Charles Dowding CD30 Long-Life Propagation Tray (30 Cells)

The CD30 tray is a great addition to our Charles Dowding range of long-life propagation trays. Like all the other propagation trays in our range the CD30 is made from uv-stabilised recyclable polypropylene. Providing the user with many years of use and helping to reduce the demand for flimsy single use propagation trays, which often end up in landfill after one or two uses.

The CD30 provides the user with the same cell specification as the CD60 propagation tray but with 50% less cells. The user then has the option of growing fewer plants in a single tray and thus saving on valuable space on the windowsill or greenhouse.

Start all your small seedlings indoors or in your greenhouse and extend your growing season, increase the germination rate and grow more efficiently with less space and get better results!
The design of this module tray draws upon Charles Dowding’s expertise gained from more than 40 years of growing experience. Besides being famous for his no-dig gardening approach and composting skills he now also developed the seed tray he would love to use, the CD30.

Almost all vegetables in Charles’ market garden, also known as Homeacres, are first sown in the Charles Dowding range of propagation trays.

What are the advantages of the CD30?

– Although the CD30 tray is new to the market in recent years it is made in the same high quality material as many other trays in our range which have proven to have a lifespan of 15+ years

– Sturdy, durable, and easy to hold with one hand

– Large drainage hole in each cell which also enables efficient removal of the plug.

– When used in conjunction with our large base tray roots are air pruned allowing for the formation of a dense, high quality root ball within the cell.

Charles Dowding states “I use almost exclusively the CD range for all kinds of seeds from basil, brassicas, spinach and onions to radish, peas, sweetcorn and broad beans, even. The beans don’t stay in the trays for long, maybe just two weeks and that’s enough time to get them going, then they establish well after transplanting.”

When our trays eventually come to the end of their lifespan our UK customers can recycle by placing them with hard plastics in most household waste recycling centres.

Specification

– Tray Size: 350mm x 178mm x 44mm

– Cell Size: 29.5mm

– Cell Volume: 21cm³

– Plants per m²: 815

– Weight: 153g

– Drainage Hole Diameter: 14mm