Charles Dowding Long-life Propagation Tray - 60 Cell

60 Cell

Designed in conjunction with No Dig gardening specialist Charles Dowding
Manufactured in the UK
Injection-moulded in tough, uv-stabilised recyclable polypropylene
Rigid in construction and dimensionally stable

Like all the other propagation trays in our range these trays are made from uv-stabilised recyclable polypropylene. Providing the user with many years of use and helping to reduce the demand for flimsy single use propagation trays, which often end up in landfill after one or two uses.

Start all your small seedlings indoors or in your greenhouse and extend your growing season, increase the germination rate and grow more efficiently with less space and get better results!
The design of this module tray draws upon Charles Dowdings expertise gained from more than 40 years of growing experience. Besides being famous for his no-dig gardening approach and composting skills he now also developed the seed tray he would love to use, the CD60.

Almost all vegetables in Charles’ market garden, also known as Homeacres, are first sown in these CD60 seed trays and more recently for smaller propagation quantities – the CD15 and CD30.

What are the advantages of the CD60?

– Sturdy, durable, and easy to hold with one hand

– Large drainage hole in each cell which also enables efficient removal of the plug.

– When used in conjunction with our large base tray roots are air pruned allowing for the formation of a dense, high quality root ball within the cell.

Charles Dowding states “I use almost exclusively the CD range for all kinds of seeds from basil, brassicas, spinach and onions to radish, peas, sweetcorn and broad beans, even. The beans don’t stay in the trays for long, maybe just two weeks and that’s enough time to get them going, then they establish well after transplanting.”

Specification

– Tray Size: 350mm x 210mm x 44mm
– Cell Size: 29.5mm
– Cell Volume: 21cm³
– Plants per m²: 815
– Weight: 300g
– Drainage Hole Diameter: 14mm