I am missing something. Are you complaining that the weeds grow faster than what ever you planted? If so it could be because you did not transplant the weeds and they suffered no shock or check in their growth. Also I plant a lot of seeds of plants that are not fast growers. Most weeds are in a hurry to mature and set seed before some gardener hoes them out. Al

John (fiedlermeister) - I am growing the cultivated variety of purslane in a few pots, never new it was edible. Besides it being thrown in raw in salads, is there other ways people eat it, or preserve fow winter use.

Hi Seedo13 I would as a new grower nix the peat pots. And if you soaked them in an inch of water they probably took in the whole inch of water and on top of that if you are using a peat based soil it's holding a lot of water so that's what is killing your seedlings. I would get plastic starting pots and go from there. Peat pots soak and dry quickly so hard to gage the right time to water. Mark

I think that soil humidity is more stable and more favorable for most plants, for several reasons: Garden soil has more sand, which does not retain too much water and the sheer size of a garden plot coupled with good drainage (relative to peat) makes humidity levels more stable and less prone to fluctuations. Heavy-clay soils are a problem though. They retain too much water. Light-clay or sandy soils pose problems in a dry season. In the Mediterranean region, where the summer is dry, drip irrigation will be very helpful. The answer is not a definitive yes or no. It goes down to the type of soil you have, and you may need to experiment with it. Keep some in the ground and see how they develop.