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General => The Shed => Topic started by: jimtheworzel on March 19, 2012, 16:23:36

Title: egg box seedlings
Post by: jimtheworzel on March 19, 2012, 16:23:36

any one tried growing lettuce  seedlings in egg boxes in stesd of trays
i have loads of egg boxes, but a bit short on trays at the moment.

jim

Title: Re: egg box seedlings
Post by: antipodes on March 19, 2012, 16:36:54

Mmmm I have tried it but I found it to be rubbish. They dry out too quickly and there's not really enough soil. What about plastic containers? Like old icecream cartons etc. I have always had more luck with them.