Im looking for a few 2’x2’x5" deep Anderson flats or equivalent. Any links or directions of purchase would be great thanks.
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Not sure where else to get them, but I got mine here:
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It is also fairly easy to build some very similar grow boxes from common lumber and wire mesh. In addition, the grow boxes are more rigid than the Anderson flats so there is less root disturbance when moving them. I like to use 1x6 cedar and 8 wires to the inch wire mesh for the bottom (often as to be ordered). I put two or three 1x2 slats across the bottom to support the mesh as serve as feet. This is different from the grow boxes Ryan builds with nearly solid bottoms with gaps for drainage. The only tools necessary are a hand saw, hammer, and heavy shears to cut the wire mesh.
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This is where I purchase mine- Stuewe
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Does anyone know if the Anderson flats are available in Europe?
Do they ship to Europe?
I wanted to go at least 1 year before I recommended . Being Canadian in the east I attempted to source Anderson flats . No luck could purchase from the west coast . USA but shipping international has become expensive since Covid . I have built multiple grow boxes out of wood . Normally for collected trees . But that is a option . But this post is not about that . I found a great option . Stainless steel restaurant industry . What most would call steamer pans .
A small collected service berry as a example . Think of the pans used at the buffet , several advantages . First there thin and much more durable than plastic . There a lot easier to secure a tree into. Available in several depths and sizes . Most have no holes . ( but they are available full of holes in the largest size . You need a rotary abrasive tool to cut holes . Stainless is very hard . So drilling is difficult . But abrasive works well . There thin walls are great to fit more soil into a given bench area . Tough as nails . Next I’m going to build a bench to hold a bunch of them from the. Lip like the ones at the buffet . There very cost effective . From a restaurant supplier . Should be easy to source everywhere . I’m yet to find a negative
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Plastic cement mixing containers from big box stores are excellent as well but I typically go with a similar approach to Marty for the added stability when moving them
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I use the reusable plastic soda (beverage) carriers lined with the ground cloth you put under mulch. They are much more rigid then Anderson flats so the roots are not disturbed. I also use the restaurant steam table trays. They are called perforated so search Full Size Steam Pan - Perforated, Stainless They come in several industry standard sizes and depths. I buy mine from a used Restaurant equipment company. They work great, better than pond baskets which the trees can develop a circling tap root.
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