General HydroponicsRapidRooter Tray and Plugs (50 Plugs)

I have never been able to sprout herbs for longer than a few days. I always killed them. My thumb must be black instead of green! But every single seed I planted has sprouted successfully and is doing well. I can see the roots growing all the way down the bottom of the plug and I can tell that with patience I will be able to transplant my seedlings and start an herb garden in my kitchen. This tray makes it very easy to use the right amount of water and the seeds seem to really do well in the moss. I used tape and cut-up index cards to attach labels to each row. I have dill, basil, chives, thyme, cilantro, oregano and rosemary planted right now.Watching the seeds sprout and grow more and more each day has been so cool. I'm 100% going to buy more plugs and re-use the tray once these little plants are ready to move on. I would recommend this for anyone who has ever had a tough time growing plants from seeds but really wants to do so.. this tray would be fun for a classroom I think.

I've been growing over 40 years. This was my first stab at cloning in something other than soil. I have to admit - This is the way it should be done. My only regret is I didn't start using this system 40 years ago.While I had pretty good success with clones in soil, I now have 100% success. It just doesn't get any better than that.If you're considering this type of system for the first time, please give it a try. It's only slightly different than using soil. But so much cleaner and much more efficient.I do, however, use an 8p galvanized nail to create a new hole because the hole is a little on the large side for what I do.

You cannot go wrong with these. All you gotta do is pop all the cubes out of the tray holder, soak the cubes you will use for a few seconds in distilled or mineral water then shake excess water out. Then fill the tray up with slightly warm water as this will help provide startup humidity. Then go ahead and if you are taking cuttings, use your rooting gel or powder and insert your cutting into the hole in the cube. I then like to take a small chunk out of the cube to cover the small gap left and to keep my cutting firmly held. Repeat for however many cuttings you are taking. If you are planting from seed this tray will also work well and all you gotta do is drop the seed in and do like i said and pinch a little piece of the rooter cube off then push it gently down on top of the seed. Within 4-8 days you will see roots coming out the bottom and sides of the cubes if they are cuttings. And you will notice the seed sprouting by 5-10 days. Don't let the rooter cubes dry out; you want just enough water in the bottom of the tray to just barley see it touching the bottom of the cubes. If you put too much water in the tray chances are you are going to just rot the stems of the cuttings or the seeds will never sprout. I've had MUCH better success at cloning rates with this product coupled with a good rooting hormone versus just planting directly into soil with a rooting compound. You can get your success rates to 100% with cloning if you keep your routine sterile.

I used this with seeds rather than cuttings. For that purpose it did real well with certain seeds and not so well with others. I would not use this with really small seeds as they may have a problem getting their first leaves out of the center hole onto the surface. In addition, the picture of the seedling on the packaging shows a healthy seedling with a decent root system and true leaves - for certain types of plants that like a lot of water (such as Basil and Cilantro) it does work well. However for other seeds, the first true leaves started turning yellow fairly early, which signals there is too much water. So its basically a trial and error thing. Based on my experiences, I would use this for cuttings rather than seeds.

I bought these trays based on reviews and everything that people say that is positive is 100% true. The Rapid Rooter tray comes with these pre-moistened "plugs" with little holes in each one. So, you just drop the seed in each hole (big like sunflower or even smaller seeds like poppy seeds) and the plug keeps the seed moist yet still provides a dark enough environment where it can grow easily unlike forcing it's way through dirt. Besides being easy, it's very clean, odorless and I found there is also no need to "soak" seeds overnight before planting since the Rapid Rooter plugs keep everything moist. To water, you just pour 16oz. of water in every few days. I also purchased 7-inch, clear plastic domes separately to make little greenhouses out of these trays. A great product!

Don't know why I assumed it did, probably cuz it should!, but there's no cover. I honestly wouldn't have ordered this particular one if I knew that

These things work!! I was a bit hesitant to purchase these since I’ve ordered similar products that came a bit moldy. These work and quite quickly. I’ve started seeds inside and out and have had great rewards either way. I had an issue with my order and seller was quick to response. If you order just the pods and not the trays, I did both, use your rinsed out k-cups to hold the pods and place in old food containers. You’re gonna love these things

The plugs arrived a little dry and took some time to soak and get them to hold moisture again. I am just 4 days into using this system using a seed growing pad underneath for warmth, and I smell a strong moldy smell. I been cleaning out the water daily to make sure mold wont grow like many other reviews here. My seeds are sprouting but they dont look as good as just plating in straight soil.