Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Dopey113 on April 10, 2012, 17:28
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Made some of them newspaper pots, planted 2 lots of toms in them, when they start to come through, (I believe the roots will poke out of the paper) do i just plant the whole thing in the ground then?
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk272/Dopey_113/004-15.jpg)
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I hope I understand what you are asking so...
I wouldn't plant them out just as the seeds start to come through.Wait until they are well established plants about 5" high.
Harden them off and when planting make sure the tops of the paper pots are well below the ground or they may act like a wick and dry the plant.
Also plant them quite deep as they will send out more roots formt he side of the stem and it will make the plants stronger. :)
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Sorry didn't make myself clear... but yes I meant when they grow up, wasn't going to plant them in as seeds, thanks for the tip about burying them
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no, not sad, wait till you see the paper pots i have!
will post pics later, when kids in bed. :D
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your paper pots look great dopey
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Bit of a spiv arnt you with your nice square pots that fit into trays better :D
I'm only jealous as I spent hours making over 100 round ones and they don't fit all that well in the trays :wacko:
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i think you mean removeing the paper?
if thats the case no, you dont need to remove the paper
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Seriously posh pots. I'm running short of pots for some unknown reason this year so might have a go at these. Did you shape them around something dopey?
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Plant them deeper, and it'll produce more roots from the stem?? Never heard that before. :blink:
Does this work for all/most other plants??
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Thinking of doing a few 1,000K and sticking them on ebay, you never know this time next year I could be set up in China making fake ones and flooding the market!!
I thought they would be better than round ones and go in the trays better, there just folded i didn't use anything
Found this, its the same as mine
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no, not sad, wait till you see the paper pots i have!
will post pics later, when kids in bed. :D
No POTS not pottys
Bit of a spiv arnt you with your nice square pots that fit into trays better :D
I'm only jealous as I spent hours making over 100 round ones and they don't fit all that well in the trays :wacko:
(looks at them jealously!! :tongue2: )
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no, i really do have paper pots! not had time to get out to take a pic tonight.
however mine are just boring round ones.
i saw the video on you tube a few days ago but recond they'd take longer to make than the round ones.
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http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=11390.0
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Good link DD but with the ones I did, you can make different sizes by just ripping the page, the bigger the sheet the bigger the pot, and no equipment needed
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk272/Dopey_113/005-12.jpg)
Small one is 1/2 a page the bigger one a full page
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Wow liking the newspaper pots!!! What a wonderful idea... [makes mental note to search for a thread on wacky/inventive ideas to use on the plot]
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The round ones (DD's link) are deep ones so good for deep rooting plants
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Hi Goldfinger, I don't know much, but potting tomato stems deeper was something I researched last year (it was great for my leggy tomatoes), the information I found suggested that it works for the tomato family of plants, which meant I was also able to do this with my physalis (cape gooseberries), which grew amazingly - alas nobody liked the things - a bumper crop nobody wants is not good! :(
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Hi Goldfinger, I don't know much, but potting tomato stems deeper was something I researched last year (it was great for my leggy tomatoes), the information I found suggested that it works for the tomato family of plants, which meant I was also able to do this with my physalis (cape gooseberries), which grew amazingly - alas nobody liked the things - a bumper crop nobody wants is not good! :(
Deeply jealous, Goldfinger!
we love them but have not had much joy for the past 2 years so am giving them the cold shoulder this year. :(
I always do round pots too. Never thought of doing square to make them fit in trays. Durr :wacko: But will from now on.
I am not sure about the extra roots from any other plants if you bury them deep. Only know about the tomatoes.Think I picked that one from Monty on Gardener's world.
When I plant out the toms in the garden I also plant them very deep too.
Also picked up the tip about gently stroking the new seedlings to inprove root growth from Toby when he was on GW. Don't know if it really works or not tho'.
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Hi Goldfinger, I don't know much, but potting tomato stems deeper was something I researched last year (it was great for my leggy tomatoes), the information I found suggested that it works for the tomato family of plants, which meant I was also able to do this with my physalis (cape gooseberries), which grew amazingly - alas nobody liked the things - a bumper crop nobody wants is not good! :(
Deeply jealous, Goldfinger!
we love them but have not had much joy for the past 2 years so am giving them the cold shoulder this year. :(
I always do round pots too. Never thought of doing square to make them fit in trays. Durr :wacko: But will from now on.
I am not sure about the extra roots from any other plants if you bury them deep. Only know about the tomatoes.Think I picked that one from Monty on Gardener's world.
When I plant out the toms in the garden I also plant them very deep too.
Also picked up the tip about gently stroking the new seedlings to inprove root growth from Toby when he was on GW. Don't know if it really works or not tho'.
It's April the 11th not the 1st!! :lol: Sounds like a wind up....
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dopey ive made the pots (i looked at the youtube vid), and there great ;)
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No, honest guv, it's not a wind up. I have read several articles about stroking them. :)
Apparently it is supposed to mimic a breeze blowing the seedlings and they grow stronger roots to hang onto the soil. Honestly.
Don't know if it really makes any difference. Didn't do it this year 'cos I was too busy.
Next year I will have to do a trial, if I remember.
Trust me if I was going to do an April fool, it would have been better than this ;) ;)
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ok here are my paper pots.