On 05/16/2015 06:35 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
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Question: the pots are made out of peat. The wrapper said to
plant the pot and all when it came time to transfer. I have
experience with cow manure pots that were also suppose to break
down, but did not. Any words of wisdom?

i generally like to see the root structure of
the plants i put in. if you don't see the roots
coming through the peat pots when you plant i'd
slice them shallowly down the sides to give the
root structure a quick inspection and then that
will also give the roots an easier path out to
the surrounding soil.

in an arid/hot climate such pots may not break
down very easily as you may not have the soil
community of critters and the supporting moisture
needed to break such things up quickly.

Hi Songbird,

Sounds like my soil. I will just extract from the pots.

Maybe I will bury some of the leftover pots and see
what happens. I guess is that they will stay in tact.

Thank you for helping me with this.

-T


songbird