2009 product introductions of ACE not being in the warehouse this year. It is sad because this is great stuff - excellent prices on organics, Jiffy products etc. I don't know what is up?! Nobody seems to!

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satellitehead
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15 years ago
i mean the 6-cell (2 cells x 3 cells) or 8-cell (2 cells x 4 cells) strips. I think the 8-cell is Jiffy part #525 (2.25" deep) or #527 (3" deep), and the 6-cell is Jiffy part #530

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