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Total failure!

jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
in Problem solving
I thought it would be a great idea to plant seeds into the 30 plug mats this year instead of the red solo cups.  It was a total failure I think because I wasn't able to check them but once a week and the compost dried out too quickly.  I'm scrambling now trying to catch up. Going back to my red solo cups.  I am trying some aluminum cups this year also.  I think the aluminum cups should last much longer.

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  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    here are aluminum cups
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    How do you get the plants out of those trays? Are they metal?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    I should think you're right on the reason the plugs didn't work. They dry out much faster than the cups.

    were you asking a question about the alu ones?
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    I'm trying the aluminium cups to see if they will last longer.  My red cups are only lasting 2to3 years.
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