Fibre pots

[Mumbles]

I have 4 cauli seedlings in fibre pots that are between 1 and 2 cm tall but the bottom of the fibre pots are starting to go mouldy. I have a mini cloche outside that has been up for about a month could they go in here?


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[Ceres]

I have stopped using those fibre pots as I keep finding them disintegrating before I can plant out.

[Fleurisa]

I would only use the fibre pots for growing something that is potted up quickly i.e. courgettes or squash

[Mumbles]

I got given them so thought I'd give them a try. I won't be buying them to use again


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[rustylady]

The mould won't do any harm - it's part of the disintegration process. Having said I hate the bladdy things. Too dry and the roots don't grow through them like they should and too wet and they go mouldy like yours have.

[Mumbles]

The mould won't do any harm - it's part of the disintegration process. Having said I hate the bladdy things. Too dry and the roots don't grow through them like they should and too wet and they go mouldy like yours have.

So should I take the plants out of the pots when I plant out?


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[Guykp57]

Don't take them out of the pots, the whole idea is using fibre pots is so you can plant them as they and not disturb roots.i put all my beetroot in fibre pots them planted them all out in allotments..worked a treat.


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[Kristen]

Don't leave any part of the fibre pot above the soil when potting on or planting out - otherwise it acts as a wick and dries out the part underground, which then makes it hard for the roots to grow through it. I haven't used them for ages (didn't get on well with them) but when I did I used to tear the top piece off, all around the rim, which usually meant that it tore a bit below the soil-line (few roots at that level, usually, as they are lower down) so when planting / potting on there was no part of the original fibre pot above the soil, nor just below it.

I do the same thing when planting out pots made from newspaper (rolled around an aerosol can to make pots that can be planted out "whole") as they similarly act as a drying-wick if exposed above ground

[FruityLoop]

In the past I've been advised to use toilet roll tubes for this purpose, but they too go soggy and mouldy, and fall apart as you try to move them. I hate fiddling about trying to get compost in them to start with!

[rustylady]

In the past I've been advised to use toilet roll tubes for this purpose, but they too go soggy and mouldy, and fall apart as you try to move them. I hate fiddling about trying to get compost in them to start with!

Maybe you are keeping them too wet.