"chris French" wrote k...
vicky writes
Dave Hill wrote:
I plan to grow a variety of common vegetables this year. To start my
seedlings, I'm thinking of buying some 38cm x 24cm propagator trays
with
clear lids. Regarding the number of cells in each, I have a choice
of: 24,
40 or 60. ?They all cost the same, so I get more cells per ? by going
for
the 60-cell trays, but will the cells be big enough for starting off
the
seedlings before planting out?

yes

You don't say what veg.
60's will do for things like leeks, onions.
40's will do for a range of things
24's for larger things like marrows etc
The more info you give the better will be your answer

FWIW, for a lot of things (courgettes, melons, sweet peas, sweetcorn) I
would always use root trainers rather than modules.

We grow sweetcorn, peas, beans etc. in Rootrainers, but squashes,
courgettes, etc. tend to grow in smallish pots.


We do the same and use different depth rootrainers for different things,
eg. runner and french beans go in the deepest type (7 inch?) the rest in the
middle depth ones (5 inch?)). For onion seed I use 40 cell trays and those
are the only trays I use. Marrows I sow in small pots.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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