Free growing aids.

[Aberdeenplotter]

I had to scramble today to rescue some empty blueberry trays that my better half was about to consign to the recycling bin. These make excellent seed trays and come in varying sizes depending on where you buy the blueberries and are effectively free and as we know, small seed trays are ridiculously expensive.

What else do you others rescue for use in the greenhouse/garden that would otherwise cost quite a lot?

[Hans Mum]

yoghurt trays from the supermarket, when OH does the shopping (cause I don't ) ive got him trained to bring them home in the clear plastic tray that holds a 10 or 12 pots, I use them as trays for my small plant pots & they dont have holes so you can water from beneath. OH is quite good at asking for those they are throwing away if they happen to be refilling shelves when he is there so last week came home with a dozen or so

[Hilary B]

My 'greenhouse' is a windowsill. I use empty fizzywater bottles to fetch water from the rainbutt to water my seedlings and indoor plants. Cut in half, a 2 litre bottle will make a plant-pot and a funnel (for watering growbags more effectively). The deep plastic trays that joints of meat come in (well washed) are handy compost-caddies, so we only have to carry peelings up the garden every couple of days. After a few weeks the tray gets too mucky to use, so we save another one.

[Polly Fouracre]

I, too use small veg. containers as seed trays, also meat trays to grow salad leaves. One inside the other, the top one pierced at the bottom and put on a sunny window-sill. Also lav. roll inners for growing beans and peas.
Large plastic bottles with the bottom cut off I "plant" next to courgette and tomato plants for watering and feeding and small ones make good cane toppers or to put on top of sticks to spport netting or fleece.

[Florence Fennel]

All of the above, except the yoghurt trays and I think that's a fab idea Hans Mum. I shop on line so my daughter will be the one to get those for me - thanks for the tip