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Bobberman
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Are black seed boxes best to start seeds.

I noticed that most seed trays are black. Is there a reason for that? Does the black plastic absorb the heat in the greenhouse better!
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No practical reason. The soil mix is dark so that masks any color of the plastic. Larger containers (gallon pots on up) are a diffent matter in that the sun can hit the sides and warm them up, but they are often grown outside by nurseries.


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