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Olafhenny · 05-19-2014, 04:41 PM

Hi Justin,

your mass processing of seedlings made me think, that you might be able to use an
idea, I had recently, providing you can get juice in this type of container in the US:

The volume is one litre and when cut in half, you get two containers of >one pint each.

But here is the real clincher: Twenty of these “pots” fit snugly into your standard garden
centre tray. Efficient, no gaps, and wasted space, as you would have with round pots.
Unfortunately I have so far not been able to collect nearly enough empties to accommodate
all of my 33 quat seedlings:

It is not evident from this photo, but the little boxes contain much more soil than the
round pots and I can fit 8 of them, where there are now only 5 pots.

The quat are relatively slow growers and I can keep them in these boxes all summer
long on automatic sprinkler.

Best,
Olaf

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,502 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants) Hi Justin, your mass processing of seedlings made me think, that you might be able to use an idea, I had recently, providing you can get juice in this type of container in the US: The volume is one litre and when cut in half, you get two containers of >one pint each. But here is the real clincher: Twenty of these “pots” fit snugly into your standard garden centre tray. Efficient, no gaps, and wasted space, as you would have with round pots. Unfortunately I have so far not been able to collect nearly enough empties to accommodate all of my 33 quat seedlings: It is not evident from this photo, but the little boxes contain much more soil than the round pots and I can fit 8 of them, where there are now only 5 pots. The quat are relatively slow growers and I can keep them in these boxes all summer long on automatic sprinkler. Best, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.