So over the last few days I've been transplanting all of the bigger seedlings into larger pots. The first ones were my zucchini. Every day I've been checking the watering tray to make sure there was still water. Not only was there still water, but it was about the same level. That really perplexed me today, so I decided to look further.

Turns out that the planters have a problem from when they were manufactured - the holes are missing. As such, the plants can't get to the water in the tray.

This is a pretty big problem, as the key to these seedlings doing so well is the easy access to water without needing to water the soil (and get the plant all wet). As such, I am taking a pair of scissors to each one and cutting a slit on each side like they would have if they were made correctly. 

So if you buy some of these pots, be sure to pull up the pots out of the tray and make sure they are made correctly.