Start your seeds indoors in late winter with a soil-filled peat pot or a thatched coir nest pot, which needs no soil. Once a seedling sprouts, plant the entire pot; its roots will grow right through the walls. Nest pots, $12 for 30, from Gardener's Supply Company; gardeners.com; peat pots, $4 a dozen, from Kmart; kmart.com
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