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If you plant the seeds in each section of a cardboard egg carton, when the seeds germinate you can then just plant them directly into the soil, inside the egg carton, and it will biodegrade. Alternatively, plant the seeds in eggshells, stored in the egg cartons (to keep them upright), and once the seeds have germinated, the eggshell containing the seeds can then be planted directly into the ground. The eggshell will eventually degrade and feed the soil and the pant.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing.
Yes another great idea ,thank you. 😊
I‘m not convinced, if that is really healthy for you. I‘ve read in some DIY gardening books, that those cardboard boxes for fresh eggs are contaminated inside with bacteria or viruses from the chickens. Yes, they are specific for those animal races, otherwise the companies and supermarkets wouldn’t be allowed to use and sell them to us consumers. But once you put them into your garden, that’s another thing.
Plus I don’t trust that the colours used in and on those cardboard egg boxes are really healthy.
Hm, it‘s never easy to get all facts and in the end to make the right decisions. I decided long time ago to not use egg cardboard boxes and throw them in the official paper recycling bins of my town.
@@paulhorn24 that’s certainly interesting and worth thinking about especially with all this talk of bird flu. Thanks for sharing.
I've had plastic modules for over a decade. The secret is to wash them out after use, then store them out of sunlight, as that will stop UV degradation and fragility. But I also use square yoghurt pots, trays that produce such as mushrooms and tomatoes are sold in, and takeaway containers with their handy lids to seal to keep moisture in until germination.
Yes some pots do last but you are right, they do need to be kept out of sunlight. I just think recycle first, buy as a last resort. I do use plastics but only recycled ones. I never buy new plastic garden pots. Thanks for sharing, and watching.
I use toilett roll cardboard center rolls...they disintegrate when put into earth soil... :)
I've also had success with cardboard boxes, the amazon ones, about 4" deep, covered with plastic from a compost bag and a few staples. I grew beetroot and lettuces in them last year. Lasted well over a year and cost zilch. They were outside. Only disadvantage is that once placed, you can't move them.
I literally just picked up some cardboard boxes now to have a go with. Excellent idea. I got mine free at the exit of the garden centre. Can’t wait to experiment with them. Thanks for sharing and watching my video.
I am planting my potatoes in 3 of the very large cardboard Amazon boxes lined with some cheap Dollar Tree landscaping fabric. It will be an interesting test!
I've been wrapping painted shoe boxes I source from a local retailer with chicken wire, they last almost 3 seasons 😮
@@Jimbo878 That is a great idea. I got some cardboard boxes from the garden centre for doing the same, just haven’t had time yet but garden centres are a great resource for free boxes. Thanks for watching.
@@JillBretherton another tip while I'm here 😊, a lot of people find them a nuisance and an eyesore but I harvest molehills 😎, it's the finest, richest soil you can get, and it's free 😁.
I use paper cups to start off seedlings.
Our Church uses a great many, so they are free and just need a rinse out.
As I sell seedlings for church funds, it is a symbiotic relationship. 😊
great idea
It's called mitering the sheet. We do it as nurses making beds in the hospitals.
So a helpful and quicker tip. If you take card board boxes and cut them up into strips, you can create liner panels to make a more organized cel panel formation, just like a seedtray.
Everyone is so brilliant
And creative. Love it. BTW the sheets are made with “hospital corners”. My English grandmother taught me as a child almost 70 years ago. I worked in hotels and was the “bed queen”. Surprised at how many ppl never learned this skill.
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Agree with you about brilliant & creative!
As a side note, I also learned to make "hospital corners," when I was young. I grew up in the motel business that my parents owned, managed...
Creating a hospital corner was part of daily room upkeep.
Hospital corners. Is what you’re thinking of. And they still make beds like this. Thanks for the tips.
That’s the one. I can’t believe they still do it. Wow. Thanks for watching.
Aluminium can be recycled easily at the end of the life of the tray.
You're right, they are very environmentally friendly.
...except for the part where they come individually wrapped in plastic bags 🤦
The bed corner were called hospital corners. As a young student nurse in the early 70’s it was one of the first things we were taught how to do.
I think I heard of it from my mom who was a nurse in the 70's. I swear she was the one who told me about them when she was making out beds before the days of duvets!
You are making it so much harder.
I use the foil trays double decker-like with the bottom one to hold water, separated by rocks, or old plastic lids etc to allow for a little water reservoir. But I will now fold up and square the sides to make them more stable. Great ideas.
