Seed Propagators for more Seedlings

I have dusted off my electric seed and cutting propagators for 2011. Unfortunately my double tray heater has given up the ghost and as the elements are in a sealed plastic moulding I am writing it off.

My preferred heater however is warming away under a layer of sand and gravel in a large Sankey tray. It is basically a plastic coated element that you lay in a tray in a series of loops, cover with sand then place your seed trays on top. I improvise humidity covers in plastic as needed.

I still have a one tray propagator that currently contains some seeds and Pelargonium cuttings on my study windowsill. I put 15 square pots inside a seed tray which I then put in the heated propagator.

Thompson & Morgan have a range of heares and cool propagator aids as you would expect from a quality seed merchant.

Amazon sell a Sankey Heated   Propagator for £22.99 and a range of others

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