Mad scientist that I am, there is no shortage of experiments going on around here in HumblevilleUSA.  Curtis Stone, the Urban Farmer on Youtube, was raving about this 1″ durable plastic trays from paperpot.co and I was all to excited to get my hands on some.  I think once I think through my automatic irrigation system, these trays will be perfect for our microgreen production expansion.

These trays are much more rigid and durable than the standard flimsy plastic 1020 trays.  The main challenge right now is that I don’t have a good bottom tray that will fit underneath to harness any over-watering, and ideally when the microgreens are taller the bottom watering method seems to work much better.  These trays are slightly larger at 1’x2′ basic dimensions versus the standard 10″ x 20″ tray, so finding a food grade quality solid tray for underneath is a challenge.

Ultimately, I think I will be building a custom trough that fits a series of these trays so then this challenge won’t be an issue.  Framed in wood and lined with a pond liner or similar material, I think that would be the ultimate solution.  But for now, the experiments continue!