101 uses for a cat litter tray

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101 uses for a cat litter tray

Post: # 13206Post Millymollymandy »

I've just been reading Nev's article on making and mixing your own compost, and he wrote this about different uses for cat litter trays:


1. Holding the compost while it dries out
2. Mixing the seed raising mixture in
3. A work platform while filling punnets with the seed raising mix
4. Setting up as a capillary bed
5. Washing second hand punnets in disinfectant before re-use
6. And if all else fails you can let your cat crap in them!

I have half a dozen of them in various colours and find a new use for them almost everyday.


I reckon we should add a few more for him!

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7. cleaned and used as a drinks tray.
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Post: # 13238Post hedgewitch »

I have Asparagus Seedlings in mine. :mrgreen:
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I use one as a soap mould.
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10. paint tray
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11. use for developing your own photos
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Post: # 13289Post Wombat »

12. I also used one to make a plaster batt to dry out clay for potting, when you process your own!

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Post: # 13307Post nick »

12) water container for pets

13)storage box to keep envelopes/packets of seeds in (and sometimes organised)

14) container to keep paperwork in 'to be filed' :pale:

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Post: # 13308Post nick »

just thought of a couple more

15) put 'goop' in for kids to play with

16) use for painting activities with kids (marble or golf ball dipped in paint, paper in bottom of container, drop marble in container and roll to make patterns)

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Post: # 13455Post ina »

I think there were two 12s?

18. Keep my wellies in to prevent the carpet getting wet. (Wasn't my idea to have carpet in the porch!)
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Post: # 13471Post shiney »

Emergency salad bowl for those summer bbqs. I have a rather nice yellow one which would be very colourful for a 'do'!

At the minute, I use it outside my door for putting my bags of kitchen compost in, ready to go up the garden. Don't think it's gonna be a salad bowl now. :wink:
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Post: # 13481Post ina »

20. Use for potato trials... (One lab I worked at used 100s of them!)
21. Chitting tray for potatoes.

(Btw, I use the glass of an old washing machine as a salad bowl...)
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Post: # 25227Post Kitty Ballistic »

:idea1: It'd make a good tray for paper-making.

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Post: # 25617Post den_the_cat »

best just get another cat or two :cat:

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