Save the Rotisserie Trays

nnjjohn · March 19, 2013

I bought a three piece 72 cell tray with lid and basin.. also wanted to add more seedlinngs so instead of running to to store, I thought the rotisserie chicken tray with the lid would work just as great for my seedling! I space about ten more seeds, should make a nice flat of "big boys"

Longlake · March 19, 2013

Great way to recycle/reuse the container! I'm using the same style container for some of my wintersown seeds...the high/domed lid seems ideal for that, too.

nnjjohn · March 19, 2013

indeed it does,, the dome is higher than the store bought jiffy! .. i'm eating chicken tonight .. i leave the grease too at the bottom for enrichment lol cucumbers sprouting already just after few days!!

svalli · March 20, 2013

When all of my reusable plugg boxes are full, I use the clear plastic bakery containers.

During the seed starting season I may be buying some sweet coffee bread or muffins just based on the container they are packed in

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These bakery containers work also well as mini greenhouses when rooting cuttings. The rotisserie containers may be sturdier, but I have not seen those around here, the cooked chicken is here sold in foil lined bags.

I do also reuse milk cartons when potting up my tomato plants. I can bury much of the leggy tomato stem in a one liter milk carton.

Sari

nnjjohn · March 20, 2013

great idea, thank you for sharing

nnjjohn · March 20, 2013

I forgot to mention, the 72 cell tray I seeded has a variety, 18 cucumber seedlings / 18 swiss chard / 18 big boy tomato seedlings /18 super beefsteak tomato seedlings.. The cucumbers are up already hitting the plastic doom.. the tomatoes are starting but not all germinating

as well as the chard.. should I be transplanting the cucs now or let them smash up on the tray cover, until everything sprouts before I send them to the basement florescent light?

clkeiper · March 20, 2013

I have people save me all kinds of fruit/vegetable containers. if they hold soil and have a lid I recycle them. Different sizes are always welcome as I don't start everything in the same quantities. I punch holes in the bottom if need be. Bakery "trays", donut trays, strawberry boxes, cherry tomato boxes, salad containers...etc. They all work fine in place of the big trays.

March 19, 2013	#1
nnjjohn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: northern new jersey Posts: 683	Save the Rotisserie Trays I bought a three piece 72 cell tray with lid and basin.. also wanted to add more seedlinngs so instead of running to to store, I thought the rotisserie chicken tray with the lid would work just as great for my seedling! I space about ten more seeds, should make a nice flat of "big boys"

March 19, 2013	#2
Longlake Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: MN Posts: 142	Works for WinterSowing, Too! Great way to recycle/reuse the container! I'm using the same style container for some of my wintersown seeds...the high/domed lid seems ideal for that, too. __________________ My garden is like a teenager - One minute I'm basking in it's glow and the next I'm cursing it's attitude and headstrong independence.

March 20, 2013	#4
svalli Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vaasa, Finland, latitude N 63° Posts: 838	When all of my reusable plugg boxes are full, I use the clear plastic bakery containers. During the seed starting season I may be buying some sweet coffee bread or muffins just based on the container they are packed in . These bakery containers work also well as mini greenhouses when rooting cuttings. The rotisserie containers may be sturdier, but I have not seen those around here, the cooked chicken is here sold in foil lined bags. I do also reuse milk cartons when potting up my tomato plants. I can bury much of the leggy tomato stem in a one liter milk carton. Sari __________________ "I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream." - Moomin-troll by Tove Jansson

March 20, 2013	#5
nnjjohn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: northern new jersey Posts: 683	great idea, thank you for sharing __________________ john

March 20, 2013	#6
nnjjohn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: northern new jersey Posts: 683	have another container question I forgot to mention, the 72 cell tray I seeded has a variety, 18 cucumber seedlings / 18 swiss chard / 18 big boy tomato seedlings /18 super beefsteak tomato seedlings.. The cucumbers are up already hitting the plastic doom.. the tomatoes are starting but not all germinating as well as the chard.. should I be transplanting the cucs now or let them smash up on the tray cover, until everything sprouts before I send them to the basement florescent light? __________________ john

March 20, 2013	#7
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	I have people save me all kinds of fruit/vegetable containers. if they hold soil and have a lid I recycle them. Different sizes are always welcome as I don't start everything in the same quantities. I punch holes in the bottom if need be. Bakery "trays", donut trays, strawberry boxes, cherry tomato boxes, salad containers...etc. They all work fine in place of the big trays. __________________ carolyn k