Seed Trays Cells
Seed Trays Cells
why do we plant seeds in cells or trays before repotting or transplanting, etc?
why not just sow them straight into the individual pots or trays they will eventually go into? i know indoor growing is often needed first, but why these different stages?
i think i need to clarify: i do grow inside first and am fully committed to all the points raised. but is it not healtyhier for a plant to be grown in its own seperate tray/cell.pot instead of being surrounded by others in its early stages, before being uprooted and transplanted?
to simplify, why do we sometimes sow seeds in one tray, then move seedlings to individual pots, before the final planting?
There are a number of practical reasons for doing this:
1. When you sow a batch of seeds, not all will be viable or produce healthy plants, so you needn't waste a lot of time with hundreds of pots each for one plant, you simply prick out the ones which have germinated and are growing well.
2. Some seeds such as Lobelia and poppy are tiny - it's really hard to plant them individually, so you start off a whole lot together and when they germinate you get something manageable.
3. Seedlings don't need much space, but often need good soil or sometimes special conditions (dark, refrigeration). It is quite cheap to fill a seed tray or cells with really good seed compost and then transfer them when they are strong healthy plants. It would be expensive to do this with several large pots and almost impossible to fill a fridge with 30 pots if you needed to.
Having said all of this, there are plenty seeds that will germinate easily outside - I have a whole batch of lupins sown directly and I often grow summer plants in pots by sowing them directly. However, lots of plants will also get taken by pests if they are not allowed to grow to a certain size first.
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