WI>Too much soil at a plant's feet encourages inadequate(under-)
  >watering, too *much* watering, uneven watering, sour soil,
  >root-rot,  formation of nasty gases in the wet soil,  and often,
  >dead plants... (I won't go on, as I am getting depressed ... just
  >kidding...    :)    The only time I can think of, that I would plant
  >into a too-big container is when the plant is going into it's best
  >season and going to be doing it's optimum growth of the year.
WI>Seedlings are another matter, as they normally don't stay in a
  >container for very long, but are transplanted...  (blah, blah,
  >blah...   :)
Also....seedlings are begun in "no-soil" which is not what you will 
want further down the road...
                           Doris Dignard
                        ddignard@idirect.com
                    doris.dignard@capcanada.com
                      
 * 1st 2.00 #9125 * I never get mad, I just get even...
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