Polystyrene fish boxes

[TonyF]

Over the past few years - since moving here - I've been using old fish boxes to bring seeds on.

I get them from the fish stalls in the market or more recently at our new local fish shop, which gives them away for gardeners.

Use them to put pots in with seedlings (can overnight them if the box still has its lid) or even fill with compost and sow seeds straight into the compost.

Keep the warm in and the cold out and they work well for me.

[HayleyB]

I've got garlic growing in some big polystyrene boxes, and I have a fish delivery this week and hoping it's a deep one so I can use it for carrots. The lids are a base for my seedling pots so I can water from below. I am a fellow convert

[ardroil]

i use them too, as storage boxes in the greenhouse and then seed trays on top, ive got some in my cold frame aswell with pots in them, i get mine from the pet shop who gives them away free, loads of uses for them, there great

[sewer rat]

I've sown my celeriac and celery in polystyrene fish boxes this year, and in the heated greenhouse at the hotel walled garden, I will use bigger boxes for tomatoes, chillies and aubergines instead of pots.

[Printemps]

This is me with my I-should-know-better-than-to-ask hat on - but do you make drainage holes in them?

Just back from a weekend in UK where I managed to buy a horseradish thong and collect the Mr Fothergill freebie Hunter seed potatoes. They were well chitted in their box, so a few days in daylight should turn them green enough to plant out soon.

[HayleyB]

I make drainage holes by pushing something sharp in and wiggling it around until a reasonable hole forms

[annacruachan]

Printemps -
A man with a drill is a good idea. Otherwise , wiggle with something sharp!