Bootstrap Farmer Green Extra Strength Seedling Tray (No Drain Holes) - 20" x 10", 10 Pack, for Growing Microgreens, Wheatgrass Seeds, Hydroponic Germination, Fodder System 1020 Starter

Very happy with these so far. They are very pricey. Hopefully they last for years.

I've been gardening for better than a decade now and these days, we raise almost 700 garden starts from seed every year. At a certain garden size, you need serious plant mobility. One of the best investments I've made has been into heavy duty 1020 trays. I've used Super Sprouter Quad trays, PermaNest trays and have been happy with both. But, my garden had expanded beyond my 20 tray capacity. I was open to trying something new, these looked to fit my heavy duty criteria, so I figured I'd try these Bootstrap Farmer 1020 trays. These trays are as good or better than my other quality 1020 trays, and not just for the awesome color selection. The difference between a true heavy duty 1020 tray and a regular 1020 tray is night and day. If you're just getting into gardening or you've been unhappy with light duty trays, this is the grade of tray you're looking for. The heavy duty trays will last for many years and will outlast light duty trays 20+ to 1. These Bootstrap 1020 trays easily allow transport of a full tray of plants, regardless of the pot or insert size you might be using. Even my bulky 5.5" pots, filled with wet soil and weighing probably 40+ pounds, are no match for these trays. The Bootstrap trays fit all my existing 1020 accessories (domes, inserts, pots) without any troubles. These trays are great for bottom watering your plant starts, definitely go for the no-hole version. These green trays are super snazzy looking too, but I would have been happy with any color. (See update!) The price tag may seem a bit high, but they are worth every penny for the number of years you get out of them. The biggest problem I have is people trying to steal my heavy duty trays when I deliver extra plants to my fellow gardeners! More than once, they'll try to give me back a cheap 1020 tray thinking I may not notice. These bright green ones are perfect for that purpose, not once has anyone tried to steal one! For an optimal fitting setup, you can use 2 inch pots, 3.5 inch pots or 5.5" inch pots with these. These sizes will provide 50, 18 and 8 plant sites per tray, respectively. All 1020 based inserts, such as 606/608/1206/1208/etc will also work perfectly in this tray. Most 200 and 128 cell germination trays come in 1020 size and will fit these trays. Other pots sizes will work in these trays, but the above will get you optimal capacity and transport. I intend to buy more products from Bootstrap Farmer. If I were buying a new germination setup, I'd give a hard look at Bootstrap Farmer's 200 cell tray. I really like how they made it deep, working with a standard 1020 tray. Keep up the good work.

Great product! It’s really hard to find trays of high quality and strength that have the look of these. All the trays I found around (hydro shops of course) all black and flimsy for growing pot. Well I’m not I’m growing microgreens and when I present the tray to the chef it can’t look like I took it out of a green house and it also can’t bend and fall on the ground when I hand it to him/her. The trays have pockets for the water to go into and hold moisture as well as no drain holes. Works perfect for what I’m trying to do. These trays surpassed my expectations. I definitely will order from this vendor again no problem. Even if you’re not growing microgreens the trays are so durable you can safely water and carry them from point A to point B easily. As well they add color to the room that I enjoy. Panda film and bright led lights are boring and I like excitement and pizzazz. Also I would like to add I saw reviews of people not pleased with the shipping. That’s amazon folks don’t be mad at the vendor. My shipment was on time and not one break in any of my trays. Thank you Bootstrap Farmer for supplying a product I needed and a luxury service.

Yes these trays are strong… the strongest ones I have found. However, they are also brittle and can crack easily with impact. What I mean is they can carry lots of weight 10+ pounds but can crack easily if bumped hard. For example, I had an empty tray and I accidently dropped it about 3 feet and the corner of the tray shattered but that same tray can easily hold 10 pounds no problem. So this plastic is very hard but brittle so this creates a lot of strength but they can crack. That being said just don’t drop these and they are great. I still think they are excellent knowing their limitations. These are still my favorite 1020 garden trays because they carry so much weight. I also like that there are different colors available as its easy to organize my garden starts. If Bootstrap could manufacture a less brittle plastic these would be perfect. I know you can do it Bootstrap, your products are great!

These work well, they are made so they don't sag, they don't warp in the heat of the car, nor do they distort or contort from heat or sunlight.