Modular Kratky Staging Base

This is a modular tray system that allows plants to establish root systems via a Kratky growing method. This allows users to bring struggling plants inside or into a more gentle environment under high intensity grow lights should they struggle with growth in a tower.

I created this because I've killed too many strawberry plants, which only really survived after they were allowed to establish new root systems in a controlled indoor growing environment, under a grow light. Those plants that were able to establish themselves in the growing medium via a traditional kratky grow method grew much larger, much faster than those put in the tower directly. Once the plant is able to stand on their own, they did even better inside the hydroponic grow tower.

These also allowed a much easier/safer way to bring individual cold sensitive plants indoors during the early grow season.

Setup is pretty simple. You can print any number of the hexagon base pieces; each piece can home 4 plants in the