Re: [CH] Re-using Seed Trays

Rob Pieters (r.pieters7@chello.nl)
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 17:05:52 +0100 

I do the same, I clean all pots and tray's with water and a good amount of
bleach.
Normally I do that just before filling them up so I don't let them get dry.
Never got any problems...or not what I'm aware of.
At leased I would advice always advice to clean containers with bleach
before use or re-use.
Soap will be fine too I guess.

Hot regards
RobNL


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To: <matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu>
Cc: <Chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:34 PM
Subject: RE: [CH] Re-using Seed Trays


>
> I put 2 cups of bleach in a 5 gallon bucket about half full and simply
> dunked all trays and 4 inch containers in the bucket.  Left all in the sun
> to dry.  Between that and the chamomile tea, my best year ever.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: T. Matthew Evans [mailto:matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:22 AM
> To: tucker
> Cc: Chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: [CH] Re-using Seed Trays
>
>
> > I already have trays and covers, which I adapted to cover taller
> > seedlings,  from previous years.
>
> This brings up an interesting point - I was going to start seeds last
night,
> but then I recalled that I had read somewhere that one should always use
> impeccably clean trays for seed starting.  I checked the back of the seed
> mix bag and it said the same thing.  So, I soaked my old trays, lids, and
> six-packs in hot, soapy water and the rinsed them off.  Of course, they
are
> cleaner, but not "clean".  The whole time I was wondering, "Do I really
need
> to be going to all of this trouble?"
>
> What has been the experience of the list?  Do you re-use seed trays, etc.?
I
> can replace my setup for about $4 per 72 plants ( would only need three
> sets) - should I do this?  Or, am I just making more work for myself?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Matt
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> T. Matthew Evans
> Research Assistant
> Geosystems Group, School of CEE
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> URL:  www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of tucker
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 5:15 PM
> Cc: Chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [CH] EXPENSIVE SEEDLINGS?
>
> Fred Morris wrote:
>
> > Hey Erich, not wanting to take any business away from Susan, but
> > growing seedlings can be pretty simple and inexpensive.  You can get
> > one of those little plastic tray planters from Wally World for $3-4,
> > and 24 inch shop light at same place for $10 more.  That'll grow you
> > 72 seed-lings - all you need is a corner of a room to put it in.  I've
> > gone a couple of steps further, put an old heating pad under the tray
> > for bottom heat, ...
> >
> > Fred the habanernut
>
>   Hi Fred!
>
>   I already have trays and covers, which I adapted to cover taller
> seedlings,  from previous years.  It's just that I don't really have as
good
> of a place to try starting them here as I did at our previous residence.
I
> thought about doing the lights and the heat pads, but I really don't have
> the room to string them up under the seedlings.  The basement has become a
> sort of dumping ground during house projects, so I have to find a place
> upstairs to put the trays.  That won't lend itself to hanging any kind of
> lighting, so I'm just going to put them in the warmest room that still has
a
> window.  They likely won't do as well as years past, but then, my
gardening
> space is pretty small anyway...
>
> --
> Erich
> C-H # 2099
>