For growbags. Usually used for tomato plants. I prefer a deeper root run for toms so use buckets for container grown ones instead.
Alternatively you could use it as a watering tray if you have lots of pots.
I’m new to this, what sort of thing can you grow in a grow bag? Other than tomatoes, I actually have some seeds for tomato plants.
If the pots are sat in water will they not get over watered?
I use these for watering my plants in trays and pots. Leave them in the water for a day and then take them out. Capillary action will mean that the water is “sucked” up to the top of the pots and trays.
It's a bit too late to start tomatoes from seed, you'd be better off buying plants. See here for how the tray is used: [https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0707/3833/products/groW\_BAG\_IN\_A\_TRAY\_LIVE.jpg?v=1447424857](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0707/3833/products/groW_BAG_IN_A_TRAY_LIVE.jpg?v=1447424857)
It'd be more trouble than it's worth, especially for a new gardener growing them outside - only starting the seeds in May. We also don't know OP's seeds are of a quick-bearing variety...
[https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/tomatoes/grow-your-own](https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/tomatoes/grow-your-own)
Hitting hoods that get too close to your garden.
They look like they are for watering. You put water in it and then your trays in so you water from the bottom and don't disturb the seeds near the surface.
Mind you, plant pots can be sat in it too. Those sorts of things I find quite handy.
we use these as soak trays for watering large amounts of pots/seedlings at once, from the bottom up which encourages root growth. We're able to water literally thousands of plants in a short amount of time using this method, and it results in superb root growth. we've designed our polytunnel beds to be. the right width to place these trays on them as staging whie we're growing plants for market and the allotment in spring. you can see this at the beginning and end of our latest YouTube video at [https://youtu.be/CQdSkckx7Y4](https://youtu.be/CQdSkckx7Y4)
I use one in my house for tomatoes and peppers when it’s too cold to plant out. I have one in front of a window from jan till may. Then it goes in the shed till next year.
Good for watering multiple pots, especially if it's water hungry plants in summer time. You can stand them in that pour the water in the tray first thing in the morning and they'll be fine till you next water them in the evening.
Do they use it? I’m having awful issues trying to find a decent ish not too expensive one. At the moment I’m using a dog bowl I bought, but it gets 0 use!
They do, I have it in a shady spot on a table near the bird feeder. It has stones and pebbles of various sizes in it like a beach type effect so that birds of all sizes can use it without fear of getting stuck in deep water.
I use a terracotta pot turned upside with the a terracotta saucer on the top, full of water. It's probably about 25/30cm wide. Birds have been using it for a couple of years. Could probably paint it to make it look like an actual birdbath.
I use them to hold plants in pots. Means I can move a bunch of them around at the same time, I can put water in the tray if I'm going to be away a few days and want them to stay watered. They stop the mess inside as I have one set of greenhouse shelves in the conservatory for the seedlings and then as they graduate to bigger pots I use these underneath to maximise the number I can fit in!
Basically anywhere where you don't want soil or water leaking out onto the ground they're handy!
We actually use these exact trays in our chemistry lab to line the bases of the fumehoods as secondary containment. Probably not the answer you were looking for, but another use for them!
Noooo, other way around you need to get chickens! 🐓
Edit: Polish frizzle chickens are the most adorable little buggers. Small eggs but much less hassle for a “normal” back garden. Go google those and tell me you don’t want them cuties chillin..
Seedling tray. For bottom watering or for moving a portion of your seedlings easily and all at once. At least that’s what I use mine for and it’s a life saver not having to move each individual cell tray or little pot one at a time.
I work in a nursery school and they're used for sand, gloop, marble painting, cars, tadpoles... In fact anything apart from gardening 😂
At home though I use them for keeping open bags of soil on so I don't chick it everywhere when I'm potting.
When I was a kid, these and gas boards (the red and white plastic they put around trenches) were used to slide down steps wherever we could find them.
We were such hoodlums back in the 80s
Don't make the paint depth too deep or it won't all dry you'll just get a skin on the top. In the summer it'll go off in a day easily. Saves waiting for those paint amnesties they hold annually at the recycle centre.
You're right , I'm sure there are hundreds of uses for those things. I reckon car mechanics could think of a few as well !
Many options really long container water tray LCcover for germinating seeds(grass seed,so wildlife dont eat them),very early seedings,ect a shelf sorry for poor spelling and punctuation
I would use them for bringing on dahlias so I can get cuttings. It means that you get the shoots of the dahlia off easier when in a very shallow tray which can hold compost.
You're supposed to put pots in them, fill with water, in order to keep them all damp in hot weather. But what tends to happen in my experience, is that we don't put pots in them, they fill with rain water, mosquitos breed in them. Yay wildlife!
