tobacco float trays for tomatoes

Barbee · December 30, 2008

This is probably a dumb question but I'm asking anyway

I have access to thousands of free used tobacco float trays. I keep looking at them and thinking that they would be perfect to start tomatoes in. They are styrofoam, so there's really no way to sterilize them though. I can wash them up good in bleach water but still, no way to guarantee sterilization. Would used ones be safe to use, or do I need to buy new ones? I keep thinking about tobacco mosiac virus, and if it would be possible to spread that to tomato plants via these float trays. Any thoughts or comments are appreciated.

December 30, 2008	#1
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	tobacco float trays for tomatoes This is probably a dumb question but I'm asking anyway I have access to thousands of free used tobacco float trays. I keep looking at them and thinking that they would be perfect to start tomatoes in. They are styrofoam, so there's really no way to sterilize them though. I can wash them up good in bleach water but still, no way to guarantee sterilization. Would used ones be safe to use, or do I need to buy new ones? I keep thinking about tobacco mosiac virus, and if it would be possible to spread that to tomato plants via these float trays. Any thoughts or comments are appreciated. __________________ *Barbee*