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watervase Edgewater, FL Jan 02, 2010

I am going to try to grow some blue shrimp plants.The instructions say to sow directly into cell packs.Can someone tell me what a cell pack is?

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Lynnie6868 (Zone 5b) Jan 03, 2010

these?

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catzgalore Grandview, TX(Zone 8a) Jan 03, 2010

You can use old egg cartons. Much cheaper and your recycling:)

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Lynnie6868 (Zone 5b) Jan 03, 2010

I have also seen old paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls used....cut them in half, (or fourths for paper towel rolls) place on aluminum sheet tray, fill woth soil, then plant in the little rolls.

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jan 03, 2010

I use a couple of the 20-row trays featured at the bottom of this picture: http://www.veseys.com/us/en/store/tools/indoorseed/20rowseedflat/image?veseys=ovur5t0930c9mjqn833v0i0sm4

They are wonderful for starting a lot of seeds in a fairly small space, and they have many advantages:

1) they are reusable year after year, and can (and should) be sterilized between uses, so you don't run the risk of introducing bacteria or mold to tender young seedlings.
2) They fit inside standard-size water-tight plastic trays like this: http://www.veseys.com/us/en/store/tools/indoorseed/planttrays/image?veseys=ovur5t0930c9mjqn833v0i0sm4 so you can thoroughly soak your seedlings without worrying about water running everywhere.
3) The whole she-bang (seed flat plus the flat beneath it) can be placed on a seed starting mats, which helps speed germination and then keeps the roots warms without making the entire room into a humid hothouse. Cooler ambient temps helps create stocky, sturdy little seedlings, but they don't like cold, wet feet (neither do I, for that matter ;o)

Once they've gotten some true leaves, I separate and transplant them into a 72-cell or 48-cell tray to finish growing before setting out into the garden.

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watervase Edgewater, FL Jan 07, 2010

Thanks,for your responses

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