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?

Thanks...

Al

On Jan 30, 6:51*pm, "AL_n" 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?

Thanks...

Al

yes

On Jan 30, 7:31*pm, Dave Hill wrote:
On Jan 30, 6:51*pm, "AL_n" 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?

Thanks...

Al

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

Dave Hill wrote in news:ceadb724-1b42-449c-
:

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

Thank you. I'm planning:
lettuce
marrows,
brussels sprouts
cabbage
beans
sweetcorn

That's about it (apart from spuds, and onions which don't apply).

Thanks,

Al

"AL_n" wrote in
:


lettuce
marrows,
brussels sprouts
cabbage
beans
sweetcorn

PS.. I've just seen 104-cell trays! Would they be okay for the veg with
small seeds? If so, then one tray is about all I need.

Al

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?

Thanks...

Al

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.

My leeks, sprouts, tomatoes and peppers all got started in modules and seed
trays this weekend, though.

In message ,
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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?

Thanks...

Al

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.
--
Chris French

"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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chris French wrote:
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.

That's probably better, but the root trainers tesselate better. :-)
Seed planting time is always a bit of a, erm, squash.

On Jan 30, 11:41*pm, wrote:
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?

Thanks...

Al

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.

My leeks, sprouts, tomatoes and peppers all got started in modules and seed
trays this weekend, though.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Do you have a warm or cold greenhouse?I find starting tomatoes and
peppers too early can be done in a warm propagator,but they shiver
when put out into the greenhouse with cold nights coming for a couple
of months.
Also why do you start your sprouts so early?I am thinking of doing
this with the variety Wellington,which for me never seems to have a
long enough growing season.
Michael

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chris French wrote:
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.

That's probably better, but the root trainers tesselate better. :-)
Seed planting time is always a bit of a, erm, squash.



Thanks to all for the replies. The mention of root trainers prompted me to
do a search, which turned up an intereting thread in another forum, about
using loo roll tubes, 'newspaper pots' and other devices. See he
http://tinyurl.com/7jhfe4x

Al

chris French wrote in
:


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.


I vaguely recall (from my few past efforts), that I used to always sow two
seeds in each cell or pot (in case one didn't germinate). Is this normal
practice, and if both seeds germinate, is it advisable to destroy one of
the seedlings?

Al

In message , AL_n
writes
chris French wrote in
k:


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.


I vaguely recall (from my few past efforts), that I used to always sow two
seeds in each cell or pot (in case one didn't germinate). Is this normal
practice, and if both seeds germinate, is it advisable to destroy one of
the seedlings?

Depends on the plant (and the costs of the seeds). For things that
germinate well enough (which is probably most things for us), then we
just plant one seed in a module - if a few don't germinate I'd rather
that than loads of unwanted plants.

but if you do double sow, and get extra plant, you can either destroy
one , or prick it out as you prefer.
--
Chris French

chris French wrote in
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Depends on the plant (and the costs of the seeds). For things that
germinate well enough (which is probably most things for us), then we
just plant one seed in a module - if a few don't germinate I'd rather
that than loads of unwanted plants.

Yes, I can see this makes more sense. How about the potting medium? What is
cheap but effective? I remember getting annoyed by some potting mixes that
didn't seem to absorb water easily; it just tended to float on the water
and not absorb it readily!

Al

chris French wrote in
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I vaguely recall (from my few past efforts), that I used to always sow
two seeds in each cell or pot (in case one didn't germinate). Is this
normal practice, and if both seeds germinate, is it advisable to
destroy one of the seedlings?

Depends on the plant (and the costs of the seeds). For things that
germinate well enough (which is probably most things for us), then we
just plant one seed in a module - if a few don't germinate I'd rather
that than loads of unwanted plants.

but if you do double sow, and get extra plant, you can either destroy
one , or prick it out as you prefer.

You took the words out of my mouth.

Baz