MB>before planting, so the net comes off pretty easy. If I don't
MB>plant fast enough, then the roots can be injured by pulling the
MB>net off.
  The whole idea of using Jiffy's is not to have transplanting shock.
  Pulling off the nets can result in serious root trauma. Some of the
  peat pots (especially the smaller ones) also tend to be impervious to
  roots, and I have to rip them down one or two sides at transplant
  time. I prefer a loose mixture in plastic margarine tubs or flower
  pots for vigorous tomato seedlings and peppers, and pop the 2 inch
  cube in, and cover it well.
  Sure they take up a lot of room, but other years, I could soon put
  them out to harden on the front steps, then into cold frames. They
  usually did very well.(Now if I could only control the weather...!)
 So then i just kinda loosen the netting. It has a seam,
MB>so not too hard to do that. I guess you probably need to grow
MB>yours in the jiffy7 for a longer period of time, so that mmight
MB>not work very well for you.
  I grow some for friends. Although I stick my earliest tomatoes into
  the ground usually in mid-May (and keep frost covers handy), my
  friends' plots often aren't ready till June. The plants don't recover
  as well if held too long in restrictive pots. AAMOF, small plants that
  grow unchecked can spring up wild, and produce a lot of fruit just as
  soon as the overgrown transplants. That should tell us how important
  root growth is. :-)
                      ...Sandra...
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