|
Burpee Ultimate Seed Starting System | 
| Brand: Seed Starting
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $19.99
as of 3/18/2010 19:11 CDT details
New (2) from $19.99
Seller: Hirt's Gardens
Rating:  14 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 21 x 11 x 3
UPC: 041530931846
EAN: 0041530931846
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
| |
| Features:
| • | Transparent cover! | | • | Guaranteed to grow bigger & better seedlings! | | • | Easy to set up, Easy to use! | | • | Retains heat and moisture! | | • | Contains bottom tray! |
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
< NEW - Burpee's most advanced seed starting system. Guaranteed to grow bigger and better seedlings every time.
Developed by the experts at Burpee, our new, all-in-one kit has everything you need to start growing seeds just like the professionals. Patent pending.
Easy to set up and requires less maintenance and watering than other systems.
Our Ultimate Growing System features state-of-the-art design that guarantees your seed starting success:
- Transparent cover retains heat and moisture to get your seeds up and growing fast.
- Advanced capillary mat draws water from the bottom tray reservoir and feeds it to each cell evenly.
- Every cell has a bottom opening that pulls nourishing water to your seedlings. Roots don't stick to mat as in other systems.
- Burpees Super-Soil Cubes retain more water than ordinary peat and feed more nutrients to your sprouting seeds.
- Bottom tray holds plenty of water so your seeds stay healthy and you don't have to water as often.
- Big 72-cell tray makes it easy to start all your seeds in one unit.
- Reusable - lasts for years!
Each complete kit includes:
-Watering tray
-Plant stand
-72-cell plant tray
-Self-watering mat
-72 Burpee Super-Soil Cubes
-Bonus 12 plant markers
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 Come on, folks March 16, 2010
Glenn D. Taylor
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was hesitant buying this product because of the bad reviews but it looks so good and I couldn't believe it could be that hard. Well, it's not. People, just take a spoon, slide it down one side, and the whole plug pops right out. The soil has to be moist, not dried out or it might crumble. The only mistake Burpee made was to not include instructions even a moron could understand.
Some advice on removing plants March 12, 2010
Theresa (Alaska)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All my seeds sprouted and I have successfully transplanted all of them to larger peat pots. I noticed that plants are easiest to remove from this system if the soil is nice and moist (helps keep the soil together). I used the flat side of a pen to pop the little plants out from the bottom opening and used a spoon to help move them into the larger peat pots. Out of the 72 plants 71 look perfect; I did end up accidentally bending one little plant but I still have hope for it. Good luck and happy gardening!
PS: I really like the low maintenance watering system.
 Impossible to remove the seedlings from the system March 8, 2010
Eiregoddess (Old Dominion, USA)
I was a first time seedling grower when I used this product. But I found it too hard to remove the seedlings from the containers once they had grown. I would not use this system again.
 It works but the Jiffy system is not only better, it's cheaper March 7, 2010
Dennis L. Pollet (Redondo Beach, CA United States)
As others have noted, the pellets do not always hydrate as they should because they have a tendency to turn sideways in the cell during the hydration process. As a consequence, it is nearly impossible to remove a seedling from that cell without damaging it or even killing it. Further, even if the pellet does properly hydrate in the cell, the seedling can still be difficult to remove because of the depth of the cell and the flimsiness of the tray.
Despite these drawbacks, the system does work, especially the self-watering feature.
I have found that the Jiffy refill pellets and trays are far easier to use with significantly less problems with removal of seedlings since the trays are much shallower than the Burpee trays. Also the Jiffy trays fit within the Burpee cover. Thus the Burpee self-watering feature can still be used.
In summary, the Burpee system works but the Jiffy system is easier to use in addition to being significantly cheaper. Thus I do not recommend the Burpee system.
Ferry Morse Seed Co 5272 Jiffy Professional Greenhouse
I Tried Several Methods And This Worked MUCH Better Than Anything Else! February 16, 2010
Bold Consumer (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I tried some peat moss pellets that you add water and then they are supposed to expand, etc. I just had a terrible mess.
This was different. It just worked for me.
In fact, I had very close to a 100% sprout rate on the seeds I planted.
I obsessed about sowing the seeds this time, reading and studying on the right way to do it, because it was my first experience growing vegetables from seed.
The smartest thing I did, other than buying the Burpee Ultimate Seed Starting System, was to SOAK THE SEEDS for 24 hours or so, following the instructions if the packets have them.
Then I placed them in the seed tray and made sure they had the proper amount of heat. They don't need extra nutrition at this point.
I have a greenhouse. It's the middle of a very extraordinarily stormy and cold, icy Winter in Oklahoma and my greenhouse is FULL of healthy growing vegetable plants that came from the seeds I planted.
I heartily recommend this product and since I'm here, I'm going to buy another one right now. It just makes growing from seeds so much easier then the SECOND way I tried it, with peat moss things that just didn't work for me.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
|
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. Thanks for shopping with us! | |
