On 7/06/2014 4:39 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Higgs Boson wrote:
It is said that you should only sow cucurbits directly as they resent
transplanting. What they resent is root disturbance. You can avoid
this problem and wasting seed by planting in tubes, the tapered
square-section plastic kind about 12 cm (5 in) tall, that sit in a rack. They are
often used to raise tree and shrub seedlings. Plant one seed per tube and
plant out when the true leaves open. With care the soil plug with roots
and all will slide out in one chunk and can be planted with no root
disturbance.
Have never seen this Up Here. Any USA-ians know about product, what
it's called, and where get it?
TIA
HB
They come in round-section and square-section. I prefer square as the
roots don't go round and round. They also come in a fixed tray with many
holes or where each is separate and they sit in a rack. I prefer the
latter as they are easier to handle and to extract the plug one at a time.
I too prefer the square pots and have many of them and the racks they
sit in from our days of planting out masses of trees in windbreaks. I
like the root pruning feature that is inherent in the design of these
pots 'cos I'm rather prone to forgetting to put things in the garden
before the roots grow through the bottom.
I have hundreds that came with buying tubestock. They are called that
because they come in tubes, perhaps you call them nursery tubes or
forestry tubes.
http://www.arborgreen.com.au/product...mm,-720pk.html
Most hits seem to be in Oz, maybe they haven't made it to the world yet.
Well isn't that interesting! I can't find any in the US either - the
nearest I can find is the following and it's not what you and I have and
are talking about as it's way too short:
http://www.landmarkplastic.com/ProductView/118/32/104
I found some in Italy called "square pot with grid bottom" that are close;
http://www.bamaplast.it/MM_S011_SCHEDA.cfm?id=17
Surely tubestock pots would have to be available in the US but Lord
knows what they are called. Hopefully some good google hound will tell
us their US name.