Peat pellet tray by Jiffy?

Peat pellet tray by Jiffy?#426903

By Camden -  Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:03 pm
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- Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:03 pm #426903

So I just bought a 72 pack pellet tray for my Bird of paradise’s and was wondering if they would be acceptable for starting CPs? They are peat based Idk if they contain fertilizer though.

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Re: Peat pellet tray by Jiffy?#426905

By optique -  Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:22 pm
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- Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:22 pm #426905

I would guess most likely it would be fine. I would wet one let it uncompressed squeeze it out into a container to check the TDS.

Re: Peat pellet tray by Jiffy?#426907

By Camden -  Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:50 pm
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- Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:50 pm #426907

Ah yep they’re fine. TDS of 16.

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Re: Peat pellet tray by Jiffy?#426908

By Sundews69 -  Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:02 pm
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- Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:02 pm #426908

I've pondered getting those for seedlings. Maybe I'll try it.

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Re: Peat pellet tray by Jiffy?#426921

By Intheswamp -  Sat Dec 24, 2022 1:46 am
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- Sat Dec 24, 2022 1:46 am #426921

I'm curious about the pH of the peat pellets. Seems that something used to grow flowers and maybe vegetables would have a neutral or slightly acidic pH, maybe around pH6.5. But, 100% peat moss should be much more acidic, probably pH3.0-4.0.

Re: Peat pellet tray by Jiffy?#426930

By Panman -  Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:27 am
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- Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:27 am #426930

Those are plain peat and are acceptable.

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