Great idea and yes folding the corners definitely makes the more stable.
Using two of those trays with ohne containing the water below and the upper one with holes is a great idea and reminds me of the ready-to-go kits they sell in the garden shops and home depot stores or DIY stores for a lot of money.
In the UK, I was told that Haxnicks is the company most known for these so called success kits with self-watering for seedlings.
Excellent thank you. Home bargains it is then. I usually look for free plant pots people give away, but I like this idea more 😊
This year I saw the snail roll method and gave it a try. I planted 20-30 seeds of each veggie I wanted and I then put all 60 rolls into one tin basket. My seedlings are healthy and already getting planted out into my garden with massive roots and beautiful true leaves already. All in a space of 1' X 1' ..... I'll NEVER use any other method. Hope that helps someone.
What is the snail roll method never heard of it
@@jackiemadden4024 you take plastic bubble wrap and cut it into strips about 6" by how ever long and put soil on it then roll it up, tie it in place and plant your seeds on top then water from the bottom. I got so many more plants doing this and it took less seed starting mix and space to grow them. Plus the roots are massive. I've just started unrolling them this weekend and transplanting everything and I'm never doing it any other way than this. It's hard to impress me but this absolutely did.
Bring recycling back ! Save the planet one tray at a time ! Thank you very much ❤
Yes! let’s do it. Thanks for watching.
@@JillBretherton Thanks for responding to your viewers. It means a lot.☑
Too late : there are now hundreds of billlions of plastic plant pots ( in gardens / in fields / in landfill / in rivers / in alleyways / in " recycle-me " skips at garden centres / in your bed-under it / in the sea / on Greek beaches )
We get a lot of sour cream and when the container is empty we just wash it out no soap just hot water. They are pint size. Very good for plants when transplanting from the seed start trays until you’re ready to plant in the garden
Great idea. I should start saving our yoghurt pots. Thanks for watching
What a wonderful idea. So cheap. Wonderful! I’m always looking for inexpensive ways. Thank you from the USA👍😊
Thanks for watching & commenting from all the way over there. 🇬🇧🇺🇸😊
If you plant the seeds in each section of a cardboard egg carton, when the seeds germinate you can then just plant them directly into the soil, inside the egg carton, and it will biodegrade. Alternatively, plant the seeds in eggshells, stored in the egg cartons (to keep them upright), and once the seeds have germinated, the eggshell containing the seeds can then be planted directly into the ground. The eggshell will eventually degrade and feed the soil and the pant.
When you buy mince meat and other such items from the supermarket they come in plastic containers wash them out poke a few holes in the with a knife and you got free seed trays, I have been using them for years, when the break the go in my burning bit.
Yes I have seen these used before. I mean as long as you're saving money, that's the main thing.
Faster or less work is to use an old or cheap soldering iron. Its hot tip melts small round holes in almost any plastic material. The size of the holes depends on how long you put the hot tip into the plastic.
I used it for seedlings in transparent or blue (fruits, vegetables) or white plastic containers (yoghurt, etc.) from supermarkets and the like.
And I used it with plastic boxes from Ikea and other vendors to construct worm compost bin.
Oh, I forgot that I used the hot tip of a soldering iron to melt small holes in to large white plastic buckets for Ketchup or Mayonnaise or Mustard from Sausage stands, kebab snack shops or any other fast food or takeaway food sellers. I used those large food graded buckets to build Bokashi System.
Jill, those pans accept heat really well from the heated seed mats! Awesome! Sandra from Alberta, Canada.
They are great for warming seeds. Conversely though they can hold the cold but on my heated seed bed they are perfect.
Eggs containers are great too!! I put drainage holes underneath and use the lid as the tray. You can also cut the cardboard ones into separate pots then place them directly into the soil
They are also eggscellent! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for all of this. I'm an old man - my wife died a few years ago - and am starting to try to grow my own food. I can now junk the plastic pots I've inherited.
I save all my takeaway trays and tubs.the plastic ones are great.
That's true, they are. I just live too far away to get takeaways these days so I didn't think of it. Now you've made me hungry. 🤣
Thanks. Learnt a practical way of starting seeds without spending a lot every planting time on seed trays!
I agree. Why does something so simple and fundamental as growing plants from seed have to be expensive? It shouldn't be. Thanks for watching. Happy growing.
Brilliant idea!!!!! You can actually get pans like this for free at our locally recycling center! I was going through my seeds and trying to figure out how to make it all work so your video provided a GREAT solution for me! Subscribed!!!
that’s fantastic. happy sowing!