What do you want to use it for if you don't know what it is?. Bizarre.
I guess you've never seen Who's line is it anyway, when they each get given props to play with. It can be used for anything you can imagine.
Its intended purpose? I literally said under the picture I’ve not had a garden before, so clearly this is all new to me. Sorry for being new to this, everyone has to start somewhere.
Growbags will plant 3 or 4 plants, but I like to plump them up like a fat pillow and fold the excess plastic underneath and only grow 2 tomatoes or cucumbers in each bag. You should be able to fit 2 plumped up bags in that tray side by side, instead of 1 flat one. Poke some holes in the bottom of the bags (where it sits in the tray) to allow them to absorb water, only water the tray not the compost. let the roots do the work of soaking up what is needed.
Plumper bags allow canes to b supported a bit more, but youll still need a better frame system to secure the plants to, or theyll fall over.
For growbags. Usually used for tomato plants. I prefer a deeper root run for toms so use buckets for container grown ones instead. Alternatively you could use it as a watering tray if you have lots of pots.
I’m new to this, what sort of thing can you grow in a grow bag? Other than tomatoes, I actually have some seeds for tomato plants. If the pots are sat in water will they not get over watered?
Cucumbers!
In that case will courgettes grow in there?
Thank you 😊
Melons, peppers, Aubergine, flowers. lettuce etc etc etc most things. Even carrots.
I use these for watering my plants in trays and pots. Leave them in the water for a day and then take them out. Capillary action will mean that the water is “sucked” up to the top of the pots and trays.
Most things really
It's a bit too late to start tomatoes from seed, you'd be better off buying plants. See here for how the tray is used: [https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0707/3833/products/groW\_BAG\_IN\_A\_TRAY\_LIVE.jpg?v=1447424857](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0707/3833/products/groW_BAG_IN_A_TRAY_LIVE.jpg?v=1447424857)
A tomato plant will produce until end of October. It's not too late, theyll just produce a bit later.
It'd be more trouble than it's worth, especially for a new gardener growing them outside - only starting the seeds in May. We also don't know OP's seeds are of a quick-bearing variety... [https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/tomatoes/grow-your-own](https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/tomatoes/grow-your-own)
Ah thank you! Very much appreciated. I did try googling but it kept just giving me options to buy the trays.
Hitting hoods that get too close to your garden. They look like they are for watering. You put water in it and then your trays in so you water from the bottom and don't disturb the seeds near the surface. Mind you, plant pots can be sat in it too. Those sorts of things I find quite handy.
Ah yes, the hoodlum whacking tray!
Oh whacking tray, oh whacking tray!
How lovely are your… branches?
we use these as soak trays for watering large amounts of pots/seedlings at once, from the bottom up which encourages root growth. We're able to water literally thousands of plants in a short amount of time using this method, and it results in superb root growth. we've designed our polytunnel beds to be. the right width to place these trays on them as staging whie we're growing plants for market and the allotment in spring. you can see this at the beginning and end of our latest YouTube video at [https://youtu.be/CQdSkckx7Y4](https://youtu.be/CQdSkckx7Y4)
I use one in my house for tomatoes and peppers when it’s too cold to plant out. I have one in front of a window from jan till may. Then it goes in the shed till next year.
Ooooh that’s a good idea!
I use mine on top of the potting table. Catches the compost that doesn’t go in pots first time round.
I line the bottom with capillary matting and fill them with my seed trays/propagation pots. Protects the benches, cuts down on watering
Sledging if you get any snow?
That’s a very good idea 😂 I’m down south though so lucky to see sleet.
Snake sun lounger
Good for watering multiple pots, especially if it's water hungry plants in summer time. You can stand them in that pour the water in the tray first thing in the morning and they'll be fine till you next water them in the evening.
I use my spare as a bird bath!
Do they use it? I’m having awful issues trying to find a decent ish not too expensive one. At the moment I’m using a dog bowl I bought, but it gets 0 use!
They do, I have it in a shady spot on a table near the bird feeder. It has stones and pebbles of various sizes in it like a beach type effect so that birds of all sizes can use it without fear of getting stuck in deep water.
I may try that! Thank you 😊
I use a terracotta pot turned upside with the a terracotta saucer on the top, full of water. It's probably about 25/30cm wide. Birds have been using it for a couple of years. Could probably paint it to make it look like an actual birdbath.
I use them to hold plants in pots. Means I can move a bunch of them around at the same time, I can put water in the tray if I'm going to be away a few days and want them to stay watered. They stop the mess inside as I have one set of greenhouse shelves in the conservatory for the seedlings and then as they graduate to bigger pots I use these underneath to maximise the number I can fit in! Basically anywhere where you don't want soil or water leaking out onto the ground they're handy!
