jiffy seed starting mix

[treeshaker]

hey guys what is a good seed starting mix? i started toms and peppers inm the jiffy seed starting mix and the seeds came upn fine then the plants turned purple and hardly any growth. planterd two toms bout a week ago in the jiffy pellets and they are completly different. they are GREEN!! i wonder if the jiffy mix is not any good. i thinkn in will get soil out of the garden and transplant the toms and try to save them. bet i use something else next year.

[delltraveller]

I'm using the Jiffy Organic Seed Starting Mix and having no problems with it. Color and growth on my tomatoes and peppers is as expected.

[Mark0820]

I too have always used the Jiffy Organic Seed Sterting mix, and have never had any problems associated with it.

[raindrops27]

I do not think purple leaves is a indication of something going wrong. As for mixes I hear foxfarm light warrior, and pro mix is pretty much recommended across the board for extremely healthy tomato seedlings. But, as you see here others have used jiffy with success also.

[RebelRidin]

Originally Posted by raindrops27

I do not think purple leaves is a indication of something going wrong. As for mixes I hear foxfarm light warrior, and pro mix is pretty much recommended across the board for extremely healthy tomato seedlings. But, as you see here others have used jiffy with success also.

Raindrops is right. Purple is a common coloration for tomato seedlings. Particulatly the underside of the leaves and particularly in cooler conditions. Itself it is not a problem.

The mass produced big box materials like Jiffy will probably have a bad batch from time to time. If you are going to transplant them I would suggest you get/make some other mix from another source though. Potting them up into garden soil when so small may well invite disease problems.

[treeshaker]

thanks for the info-i think i can get foxfarm locally for next year.