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(This post was last modified: 26-08-2023, 11:59 PM by toomanytommytoes.)
Here's a good video about the different sizes of Containerwise modules - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-xB00CGveQ
It looks like Containerwise might offer free shipping if the order is over a certain value, the only other option is next day at £8.99.
My most used ones are standard 24 cell trays, where each individual cell is 50x50x52mm. The closest Containerwise to that is the 28 cell low tray at which is 50x50mm but quite a bit deeper at 65mm. The 40 cell low tray is 42x42x55. Dowding's are much smaller at 30x30x44 and Huw's in between at 40x40x60. I wouldn't want anything small than standard cell size because they dry out too quickly and the plants are so close to each other the leaves can get tangled.
Like SP I find the standard flimsy ones fairly easy to re-use if you're gentle enough, I've been using the same ones for maybe 5 years now. Any that start falling apart I put in to seed trays to give them support. I only throw them away if they're really knackered. The green ones from Aldi are rubbish and cracking after a year of use though, probably because black is much better at resisting UV degradation.
If the Containerwise were cheaper I'd be more likely to get them, but currently 10 of the 28s would cost me £77.95 from Oakland whereas 10 flimsy 24s would be £7.45.
It looks like Containerwise might offer free shipping if the order is over a certain value, the only other option is next day at £8.99.
My most used ones are standard 24 cell trays, where each individual cell is 50x50x52mm. The closest Containerwise to that is the 28 cell low tray at which is 50x50mm but quite a bit deeper at 65mm. The 40 cell low tray is 42x42x55. Dowding's are much smaller at 30x30x44 and Huw's in between at 40x40x60. I wouldn't want anything small than standard cell size because they dry out too quickly and the plants are so close to each other the leaves can get tangled.
Like SP I find the standard flimsy ones fairly easy to re-use if you're gentle enough, I've been using the same ones for maybe 5 years now. Any that start falling apart I put in to seed trays to give them support. I only throw them away if they're really knackered. The green ones from Aldi are rubbish and cracking after a year of use though, probably because black is much better at resisting UV degradation.
If the Containerwise were cheaper I'd be more likely to get them, but currently 10 of the 28s would cost me £77.95 from Oakland whereas 10 flimsy 24s would be £7.45.
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