Plastic cups for seed pots

Sally A · « **on:** May 23, 2007, 13:16 »

I hate our throwaway society, so was considering collecting the see-through plastic cups from the water cooler at work to use for rasing seeds. Has anyone tried this, and does the transparancy, help, hinder, or have no effect on the roots?

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2007, 13:27 »

Should work just fine. I use soft drinks bottles and they are clear. The roots will avoid the light so technically will become potbound earlier.

Keeping the pots in an opaque tray / box of some kind will negate this.

bert · « **Reply #2 on:** May 23, 2007, 16:23 »

coffee cups from mc donalds are ideal we use the lids for little propergators.

David. · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2007, 20:05 »

A neighbour works as a gardener at some local major national gardens obtained about 3,000 3" pots for me many years ago and as only a few have disintrgated, I keep re-using these every year, but all the plastic cups from the school discos, etc. that my wife helps out at go in our recycling rather than landfill.

noshed · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2007, 22:12 »

Thet will be fine, just remember to chop a hole in the bottom

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2007, 22:51 »

we use the clear strawberry containers for little propagators. and they are fine.

SkipRat · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2007, 15:34 »

I,ve sown leeks, cabbage, cauli,s and beans in plastic cups and they work great. Just remember to provide drain holes.

citspeed · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2007, 17:41 »

hi used them for years just wash them first to make sure there is n nasties on them

cheers paul

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Plastic cups for seed pots

Sally A

Plastic cups for seed pots

WG.

Plastic cups for seed pots

bert

Plastic cups for seed pots

David.

Plastic cups for seed pots

noshed

Plastic cups for seed pots

Bigbadfrankie

Plastic cups for seed pots

SkipRat

Plastic cups for seed pots

citspeed

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