What to grow in these?

[shirlthegirl43]

On my Sunday morning foray to Tesco for veggies for today's dinner, I spotted these 'trays' sitting in a bundle of what looked like it was headed for the garbage department. I bagged them as I reckoned they would be good for some Parmex carrots and radishes. I wonder though, if I could get away with a longer carrot - say Chantenay - what do you all reckon?

They are mushroom trays and measure 10 x 13 x 5.5 inches with the depth being the 5.5 inches, made of quite sturdy plastic with holes an inch or so up from the bottom.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Are they the blue ones? I once grew some very reasonable cabbages in them.

[shirlthegirl43]

Yes blue ones. Hadn't thought of cabbages DDL - did you use compost or garden soil? I have six of them so enough to play with

[Two_Sheds]

I grew carrots in some last year. I say 'grew', but they didn't. No idea why ... the ones on Lotty did.

I'm now going to sow some lettuce into them

[shirlthegirl43]

The helpful lady in Tesco who said I could take them said that lettuce grow well in them. Going to plant one up with the seeds that came with the March GYO I think.

[allotmentlady]

I grew variety of lettuce in them as well as radishes.......still got mine from last year....

[jacob marley]

Shirl if you look on one end of the mushroom tray there is a place to fix a label on without sticking it in the copost .
Also i use them for storing garlic and shallot's in they are ideal because the wind can blow through them....jacob

[shirlthegirl43]

Spotted that - thanks Jacob!

[helly]

Fascinating how we all become scavengers once we start growing veg and things. I spotted the cardboard inserts that are in the apple box'es at my local morrisons,so in I went and asked if I could have a few so that I can use them to chit my tatties in. I managed to get one of those plastic dog baskets from the tip and I now use it as my workstation for mixing my compost in

[Alice]

Good find Shirl. They'll be great for salad leaves, spring onions, radish, garlic, shallots, baby carrots, small whiye turnips, kohl Rabbi, spinach, herbs. You can have a great time with them.

[Rhona]

I start saving useful plastic containers from mushrooms, grapes, and the like, at this time of year. I find them so useful for sowing bits and bobs. I have to hide them from Mr R, or they end up in the recycling...

[Snadger]

I had some of the blue mushroom trays with tatties in last year. When I came to use them again after standing outside for a while they just fell apart. Must have been the ultra violet light had caused them to go brittle!

[shirlthegirl43]

I would have thought they were too shallow for spuds - did you get much crop?

[jacob marley]

Do not forget to line them with some plastic or similar but if you get some stiff plastic you can make the trays a bit deeper .
And they do biodegrade in the sun....jacob

[shirlthegirl43]

Thanks for that Jacob.

Now, this sun of which you speak - please explain