You can use toilet paper rolls, put all together in any tray filled in with garden soil and put the seeds, then direct to the garden. Because these are organic material.
I used to use toilet rolls for my sweet peas. I dorect sow them these days but that was how I used to always start them off. Another very useful resource. thanks for sharing.
i save up the trays mushrooms come in. toilet roll centres can be filled with compost for individual seeds etc
Hi, this is absolutely fantastic idea! Its just a coincident that I was about to buy couple of dozens plastic flower pots and I ditched the idea now :) Its not only saving money but definitely environment friendly! Thanks and keep up the work 🙏
That’s great. Happy sowing! may your garden be brimming with flowers. 👍🌼🌻🌸
Timing is perfect, never thought about these, you are 👏 👏 brilliant, thank you so much😊
I can't believe I never thought of rolling them up and mitering the corners like that, you just freed up a bunch of space for me
I used them for about 2 years before I thought wait a minute... I am so glad I had that eureka moment.
so, we should buy stock in cheap roasting tins ... ready, set and go. great stuff Jill.
You can save all the old plastic food containers,ready meal style, theylast a couple of seasons
I used those meat trays that you get when you buy meat from supermarkets…..or small cardboard boxes
So do I. They are great. I use them mostly for saucers to keep some moisture around pots.
I *am* a starting gardener and am on the verge of sowing my very first flowers and plants, so thank you for this wonderful and inexpensive idea! Makes these first steps just a little bit easier and more affordable! I've immediately ordered some with my groceries (I'm home bound).
Grateful greetings from the Netherlands
That’s fantastic to hear. Happy sowing! and thanks for watching.
You can use toilet paper rolls. Cut about 4 evenly spaced 3/4 inch slits at the bottom, wet them, and fold up the flaps. Put on a flat surface so the flaps dry out and stay in the folded form when dry. Then you fill with seedling mix like you showed just by pouring it over the top and watering. If you flatten the toilet rolls and then use the crease formed the first time by putting the crease in the centre and flattening a second time you get the exact location where you make the bottom corner cuts for the ‘flaps’. This makes rectangle tubes you place side by side for your aluminum planting trays. When all watered you put a single seed in each one separately. When plant is large enough you tear the bottom flaps off and put them in your garden. The roots grow out the bottom and the paper decomposes into the soil. The worms love it. Easy peasy.
- Sandra from Alberta, Canada.
I have used them for sowing my sweet peas before. They are pretty handy.
I got a soil blocker that happens to perfectly fit side by side in a taco kit tray from Costco! Bonus, they have a humidity dome!
Great. I do like soil blockers but they are so expensive here in the UK!
It's a wonderful idea if you're concerned about micro-plastics, plus the metallic surface could reduce the risk of fungus, slugs etc. I re-use my plastic pots year after year just by soaking them in a solution of Jeyes fluid for half an hour. I might have a hard time using foil because of how easily it conducts heat and cold, but I suppose if I used carboard around them it would offer good insulation. Interesting video, thanks!
I also reuse plastic pots so as not to waste them. I just like keeping things as simple as possible and that was the primary reason for this technique. Thanks for watching. Happy gardening.
Use old egg boxes, trays to line larger pots, before putting soil into pot. They decompose, insulate and help stop water evaporation. Also use aluminum and plastic trays from meat or food trays.
I love my foil planting containers. Your hack of folding up and folding the corners is much appreciated!
yes I was using them for 2 years but they annoyed me how flimsy there were until i did the corners. it totally transformed them. Thanks for watching.
Thank you , I love this idea , who would have thought to use foil trays ? Yes, they are pretty,cheap to buy here in Australia 🇦🇺
I LOVE this!!! I’ve got lots of the plastic ones in different sizes but I find them really annoying. I may give them away and use this method next year.
I do still use my plastic ones for transplanting (until they fall apart) but the seed starting trays are all aluminium from now on. I'm glad it helped. Happy sowing.
Thanks for the tip Jill, I've seen other people use them but not demonstrated like you. I mostly use the fruit punnets as they fit well on narrow window sill as I don't have a greenhouse. Cat litter trays fit nicely on wider windows as drip trays.
I’ve been using them for years (mostly on the window ledge) but they bothered me because they were a bit flimsy. Then when I did my zinnias and needed more space I kind of redesigned them and they were suddenly transformed, hence the video.
This is a nice idea.
