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seeds Anybody Recognize this.. Seed Tray?

Uncle Eckley

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My dad and his wife were into gardening years ago.  They heard about my chili peppers and left two of these with me without explanation.  What in the world are they?  I mean, I gather they're starter trays, but they have some interesting features, some of which I can't really explain.  Anybody know what this is?
 
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karoo said:
looks like a seedstarter , with bottom watering tray and a top designed for stacking.
 
Agree.  The conical structures are open at the bottom and are loosely filled by the standing bosses in the mating bottom tray. 
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The clips at the sides allow the cone tray to sit at different heights.  Would this be for wetter or dryer little seed plugs?
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The thing is made such that the lid laid on one way seals up the chamber.  Turn the lid 90° and set it on, and it leaves these ventilation slots.
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Mr. West said:
Looks like those posts in the bottom tray fit up inside the cells. Designed for wicking or self-watering?
 
You beat me by a few minutes while I got the photos up.  Sure looks that way.  The little seed cups seems very small to me, maybe Ø.75" at the top.
 
rghm1u20 said:
If you turn the cover upside down,and press on the soil in the trays, will make holes for seeds.
 
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karoo said:
No name anywhere on it?
 
Nope.  The only language on the thing is the word "VENTILATION" embossed on the tabs on either side near where the lid rests.  There isn't even a "Made in China.."
 
Uncle_Eccoli said:
 
The clips at the sides allow the cone tray to sit at different heights.  Would this be for wetter or dryer little seed plugs?
 
 
That's what I thought. I was going to ask if you can adjust the depth. It only makes sense with those mating posts. Start off shallow, then raise them as the roots extend down into solution. Pretty slick, but you probably do need to use plugs for that function.
 
We had a bunch of old "Cone-tainers" laying around when I used to do seed processing at a tree nursery a long time ago now. We were onto reg jiffy plugs for the tree's so I couldn't tell ya how they worked tbh but they are still pretty common in forestry reproduction.
 
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