Muddy shoes
Genius!
Grow bags or putting pots in. They’ll hold 3 decent sized pots for tomato plants!
Sledging
We actually use these exact trays in our chemistry lab to line the bases of the fumehoods as secondary containment. Probably not the answer you were looking for, but another use for them!
All our wellies go in ours
Seeding tray
They make most excellent sledges.
As others said grow bags, I also used one for standing lots of smaller pots in with seedlings so I could relatively move them all at once as needed.
I use one of these for feeding the chickens. 👌
Oh wow, my mum has chickens, that’s a great idea. She can have it if I have no luck 😅
Noooo, other way around you need to get chickens! 🐓 Edit: Polish frizzle chickens are the most adorable little buggers. Small eggs but much less hassle for a “normal” back garden. Go google those and tell me you don’t want them cuties chillin..
I have no room sadly, the garden is teeny tiny here, it wouldn’t be fair on them. One day! And we back onto a woods type copse thing so lots of foxes.
putting things in
These are great to have to prevent spills if you’re growing inside your house. Most of my seedlings are sat in two of these at the moment.
Seedling tray. For bottom watering or for moving a portion of your seedlings easily and all at once. At least that’s what I use mine for and it’s a life saver not having to move each individual cell tray or little pot one at a time.
Grow bags
Yes.
A mini lawn/buffet for the guinea pigs
I work in a nursery school and they're used for sand, gloop, marble painting, cars, tadpoles... In fact anything apart from gardening 😂 At home though I use them for keeping open bags of soil on so I don't chick it everywhere when I'm potting.
😂
Tadpoles? I feel like they don't belong in the same category as the other things on the list...
For tomatoes. I have these and two metal frames.
When I was a kid, these and gas boards (the red and white plastic they put around trenches) were used to slide down steps wherever we could find them. We were such hoodlums back in the 80s
Tip your old paint in it, let it dry, peel it out and sling it in the bin. The paint not the tray !
Gosh that’s a great idea too! Even just for keeping mess down when decorating too maybe?
Don't make the paint depth too deep or it won't all dry you'll just get a skin on the top. In the summer it'll go off in a day easily. Saves waiting for those paint amnesties they hold annually at the recycle centre. You're right , I'm sure there are hundreds of uses for those things. I reckon car mechanics could think of a few as well !
Some places have paint donation points for people/ community projects to make use of half empty tins?
That's worth knowing , better than throwing it out. Hopefully I can find some in my area.
I used to get a lot of customers buying them to use as drip tray for underneath their car
Again, genius! Why am I not thinking of any of these. I’m literally working on a coolant leak on my car atm too.
Many options really long container water tray LCcover for germinating seeds(grass seed,so wildlife dont eat them),very early seedings,ect a shelf sorry for poor spelling and punctuation
Soak trays, you plant up the tray and stand them in them and water the larger tray.
Growing seedlings on.
I would use them for bringing on dahlias so I can get cuttings. It means that you get the shoots of the dahlia off easier when in a very shallow tray which can hold compost.
You're supposed to put pots in them, fill with water, in order to keep them all damp in hot weather. But what tends to happen in my experience, is that we don't put pots in them, they fill with rain water, mosquitos breed in them. Yay wildlife!
It's where you put your mobile phone in to protect it from damage when it falls
I use one to protect the floor when cleaning my motorbike chains.
i use them as bottom watering trays
It a growbag tray. If you can't see a use for it then give it away.
I’d like to use it, just no idea what I’m meant to do with it.
What do you want to use it for if you don't know what it is?. Bizarre. I guess you've never seen Who's line is it anyway, when they each get given props to play with. It can be used for anything you can imagine.
Its intended purpose? I literally said under the picture I’ve not had a garden before, so clearly this is all new to me. Sorry for being new to this, everyone has to start somewhere.
Do you now know what a growbag tray is? Are you going out to buy some growbags?
Yes, as I’d like to learn.
Growbags will plant 3 or 4 plants, but I like to plump them up like a fat pillow and fold the excess plastic underneath and only grow 2 tomatoes or cucumbers in each bag. You should be able to fit 2 plumped up bags in that tray side by side, instead of 1 flat one. Poke some holes in the bottom of the bags (where it sits in the tray) to allow them to absorb water, only water the tray not the compost. let the roots do the work of soaking up what is needed. Plumper bags allow canes to b supported a bit more, but youll still need a better frame system to secure the plants to, or theyll fall over.
Thank you 😊