I always end up with a ton of these black bottoms and they don’t (usually) recycle.
I soldered (if you will) some holes and will add the lid and put outside to stratify
There’s not as much room inside as with milk jugs, so only for a few select small plants could employ the greenhouse for long, but is there any other reason not to use for winter sowing?
and for inside stratified starting is it ok?
This is danthonia spicata seed— limestone loving micromini grass— I “raked” it in w my finger after the pic. It’s all over the East coast of US and often overlooked in the landscape and as an option for landscaping. Seed collection is tedious and the plants are tiny and easily overwhelmed, so it’s an enthusiast plant
by Moist-You-7511
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I’ve used them and they work fine! I just put some out myself 🙂
Very shallow, and you’re going to then have an issue with transplanting said shallow seeds. You gonna take a spatula out for them?
For 1-5 bucks you can get a large sheet with 1-2 inches of depth… and reuse those for years and years.
It might be better to use these with a wet paper towel and then when they sprout tweezer those tiny guys in…?
I guess I never got the allure of attempting to use any or all container devices as a jerry rigged seeding container. I just reuse seeding starters or previous plant containers.
But maybe it will work great!!? I’ve read plenty of things on reddit gardening sub that was solid advice and techniques. That I never would have thought of or showed how I missed a step.
I like using plastic rotisserie chicken containers. They work very well and have more room.
I found the takeout containers too shallow.
Starbucks gave me around 50 milk jugs last year after only a few days of collecting.
I like using those containers for seeds that are super tiny, like snapdragon, sweet alyssums, basil, etc. Once the seedlings pop up, I transplant them into bigger sturdier seed trays.
I only use takeout containers for moss. Those plastic k-cups for coffee on the other hand? Fantastic seed starting containers. Comes with its own drainage hole to boot!