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Power Plug TM Trays
Raker offers trays from The Blackmore Company. Tray outside dimensions are 21 ¼” x 11”. The variety listing will indicate the “Sold As” count per tray for plugs & liners. The 512 and 288 tray are common element compliant.
512 Power Plug™ Trays – Sold as 500 or 450
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- Dimensions: 9/16” square cell, 5/16” deep with 3.1 cc volume and 9° taper
- We offer annuals and vegetables in this tray size
- Most commonly used for bedding plant production
- Vegetable & Marigold trays sold as 450 (unpatched)
- Generally will take 2-3 weeks longer to finish than a 288 plug
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288 Power Plug™ Trays – Sold as 280
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- Dimensions: 3/4” square cell, 1” deep with 6.0 cc volume and 11° taper
- Our most popular and versatile cell size
- We offer annuals, perennials, grasses, cut flowers, florist pot crops, vegetables and herbs in 288 trays
- Used for larger cell packs, 4” & larger pots, baskets, quarts, gallons
- Generally will finish 2-3 weeks faster than a 512 plug
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128 Power Plug™ Trays – Sold as 125
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- Dimensions: 11/16” square, 1 1/2” deep with 12 cc volume and 15° taper
- We offer annuals, perennials, grasses, cut flowers, florist pot crops, and herbs
- Our most versatile perennial plug size
- Power Plug™ of choice for an extra turn of late season annuals
- Used for larger cell packs, pots, baskets, quarts, gallons
- Generally will finish 2-3 weeks faster than a 288 plug
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Power Plug™ Size Comparison
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Petunia Dreams Red 128 vs. 288 vs. 512
Power Plugs™ (left to right as shown above)
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Fibrous Begonia 128 vs. 288 vs. 512
Power Plugs™ (left to right as shown above)
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Power Strip TM Trays
Power Strip™ Trays feature the Danish Ellepot system. These trays are half the width of our standard Power Plug™ trays, at 21 ¼” x 5 ½”. Ellepot technology features quick transplant & rapid root growth for faster finish. We offer vegetative annuals, perennials, grasses, herbs, cut flowers, pot crops and garden mums in the following sizes.
51 Power Strip™ Trays – Sold as 51
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- Dimensions: 25 mm (1” x 1 ½” deep, 5° hex taper)
- Compare to a 102 hex tray cell, but finishes faster
- Used for all pot sizes, baskets, gallons, mixed containers
- Most of our specialty vegetative annuals are available in this size
- Allows you to purchase more items at a lower minimum per variety
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36 Power Strip™ Trays – Sold as 36
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- Dimensions: 30mm (1 1/4" x 1 3/4" deep, 5o hex taper)
- Compare to a 72 tray cell (1206)
- Used for all pot sizes, baskets, gallons, mixed containers
- Features specialty vegetative annuals and selected transplanted annual seed items such as Tuberous Begonias, Gerbera and Cyclamen
- All see & vegetative perennials, including grasses and herbs
- The only size for Ivy Geraniums
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25 Power Strip™ Trays – Sold as 25
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- Dimensions: 30mm (1 1/4" x 1 3/4" deep, 5o hex taper)
- Compare to a 72 tray cell (1206)
- Uses a 36 tray with the center unplanted, allowing for better plant development and quicker finishing of a higher quality product
- Used for Poinsettia and Geranium liners only
- Use for all pot sizes, hanging baskets, gallons, mixed containers
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18 Power Strip™ Trays – Sold as 18
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- Dimensions: 45mm (2" x 2 1/4" deep, 5o hex taper)
- Compare to a 606 deep tray cell
- Used for our largest liner size - EZ Elle QuickTurns
- Provides extra fast finishing annuals, perennials, grasses, pot crops & herbs
- Vernalized perennial program - faster finishing 1-2 gallon production with 1st year flowering
- Annual Alstoemeria available year round for fast finishing crops
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Power Strip™ Size Comparison
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50 vs. 36 vs. 18 EZ Elle QuickTurn tray
Argyranthemum Bright Carmine
Gerbera Festival Dark Eye REd
Coreopsis Early Sunrise
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