Tomatoes & Peppers: How to recognize the symptoms of ETSSS, 1 by hornstrider

hornstrider wrote:
I suppose I will chime in since I also have ETSSS......I started first batch of 72 on Jan 1, and the second batch of 72 on Jan, 11.

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First batch of 72 ready to up-pot to 4" post
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Close up of plant ready for up-pot
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I pull plant out of cell w/ a pair of tweezers. This is one reason I like the plugs. The entire plant comes out of the cell effortlessly w/out root damage. The roots just hang down the bottom of the plug.
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I place the plug w/ plant into the 4" pot. The plug is small enough that I can bury the seedling deep into the 4" pot all the way up to the cotyledon leaves. This helps allow the stem to grow thick, and not at all leggy.
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Final up-potted Costoluto Fiorentino tomato plant.. I post this not as a look at me type post. I post it because in the past I had problems w/ starting my own seedlings using jiffy mix type seed starting soil. I have found that these plugs are very easy to use for me, and I thought I would pass along to others that my be somewhat intimated starting their seedlings.






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