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Ideas for a deep tray?
kev van
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I'm looking for ideas for something like a seed try but around 10-15 cm high 60-90 cm long and 30 cm wide. i'm looking at a fibreclay trough is coming in at around £50 plus it would go with my other fibreclays, something homemade out of oak £90 tho if i was local to some beech i could get it as cheep as £20 plus a little bit of time. so guys any ideas what i could use. i like the idea of recycling
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My OH built me something similar from deck boards with an exterior ply base. I wanted it to put shallow pots in infilled with gravel to keep roots cool. Hope this helps
kev van, what is it for? Here in the Fens I have seen something like this in a discount shop (not a chain store) it was dark green plastic.
Bilje cheers the decking idea is good and cheap
artjak its for some alpines i have and ideally want to have 5 and let them spread
I had OH drill a couple of holes in the short edges, threaded some old rope, knotted it and voila lifting handles. I have several varieties of sempervivums in pots and they look good in the trays.
while I'm here what's fibreclay is it a type of terracotta?
Fibreclay is particularly suitable for use in planters as it is extremely durable, frost & UV resistant and almost impervious to the effects of weathering. Whilst fibreclay planters are closer in weight than their fiberglass equivalents to lead planters, they are still lightweight enough to make them easily portable.
Another major benefit of fibreclay planters is that they are extremely environmentally friendly. In addition to being produced from waste materials, the energy usage in manufacture is only 10% of that for planters in other ceramics and plastics.
nicked this from http://www.roundwoodtrading.com/products/257.aspx
cheers Bilji defo at top of list as its gonna last a good few years and look nice as for the rope will have to buy some hemp