Hilary: I have had pretty good success with many "hard to transplant"
crops such as chinese cabbage by starting them in individual peat pots or
jiffy 7'S. Since you plant pot and all there is no root disturbance. I use
plantable pots for a lot of my starts and have had excellent results. The
only caution is to avoid shock when moving the plants from a protected
environment to the great outdoors. It's a good idea to harden the plants
off before planting out for good and put out in the ground only when the
weather is reasonably suitable for the type of plant. Some kinds of greens
transplant easily bare rooted from flats but there are so many diffrent
kinds that if you don't know how yours behaves, the pot and all method is
the safest,even though it may not be absolutly necessary.
Hi-Thanks so much for the info. I'll make sure that they are well hardened
off before I put them in the ground. I'll also use bakc plastic or remay
to warm the soil before I put them in. Thanks again. Hilary Lee