Tomatoes & Peppers: Got 'em planted!, 3 by Ozark

Ozark wrote:
I transplanted 66 tomato seedlings up from egg cartons to nursery flats with 2.25" x 2.5" x 3" deep cells yesterday. These were transplanted into a mixture of 2/3 MiracleGro Potting Mix and 1/3 rich-in-compost garden soil. A good-size spoon is perfect for scooping out the Jiffy Mix and three seedlings, intact, from each egg cell.

Experience in past years has shown me that mixing good garden soil in with the Potting Mix greatly improves the quality of the seedlings I'll grow. I've done them both ways, side by side, and the ones grown in a mixture containing some garden dirt will be sturdier, stronger, greener, etc.

I know there are nutrients in the soil, but I suspect the benefits mostly come from micro-organisms in this well-composted dirt. My pepper seedlings are going to have to live in the egg cartons for awhile yet - they're far behind the tomatoes and some peppers are still just coming up!