I transplanted some cherry tomatos I was growing for a friend into those 3" upcycled pots. For transit, I put them in a medium version of these pans
She was very happy they were in that pan and I'd already labeled each container
Now that you've shown they can function as a seed starter tray, I'm going to try using it to experiment with the soil blocker we made.
Thanks for this video 🎉
Perfect for seed blockers.
Just use milk bottles and meat trays from supermarket.
Cut the bottles 1/4 or 1/3 bottom
Poke holes and your all set to go.
Raw meat trays do the same thing.
Recycle reUSED.
Am transplanting loads of my seedlings. Now.
i use bottles a lot for sowing and as cloches but i do find them a bit fiddly.
Milk cartons might work better. Square and less plastic.
Thanks for bringing up the waste of plastic (5) nursery pots. In the US plastic 5 can be recycled only in big cities.
Yes we have plastic recycling too. The video is really about saving money.The mention of it being better for the environment is really just a bonus since i like the trays regardless of the other benefits. Thanks for sharing. Glad to know the world is recycling. x
Looks like a great way to start my onions.
I am not a gardener but I am glad l watched your video,my son is autistic and has ADHD and he grows his own plants in pots and l can’t tell you how annoyed l get when the weather is bad and I am chasing empty pots around the garden! I love your idea and hopefully my son will love your idea(!) Fingers crossed for my sake! 😂
So am I. Thank you ☺️
Hey there! I absolutely love foraging for mushrooms, but unfortunately, I can never seem to grow enough for myself. As a workaround, I've started keeping the trays from the mushrooms I purchase at the store and using them to grow my own seedlings. It's a fun and sustainable solution that helps me indulge my hobby while also reducing waste.
A great idea. Thanks for sharing. I am going to try growing some myself this year. I really fancy having a go at shiitake. Watch this space....
I use the plastic grape containers from Asda. Totally free and comes with holes in the bottom. I love grapes and consume at least one container per day.
Funnily enough I just washed one out and thought ah that would make a great container. 🤪once you get in the mindset you see ideas everywhere. Thanks for sharing.
Cool idea and space saving
This looks great. I'll give it a go when I repopulate my seed shelf.
Oh my goodness, what a great idea! I'm going to do this too. Thank you for showing us x
Great! Thanks for watching.
Great idea! I've had some lasagna-sized ones in the cupboard for years now. Thanks!
The money I’ve wasted on rubbish cell trays that drive me mad. This is so much better. Thanks for sharing.
my pleasure . thanks for watching.
same here. they’re so handy!
I started my onions, leek and mint in these. Works great.
I bought some cheap plastic growing sets which I use for some years now and they hold quite well. They even have transparent covers for moisture and temperature.
For pots and some multipots I visit our cemetary and go through the bins especially in spring. There are more than enough pots from all the plants on the graves. And they hold for some years if you take the ones which are a bit stronger. Only the really big pots are more rare.
I can't say I would have ever thought of that. At least they're not going in landfill. Thats'a great result in my view.
Simply brilliant
This looks great. I have gone and got my trays. I am a bit nervous about how to get the seedlings out of the tray and into the ground. i would love to see how you go about it. I would like to use this method with vegetables for my allotment. Thanks for info.
I’m doing a follow up video showing how my plants are now so check it out. Hopefully be out tomorrow. Thanks for watching
Great idea with the foil trays.
Brilliant! I am going to try this. Thank you.
Great idea thank you❣ I struggle with seed trays and lack of root space by the time seedlings are big enough to be planted out. Bless you
Me too. I’m glad this helps. Thanks for watching.
Great idea! I'm going to use this for my seedlings. I kind of don't like to use plastic when growing vegetables. We are growing tomatoes cucumbers peas and watermelon this year. But also peonies roses and hydrangeas!
sounds great. I hope these trays help. Thanks for watching
Brilliant! I’m going to go pick up some supplies today!!!! Ty!!!
Fantastic. Thanks for watching & happy sowing!
I just use mushroom cartons and cartons which food comes in if I run out also I re use the plastic containers which bedding plants come in! Even milk containers- all free
it’s true. we are always so focused on having the right equipment but so many reusable household objects will do, which is in fact the essence of a cottage garden which i have. Thanks for sharing and watching.
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Great idea.. gotta try. Thanks
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Very helpful! Thanks for a great idea
Excellent innovation! Thanks!
Great. Glad you like it and thanks for watching.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
Very smartly done
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Watching from Japan.
