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Re: Improvised seed flats

At 01:37 PM 1/27/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>I think this post would interest people on my two favorite lists, so
>>here it is:
>>
>>At your grocery store, fruit and vegetables are probably packed in deep,
>>open-topped packs made of crinkly-thin, clear plastic. We get everything
>>from apples to spinach packed in these. Sometimes delicate fruits like
>>raspberries or cherry tomatoes are packed in hinged boxes made of the
>>same material (I think the plastic is called PET).
>
>
>Good tip. I use the plastic containers that fancy cakes come in for the
>same thing, and sometimes use the smaller sandwich and salad containers
>(clear plastic) for starting seeds. I just prick them out when they get
>their second leaves, so the lack of depth is not a problem.
>
>I feel the same way you do about reusing plastics as much as possible.
>
>I also reuse all my Ziplock bags outdoors as mini-greenhouse caps after
>using them in the house for food. They get a soap and water wash and a
>bleach and water dip between uses.
>
>Karen
>
These are great ideas, it never ceases to amaze me how resourceful
gardeners can be.. another good greenhouse cap is the top half of a liter
pop bottle (which has been cut in two) It already comes with its own
venting hole!
>
Evonne
(zone 8/pac nw) >
>
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