Some people love them, some people hate them. Why don't you try a few and see how they work for you.

Put me down on the love side!

I've always used them with no problems
Tamar

Strange. I use them for tomatoes but this yr I am not using them for pepper seed. I have read alot of articles saying the acidic peat is not ideal for pepper seedlings. I too never noticed any problems before but am trying a vermiculite mix with *SOME* peat in it this yr.

They're ok to begin with, but they dry out extremly fast as the plant gets larger. Also, they don't provide much room for roots as the plants grow and that means more work to transplant them when they only have a couple of leaves. And, it's a good idea to remove the outer webbing when you do transplant so the roots can grow freely.

I use 8-10 ounce styrofoam cups filled with a potting medium to grow my plants in. They are big enough to easily grow a seedling to 8-10 inches tall (I've grown them larger), and the cups are cheap (80 for a dollar @ the discount store). The cups are large enough to allow good root growth, and, because of their size, you don't have to water them two or three times a day. When you get ready to plant just pull the plant out of the cup and put it in the soil.

Alan

I love them, because there is no mess filling pots, when starting seeds. Our cat loves the freshly expanded pellets too, so I have to keep them protected from him.

I use the bigger ones for peppers and tomatoes and smaller for leeks etc. I have never removed the netting when transplanting and have had no problems. I usually transplant tomatoes and peppers, when the roots grow through the pellet.