Plant Starting Flats

Back in the day nurseries used wooden trays to start their plants.  Rather than having plastic six packs with a cell for each seedling, seeds were sown in the tray and allowed to germinate.  Soon after the seedlings appeared the plants were separated and replanted into individual pots or transferred to a garden bed.

The idea of using durable reusable trays rather than flimsy disposable plastic pots appealed to me.  I wanted to try it out so I decided to make my own set of planting flats.

Step 1: Get Materials

The scrap wood pile is always a good place to start for a project like this.  I happened to have a pile of short boards that our weird neighbor gave me.

Comments

[Soulsbane]

This is a good idea. But maybe you could make handles on the sides make it easier to 'handle' them.

[paganwonder]

We weird neighbors are always the ones with useful stuff or the tool you need or the experience to fix stuff...we're like nurses- not thought of until you need help...we are essential to the community! (I am not offended to be called weird!)

[canucksgirl]

Cool idea. I just hope your neighbor doesn't read this, or he might stop giving you stuff. :)

[jessyratfink]

These are great. Very pretty and 1000 times better than plastic. :D