How long to stay in a jiffy pellet?

[wannagrowbuds]

I have germinated a seed in a jiffy pellet and it is just starting to straighten up and spread its first leaves. How long can it grow in the pellet without a problem, or should it be planted out now?

[merl1n]

I don't use jiffy's, but rockwool cubes.

I wait until the bottom of the cube is white with roots, then plant

 

Merl1n

[Ford Fairlane]

I like to take the netting off jiffy pellets, as I have noticed it inhibits root growth. The roots can get caught up in the netting so when taking the netting off, roots can get damaged. so I like to plant them in their first pot pretty early on, before I see roots poking through.

[wannagrowbuds]

I was going to wait for roots to show but with the tip on the netting I might just remove that and plant out, can't hurt. Thanks.

[mastertig]

i find generally jiffys are good for 3 leafs

i then like to get em into a pot

i have never had a issue with the netting on a jiffy

roots will penetrate and grow strong and break the netting i notice

all the best

 

i been using jiffys for over 20 years

Edited July 11, 2014 by mastertig

[Lenore]

I usually wait till i start seeing roots start poking out all over the place....

Never bothered with taking the netting off. I've not noticed any differences between a jiffy pellet and a little pot of coco when it come to vigour and growth. I do find it easier keeping little pots correctly hydrated compared to jiffy pots tho, and that can affect growth....
 

[Ford Fairlane]

I have noticed a difference in quality between jiffys purchased at the hydro shop compared to jiffys purchased from bigw.

The hydro shop ones, were bigger, became saturated quicker and the netting was easier to tear and peel off than the bigw ones. I have only used jiffys half a dozen times or so, so OP would be well suited to take the advice of Tig over me.

 

the last plant I pulled (cream caramel auto) was in a jiffy pelet where instead of peeling the whole netting off, I just unsecured the base, there was no lateral growth through the netting, all root growth appeared from the bottom of the jiffy, where I had undone the netting. unfortunatly, I cannot recall if the jiffy was a bigw one or a hydro shop one.

[Frank Reynolds]

Hey ford,

 

afaik jiffy offer there normal peat moss pellet that takes ages to saturate and they have coco pellets now that hydrate quicker. Prob got different ones each time.

 

I prefer little cups of coco like Lenny, as it doesn't dry out as quick

[wannagrowbuds]

Yeah, one of my leaves went a little crispy because it dried out. Read plenty about keeping them too wet but think I went the other extreme.

[ehle_fan]

Bout a week, the tap root will quickly pop out the bottom of the pallet as they are only a few cm deep.