I start plants like tomato and peppers in those large red solo cups. One seed per cup. It saves me from having to repot to something bigger, and the plant takes off quicker and grows faster with all the extra room it has. Make sure to drill a couple holes in the bottom first. I have a large rubber mat, ( I guess it's for putting boots and outdoor shoes on) but I but it under my red cups so I can water them freely and it drains into the fairly deep mat.
Another trick I use is: we have a ton of rabbits in the yard that quickly nibble anything that grows, so on parts of the garden that's not fenced in, I take an empty plastic bottle, cut the bottom off, and as I plant my pole beans, I wiggle the top of the bottle around the newly planted seed, then backfill the bottle just enough to keep it standing in the ground.
The bottle acts as a greenhouse warming the soil quicker for the seed to germinate, and the rabbits can't get to it because it's inside the bottle. By the time it's reached the top of the bottle, it's to tall for the bunny to reach.
I start plants like tomato and peppers in those large red solo cups. One seed per cup. It saves me from having to repot to something bigger, and the plant takes off quicker and grows faster with all the extra room it has. Make sure to drill a couple holes in the bottom first. I have a large rubber mat, ( I guess it's for putting boots and outdoor shoes on) but I but it under my red cups so I can water them freely and it drains into the fairly deep mat.
Another trick I use is: we have a ton of rabbits in the yard that quickly nibble anything that grows, so on parts of the garden that's not fenced in, I take an empty plastic bottle, cut the bottom off, and as I plant my pole beans, I wiggle the top of the bottle around the newly planted seed, then backfill the bottle just enough to keep it standing in the ground.
The bottle acts as a greenhouse warming the soil quicker for the seed to germinate, and the rabbits can't get to it because it's inside the bottle. By the time it's reached the top of the bottle, it's to tall for the bunny to reach.