Reminder about peat pellets

theMONSTER

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Ok, id like to give you a heads up on these. I made this mistake already/

Ok so normally people start their seeds in those peat pots and fill it with the peat soil that is compressed into those little circles. Well, if your like me and you like to put the peat pot in the ground and put peat soil in it and then leave it there to start breaking down. Therefore when you plant the plants roots wont have no problem going through the peat. However, if you r taking the empty pots and the soil back to your grow area and you plan on putting them in water there and then then MAKE FUCKING SURE YOU TAKE MODERATLY HOT WATER WITH YOU!!!! the pellets do not acsorb cold water its got to be hot. I found my self with a pop can bottom and a ligher trying to heat the water up and shit it sucked.:spew:
 

kwaka80

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Yeah I have always used tap water with no drama... I am in a tropical climate though. I have found that sometimes if you let them dry out they dont rewet properly the first time (hydrophobic) maybe this may have something to do with it...

Cheers kwaka
 

Dr Greene

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Ok, id like to give you a heads up on these. I made this mistake already/

Ok so normally people start their seeds in those peat pots and fill it with the peat soil that is compressed into those little circles. Well, if your like me and you like to put the peat pot in the ground and put peat soil in it and then leave it there to start breaking down. Therefore when you plant the plants roots wont have no problem going through the peat. However, if you r taking the empty pots and the soil back to your grow area and you plan on putting them in water there and then then MAKE FUCKING SURE YOU TAKE MODERATLY HOT WATER WITH YOU!!!! the pellets do not acsorb cold water its got to be hot. I found my self with a pop can bottom and a ligher trying to heat the water up and shit it sucked.:spew:

Dude, that same shit happened to me my first grow, needless to say they did not make it. Ahh well, live and learn.
 

Jriggs

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nah you can use cold water, I threw a few in a tub outside while it was raining and cold came back 15-20 min later and it was all obsorbed.
 
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