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Lord Steve:
Hi there. I am looking at buying some greenhouse staging and need some advice! What are the pros/cons of trays vs slats? I am probably going to use it for growing seedlings and cuttings and some storage (lower tier) and was tending towards trays, but slats seem to offer good ventilation etc. I am a bit confused!!

Can anyone recommend a good place to buy some staging fairly cheaply? I have surfed a bit online for some ideas but it seems quite expensive. Many thanks! Steve

Doris_Pinks:
Steve, hubby made mine from wood, and it is slats. The MAJOR disadvantage is that I can't remove it when I want to grow other things such as peppers, toms and the like, so I would advise, whatever you get, make sure you can take it away when required!  DP

Mimi:
I have the 'best?' of both worlds Steve.  My greenhouse staging came with the greenhouse, care of ma in law  :-*   But I also have some galvanised shelving which is handy for over wintering my fuschias and geranium cuttings.  I also have a handy device which I keep on the staging like a plastic potting tray with handy little areas for keeping labels, string, dibbers, etc.  to be honest I cant see what advantage the slats are... Yes they do help with air moving around, but they make it difficult to stand pots on.  The trouble with the shelving though is that they are not wide enough to work on.  I tend towards a solid work surface and some shelves but echo Doris make sure that you can get it out when you need to.  So it must be dismantable(is that a word) fold downable, or fit through the door. ;)

Lord Steve:
Thanks. That is very sensible advice. On balance I think I will go for solid surfaces and will check that they can be removed if necessary.

Kerry:
my staging is homemade-it's solid but removable. my OH's dad made it from large pieces of twin walled polycarbonate he had from when he was a builder. very easy to clean, and lets the light through to stuff below.
he fixed some metal supports to the frame and the sheeting just lays on top.
i made my own shelves though, out of old skirting board, cut to size and placed on some bolt in shelf brackets. again, all removable.

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