Sowing seeds in a B&Q tray (B&Q Standard Seed Tray)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	B&Q Standard Seed Tray
Date:	19/06/09 (98 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: fairly cheap

Disadvantages: cheap

Come into the greenhouse with me. I am sowing some seeds Some more lettuce for a later crop than the ones I am now picking.

I am going to use a B&Q Standard Seed Tray. I have had these black seed trays a year or two now.

Cost~
You can buy a pack of 8 quite cheaply at
B&Q they cost £1.98 for 8 trays, that's just less than 25p each.

Size~~.
These seed trays are Length (cm): 37.5 /14.8in, Width (cm): 23/ 9.1 in depth 5cm/2in. This is a fairly standard size for a seed tray quite a good size really.

Material~~~
These are made of a thin but rigid black plastic.

Drainage~~~~
There are a number of small holes punched into the bottom of these seed trays

Durability~~~~
These trays are strong enough to last several years with several sowings. You do need to care of them though storing them stacked together for next year. The plastic is fairly easy to tear and damage.

Use~~~~~
Well these are quite handy for sowing seeds into fill with a suitable compost sow seeds as directed on packets , Also good for transplanting , thinning those little seedlings into . . After use wash them drain dry them and store for next time. I nearly filled my seed tray with seed compost sowed my lettuce seeds thinly. Then I covered them up with some more potting compost. Now to water them.

Time to go into the house for a cup of tea, you going to join me . ~~~~~~~

You are quite young now in my day before plastic seed trays that you can buy cheaply from B &Q my dad had wooden seed trays , I still have some of them that I use now . I think he may have bought some , but I know he made his own too, bits of wood he found around from old things and he nailed them into a tray .

Sometimes instead of a seed tray I will use egg boxes they are great for peas . Old plastic fruit trays are useful too my favorite is plastic mushroom trays , in fact I have grown seeds and plants in many strange plastic containers.
But for a basic cheap seed tray these B&Q ones do the job just fine.

Summary: A plastic seed tray for sowing seeds