Producing seedlings in series with clean root ball extraction and uniform root development requires a germination tray with UV treatment, calibrated drainage, and cell geometry that respects the growth rate of the cultivated species. This horticultural and ornamental tray—also called a seedbed, plug tray, or propagation tray—is manufactured by Gardese from reinforced plastic resin with UV treatment, in four cavity configurations (72, 128, 200, 288 cells) in boxes of 140-160 units, designed for nursery owners, horticultural producers, ornamental plant producers, and professional gardening enthusiasts.
Key Benefits
- Integrated UV treatment: the additive in the plastic compound protects the tray against Caribbean solar radiation, preventing the material from becoming brittle or breaking after a few seasons in full sun or in a greenhouse with inadequate covering.
- Calibrated drainage per cell: the bottom holes of each cell are sized to drain excess irrigation without losing substrate, a critical condition for preventing damping-off, collar rot, and root rot typical of mass germination.
- Plastic resin resistant to intensive handling: the material flexes without breaking during seedling extraction, transport of loaded trays, and daily nursery handling, offering multiple use cycles without cracking.
- Four configurations for crop type: 72 cells for cuttings and ornamental plants with prolonged time in the tray, 128 for medium horticultural crops (tomato, bell pepper, eggplant), 200 and 288 for short-cycle vegetables (lettuce, fast-growing citrus, leafy plants).
- Conical concave cell geometry: the shape of the root ball facilitates directed root development and clean extraction of seedlings with an intact root ball, a condition for successful transplanting to open field or large pots.
Typical Applications and Uses
- Commercial vegetable nursery with mass production of seedlings for open field or greenhouse.
- Production of ornamental and forest plants in serial cultivation.
- Cuttings of woody and semi-woody plants with prolonged time in the tray before transplanting.
- Intensive domestic professional gardening and urban gardens with own seedling production.
Quality and Durability
An economical tray fails in two points: the resin does not incorporate sufficient UV additive (which produces trays that become brittle and break in a few months in the sun) and the cells are poorly sized or have irregular drainage (which results in substrate loss and uneven germination). Gardese works with UV-stable resin and controlled cell geometry, which separates a professional nursery tray from a generic seed tray that only lasts one season.
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| Material and construction | |
|---|---|
| Material | Polystyrene (PS) |
| Color | Black |
| Dimensions and format | |
| Tray dimensions | 54 x 28 x 4.6 cm (21.3 x 11 x 1.8 in) |
| Cell bottom dimensions | 2 x 2 cm (0.8 x 0.8 in) |
| Cell top dimensions | 3.9 x 3.9 cm (1.5 x 1.5 in) |
| Volume per tray (sum of all its cells) | 3.2 L (0.84 gal) |
| Volume per box (sum of all cells in all trays) | 506 L (134 gal) |
| Volume per cell | 44 cc (1.5 fl oz) |
| Presentation and packaging | |
| Presentation | Box of 160 trays |
| Box: Width | 29.0 cm (11.42 in) |
|---|---|
| Box: Height | 55.0 cm (21.65 in) |
| Box: Depth | 46.0 cm (18.11 in) |
| Box: Weight | 24.0 kg |
Official GARDESE warranty
What's covered
Confirmed defect: replacement or refund of the amount paid.
What's not covered
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