Will head to the 100 yen shop and see if I can find those pans here. Thanks for taking the trouble to upload the video!👍
Great. Hello all the way over there. Love Japan! Beautiful landscape for growing in. Thanks for watching.
this is really cool but you can pretty much use anything that can hold liquid/solids. usually you have to cut drainage holes; cardboard boxes, cups of all types of materials, baking trays, old storage boxes you maybe throwing out, ice cream tubs, egg cartons, milk cartons, toilet roll, juce boxes even just plastic bags that you can use like a grow bag (when filled with compost they will stand up). The downside to all this is just how it looks, if you don't care about having cartons and bottles all around the garden then it's fine.
i have old pots and pans with herbs growing in them. I suppose the main point of the video is that you absolutely do not need to go out and spend a load of money just to get started.
@@JillBretherton yes I hope more people see it this way, the investments can put a lot of people off starting a garden.but work with what you have before you go out buying stuff is all I meant :)
@@kooltube100 exactly. Just as it was done in the old days. 👍
Thank you for the great idea.
Great idea! Thanks ❤🎉
we buy a few ready meals a month, in aluminium trays, cook, wash, use as seed trays, also margerine tubs are super...........
Perfect 👍
Started using aluminum trays this year too
they’re great!
Excellent idea😊
I love the idea!
I’m going to do a follow up video. my plants seem to be doing great.
Thanks for this video I used these containers very often this idea never comes to my mind it is so effective I am so happy for your inspiration I appreciate you very much
Plastic is more sturdy, on the whole than aluminum. They also wash up better. Foil gets wholes or cracks more easily. Foil trays are flimsy. I have learned this by experience.
🇬🇧 name of folded bed sheets. "hospital corners. "
Not sure how big yours are, but I did a quick search for what I can find in my store. A two-pack of 9”x13” foil pans are 5.99 usd. That’s quite a bit more expensive even without knowing the exchange rate between our countries.
I potted up some tomatoes and peppers this morning because I am going to a plant swap next weekend and don’t want to give away my good pots. Some of them went into used cold cups from Starbucks. I also like to save plastic containers from cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, yogurt, sour cream, applesauce, etc. It’s nice to have a variety of shapes and sizes.
Mine are pretty standard roasting tray size. About the size of a standard A4 envelope when folded as in the video. I’m in UK & these are made in UK so maybe that makes them cheaper but I have seen them way more expensive even over here. i would never buy them from a supermarket where there’s always a huge mark up. Try having a look on amazon.
Dont buy at your grocery store, they sell them at places like the 99 cent store, dollar general, (I forget the name of the place by me) check places like those.
Dollar Tree!!!
Great idea.Thank you
Plus you can throw them in your dishwasher when you're finished with them to get them all clean for the next round!
Great idea. They’re called hospital corners… Also, if you add the clear plastic lid that many trays come with you can get a terrarium effect. Just a thought
My mum was a nurse so it was driving me mad that I couldn’t remember. Thanks. 🤣
Yes, good tip! Also....you can use ice cream lolly sticks as plant labels!
@@fedelmiagriffiths4390 Yes. Good tip. I usually buy the bigger craft ones but I have run out at mo.
I have been using them for a long time :) I didn't even pay for them, they came from the food I ordered for a gathering :)
yes recycle! great.
Brilliant!
Fabulous !! 7:30 . Thank you Thank you Thank you !!! Did i say Thank you? I’m always short on seed raising trays so I will be buying some of these asap!!
Thank you for watching. Yes I know when you want to grow loads of things but realise it could end up costing you a small fortune. I do think this is a great solution even if I do say so myself. I'm so glad it helped.
Aluminum is one of the most easily recyclable materials…after years of use it can still be recycled and 98%+ becomes new products.
I completely agree. I love it.
Brilliant idea 😊
Thank you. And thanks for watching ☺️
Great idea 👍
Very helpful info! I've just subbed. I'm watching from the outskirts of Paris
Oh lovely. More or less a neighbour to me in Kent. Thanks for watching.
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Great. Than you.
Nice,good idea.love your video.
Thank you so much 😊
Fantastic!!
Hospital corners for tight sheets
Huh I was thinking about buying those to hold and water my mish-mash of odd shaped starter cups.
Concerned about how flimsy they were, stapling the folded corner would prob help too.
Is tucking bed sheets the term you were looking for?
Think some of the those are sold with a clear top, so humidity dome included!
Brilliant. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you, great tip.
You're welcome!
thanks for your advice
You're welcome!
old way works the best for me save many money
brilliant!