Seed Container Idea & Question

AlittleSalt · January 5, 2015

Over the past 4 years, I bought tomato and pepper transplants. The were in the standard 2" transplant pots. I saved the trays and pots to use for starting pepper plants in.

First, the idea:

I got a full sheet cake bottom and lid from Walmart. They gave it to me. I cut one transplant tray in half longwise and put a full one beside it, and in those, 48 two inch pots. This fits really nice on the sheetcake bottom and the lid/dome stands 2.5" above the pots. = DIY pepper starting greenhouse.

Now, the question:

For the tomatoes, I am thinking of using 18oz. dark colored Hefty cups (100 pack) I've read using clear cups may not be advisable - so I'm not going to. Of course, put holes in/near the bottoms of the cups. I am going to fill the cups about .75 full and put plastic wrap over the top. Then after the seedlings emerge and grow up to the plastic wrap - I'll remove the wrap and add pro mix as the transplant gets larger. Question - What do you think about this idea? Please feel free to add ideas, comments, etc. I'm new to all this.

The soil I am using is 2 parts pro mix - one part MG seed starting potting mix.

January 5, 2015	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Seed Container Idea & Question Over the past 4 years, I bought tomato and pepper transplants. The were in the standard 2" transplant pots. I saved the trays and pots to use for starting pepper plants in. First, the idea: I got a full sheet cake bottom and lid from Walmart. They gave it to me. I cut one transplant tray in half longwise and put a full one beside it, and in those, 48 two inch pots. This fits really nice on the sheetcake bottom and the lid/dome stands 2.5" above the pots. = DIY pepper starting greenhouse. Now, the question: For the tomatoes, I am thinking of using 18oz. dark colored Hefty cups (100 pack) I've read using clear cups may not be advisable - so I'm not going to. Of course, put holes in/near the bottoms of the cups. I am going to fill the cups about .75 full and put plastic wrap over the top. Then after the seedlings emerge and grow up to the plastic wrap - I'll remove the wrap and add pro mix as the transplant gets larger. Question - What do you think about this idea? Please feel free to add ideas, comments, etc. I'm new to all this. The soil I am using is 2 parts pro mix - one part MG seed starting potting mix.