Peat Pots?

Hi there! Thank you for reading post!

Well I'll get to the point, I have 3 power 19s and 1 purple diesel. The clones are 6 to 8 inches tall. Curently have them in 3in peat pots, starting 2nd week of veg.

The roots on some are just starting to come through the drainage holes. When i transplant them to 3 gal pots, do I want to tear the peat pots or do any kind of opening them carefully to allow roots to pass through smothley to the next 3 gal pot.

Thank you for reading again and if you post.

Hi im no expert on this but i just left the peat pots the way they were and repoted and i aint had any probs at all i think they are designed for that if you start taking them apart you may harm the roots and do more damage!!!! My plants are about 3-4 foot now and no probs

peat pots are biodegradable, just plant them and the roots go through and they eventually rot away. You dont need to put drainage holes in peat pots.

I'm with everyone else, just plant them and don't worry about it.

littlewhitewhore said:

peat pots are biodegradable, just plant them and the roots go through and they eventually rot away. You dont need to put drainage holes in peat pots.

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Agreed I have noted in the past that the peat pots can still be intact even after harvest, although they will eventually completely biodegrade as you say.

Yep, I have been using 3" square peat pots from the beginning, I clone into them and then transplant the whole thing into the new pot. When you harvest the sides are usually intact but the bottom is completely gone.

sorry to hi-jack the thread.

if i were growing from seed. alot of them. could i use the small seedling peat pots? there in a tray of like 10 or something. wasnt sure how much growth id get out of them and if it'd be worth it.

smokeh said:

sorry to hi-jack the thread.

if i were growing from seed. alot of them. could i use the small seedling peat pots? there in a tray of like 10 or something. wasnt sure how much growth id get out of them and if it'd be worth it.

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Yes you can, the roots will start growing out of the sides and then you have to transplant them into something else, other than that you shouldn't have a problem.

la9 said:

Yes you can, the roots will start growing out of the sides and then you have to transplant them into something else, other than that you shouldn't have a problem.

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i was just thinkin. the pots are small but i wouldnt want to let the roots grow out of the peat, it may be harder to re-pot into plastic pots. i suppose i could let me grow for about a week and then repot them. ive just had good success rate with the peat pots and i dont wanna have to buy lots of normal sized ones.

cheers

there kinda like a guideline/ helps you know when to transplant

Just take the bottom of the peat pots off (carefully), then repot them bottomless.

damonk420 said:

there kinda like a guideline/ helps you know when to transplant

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Nice way of putting it

I've changed over to Jiffy plugs now for cuttings .......... 10p each (UK), you just soak them until they fully expand, squeeze out excess moisture and plant straight into the little pre-made hole in the centre!

i wouldn't try takeing the bottom off sounds like your trying to set him up for disaster kajun the first thing the roots do is head south straight down then after going all the way to the bottom then spread out. just plant them your fine

Nah, just get the outside of the pot really wet and mushy so it will allow for the roots to push through the walls easier when placed in the new medium.

When the peat gets in the soil it becomes realy permeable anyway and my roots spread within days!

i used those peat pellets this year for my garden and i used 2 of the big ones and had about 30% germ. i wont use them again. but those peat pots with the big expanding puck and come in a tray of 8 are the shit and really convenient

littlewhitewhore said:

When the peat gets in the soil it becomes realy permeable anyway and my roots spread within days!

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This is consistent with my experience. I just took out the post-harvested roots of a glueberry auto and the roots were large and well developed, had spread to the bottom of the 3 gallon fabric pot. Didn't appear constrained by the peat pot, which was mostly disintigrated. You do want to completely bury the peat pot, anything above the soil will not break down. Planting intact peat pots into a 3 gallon avoids root shock in autoflowers.
I am trying cloning directly into peat pots for photos and one of 6 has already broken a little and leaked soil just from being watered, they really are not structurally resilient and normally I plant them as soon as I see roots coming through the bottom (usually as the 3rd set of leaves is growing). This thread may be old but the topic seems just as relevant today for people using search.