The Jiffy-Garden and me.

[SmokeyMcMedic]

Hey all! So I was wondering if anyone out there has used the Jiffy-Garden 12 spot greenhouse to germinate seeds. For those who don't know what I am talking about, it is basically a black plastic tray that comes with a lid. Inside are disks of dehydrated peat. You re-hydrate the peat so it expands into a cylinder, and pop the seeds in. You then cover with the provided equipment, and set in a dark place. Has anyone out there used one of these before, and if so, how long did it take your plants to sprout?

 

[McBudz]

Hey all! So I was wondering if anyone out there has used the Jiffy-Garden 12 spot greenhouse to germinate seeds. For those who don't know what I am talking about, it is basically a black plastic tray that comes with a lid. Inside are disks of dehydrated peat. You re-hydrate the peat so it expands into a cylinder, and pop the seeds in. You then cover with the provided equipment, and set in a dark place. Has anyone out there used one of these before, and if so, how long did it take your plants to sprout?

Why pay for that if you can just germ in paper towels for pennies? I dont doubt it works just only serves a small purpose in the whole scale.

 

[SmokeyMcMedic]

Thanks McBudz! I had some layin around and decided to pop a couple seeds in. Not much has happened yet. If I remember right, they were like a dollar a-piece when I got them.

 

[dirty420247]

I had a bad experience with peat pucks, 1 out of 10 sprouted. Now I always germ in a paper-towel in a ziplock bag. I won't even use peat pucks after my seed has cracked.

 

[gunja]

I swear jiffys were put out there by the feds to stop us growing our goodness!! I have had nothing but problems with them, this includes clones and seeds, clones didnt take and seeds ALL got rootrot as the surrounding media dries and the jiffies dont. Thats my
rant!

 

[SmokeyMcMedic]

Im right there with you gunja. So... I planted 12 seeds in the Jiffy. 7 of them sprouted. Initially, I thought that was a good sign...then they started to s t r e t c h.... big time. I transplanted and within a week, all of my sprouts were dead. I will never use a Jiffy Garden for this particular purpose again. I would like to see how they do with flowers and vegetables and shit though.....

 

[dirty420247]

I would like to see how they do with flowers and vegetables and shit though.....

I once used one as a small herb garden and grew parsley, spearmint, basil, etc. It worked fine for that purpose.

 

[SmokeyMcMedic]

I bet it would. I would really like to try one for that purpose. But my plants... I can think of better ways to start them than that.