"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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"J.C." wrote in message
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I start seeds in styrofoam cups. I do exclusively square foot gardening
and
have several boxes going. I use the 32oz cups that I buy in bulk from
Sam's
Club. I put about 1 inch of potting soil in the cup.

When it comes time to plant I just cut the bottom out of the cups and
plant
the whole things. This leaves me the proper amount of empty cup to do the
watering called for in the Square Foot Gardening book.

Well, everything that happens, wilt, browning leaves, low yield, bugs,
disease etc., happens because I PLANT THE DANG CUPS, according to my
wife.
She, and others, say this is a definate no-no. I disagree. What do you
say
and why?


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J.C.



I think your wife is right, when you get them in the soil why not push
down
on the contents of the cup, pull up on its wall and take the foam away?

David



Because in the book, "Square Foot Gardening" it calls for a "cup" of water
at the base of each plant on a specific time frame. My purpose with the cups
is that they allow me to put the right amount of water directly to the
roots. It does NOT have to be foam, that's not my concern. I just happen to
get a good price on a case of them at Sam's. Heck, forget the foam. If I was
using plastic cups, or paper cups, or some other kind of cups, does anyone
believe that cutting the bottom out of the cups and planting the whole cup
causes any problems with the plant?


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J.C.