Burpee 72 Cell Self Watering Seed Starting Kit

I am so happy with this tray! It has made things so easy for me. There was one batch of seeds I wanted to get started when things were all still frozen up where I live. So not having to get my own soil and fill the cells was so handy. The "wicking" pad has kept all the cells moist and all my seeds have sprouted and are doing well.The other reviews that say their seeds didn't sprout....come on, you can't blame this product on that. Either you've got bunk seeds or you did something wrong.And as for the people having trouble getting the soil pellets to expand, if you follow the directions they work perfectly! Just keep adding more very warm water and "assist" apart as needed.I wouldn't use this for the rest of my seeds, as I don't mind doing the work myself when the weather warms up. But for when you need the convenience of something like this, it is entirely helpful!I highly recommend this tray. It is easy to use, sturdy, and effective.

Nice size, easy to use. Read the instructions on how to properly assemble and place the mat and it works very well. The dome is meant to rest on top, not snap into place, but if you’re not expecting it or don’t bother with instructions, you might be annoyed. The only issue I’ve had is that because the trays are so large (36 cells in each) transplanting was very tricky. Easily remedied by snipping into smaller sections of cells. Durable enough to reuse for at least a couple of seasons. Really love the mat feature, keeps things moist for days.

I've been gardening for 10+ years and have been using these seed starter kits for most of that time - many, many years in a row now. Used to get them at HD but now I order them from Amazon. They are awesome and I absolutely LOVE them! The self-watering setup is genius and saves me a lot of trips with the watering can (or forgetting to water and killing my plants). They are especially useful when you travel, and don't want to ask somebody to water your plants.I have been growing vegetables and flowers from seed in these, every year, and everything turns out great every year. Sometimes there's a spot of mold here and there, but that's not unusual and not unique to this material - I've had it happen on real soil, too. It's just because of the moisture. You can quickly and easily kill the mold if you spray it with a solution of hand soap and water. Kills the mold but is harmless to the seeds and plants.This tray is perfect for what it's intended to do, and has proven itself to me over the years as reliable, convenient and pretty much the only seed starting tray I will use.

I absolutely love these trays. Have had 100% germination with everything I’ve planted I’m on my third set for this grow season. Make sure you use hot water on the peat pods and will have no issue with expansion.

I had bought this Burpee Self-Watering Seed Starting System online, before I bought any seeds. I was at the local store and picked out so many seed packets I decided I wanted a second seed starter kit. The store had the Jiffy Self-Watering Greenhouse, which works the same way, but was about half the price! I prepared both items with the seeds at the same time, and have watched them germinate under my plant light, so my review is based against how the Burpee compared to the Jiffy unit. The Burpee item cost about twice as much, it took a lot more time and prep work to get the soil pellets ready, and was more difficult to plant seeds. With the Jiffy, I watered each pellet generously, the wrapped pellet expanded, I then used a toothpick to loosed the soil, and plant the seeds. The Burpee item kept requiring more and more water, then I had to loosen the entire soil pellet, and water some more. I tried using the wooden stick enclosed, a fork, then finally used my hand to break apart each individual pellet, then I was able to plant the seeds. The same seeds in the Burpee container took longer to germinate the in the Jiffy greenhouse. The Jiffy self watering system really works well, moisture forms on the plastic cover and ‘rains’ on the plants. The Burpee lid does not fit well enough to have the moisture form on the lid. The Jiffy item is made a little differently, it sits lower, and the lid while loose, fits the tray, unlike the Burpee. When it is time to plant the plants, the Jiffy pellets are individually wrapped, and will be easier and quicker to plant. The Burpee pellets are loose soil, and will require me to dig each plant out of the tray, w and hope the loose soil stays around the root while I plant it. Save your money, save your time, get more and plants for your effort. BUY JIFFY SELF WATERING GREENHOUSE.