Great!!, then i will go ahead and use them. I had lots of them left over from last year and didn't want them to go to waste. Dave thanks for the link, not sure why other people had problems. I have had great success with peat pellets. As soon as I see germination in the pellets, I put them under lights for 3-4 weeks and then transplant the plants (after removing all netting) into plastic cups filled with seed starter mix and leave them under lights , till I am ready to plant outside.

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I used pretty much everything this year,my first.Peat pods were terrible.Germination was less than 20% in the 720 cells I did.Most had one or two for weeks, then I took them apart,hate the mesh on the outside.Broke up the pods mix with small amount of soil and covered.Most got a few more sprouts, but there still out there.I did pack some pods with soil around them in early april, did'nt seem to help. Did maybe 50 in peat pots in zipplocks, germ was good.But I don't like the head room issue or the fact that snow, heavy rain and wind battle me to keep them upright and uncrushed.Milk jugs had good germ too, but..When I have only one or two big sprouts taking the top off slows the rest of the seeds in the jug.I did alot of taking out large seedlings to reclose jugs for possible later sprouters.My fav has been the 4 stage clear tub set up.I just love this one.I have been trasfering my system to this since I started it.One tub sown seeds in clear plastic cups with bottems cut off, covered all the time.One tub for new sprouts,little holes in cover.One tub for large sprouts, cover off days, on nights.Last tub several true leaves, light fertilized waiting to be planted.Then I plant the seedling in/with the cup around it for protection.Doesn't disturb the roots, just press soil into garden hole while still in cup.When the babies are big enought I just twist the cup and remove. Storing cups and tubs should be easy, rise and reuse. now if I can just get a good labeling system down.......

I've only been growing tomatoes for a few years so I'm still trying to find what works best for me. I tried several options this year, including 3 peat pellet sizes, 3 peat pot sizes, and 2 seeding mixes. I planted a couple hundred tomatoes consisting of 25 - 30 varieties (I lose count, new seeds keep arriving in the mail. My wife tells me I have a problem...). Here's what I found. Peat pellets I tried the 72 pellet tray that uses the small pellets. The plants started quickly and developed their true leaves quickly as well. The pellets are small so I had to start potting up after just a couple of weeks. After using up the 72 pellet tray, I bought a 36 pellet refill with medium sized pellets. Similar results but I didn't have to pot up as quickly. Finally, I bought a 16 pellet jumbo sized kit with a tray and cover marketed specifically for tomatoes. The pellets are huge, about the size of an empty toilet paper roll. These plants are just sprouting so I don't full results yet. I can say that I won't buy this size again because the pellets are huge and the cover to the kit wasn't any taller than the other kits. In other words, once the pellets fully expanded, they touched the top cover. I had to watch very closely to pull the cover off as soon as I saw a sprout. I typically did not pull the netting off because roots were growing through by the time it transplanted. I did take scissors and cut the sides of the netting. Peat pots I tried the 2 1/4' strips, 3" strips, and 3" pots. I love the way the plants grow into the pot and you just plant the whole thing. However, the tomatoes I grew in the pellets sprouted faster, developed true leaves faster, and overall looked healthier than my peat pots tomatoes. I'm sure the devoted peat pot planters out there can tell me what I did wrong. I tried Jiffy and Miracle Grow seed starting mix. I preferred the Miracle Grow because of the texture. For whatever reason, the Miracle Grow would suck water up better from the tray than the Jiffy (no overhead watering required). The Jiffy mix seemed to be finer, more powdery, and I had to spray from above to fully moisten it. I preferred the strips in trays to the 3" circular pots. The pots took up more space and fell apart too easily when I had to move them around. I would consider using strips again. So, for next year, I plan to buy the small 72 peat pellets or medium 36 (which ever is on sale) and have a boatload of pots ready for transplanting. Hope this helps...