April 17, 2025
Description
Gardening is one of my biggest passions, and starting seedlings every year is a key part of my hobby. I've tried all kinds of seed-starting kits, but I often struggle to remove the plants without stressing or damaging their delicate roots, which slows their growth.
That's why I created this invention—the NO ROOT STRESS seedling starter kit! It includes:
After working on this for a while, I finally tested it, and it works exactly as I hoped—I love it! 😀
Now, I’m excited to share it with my fellow gardeners for free.
Check out this video to see stress-free transplanting in action. Enjoy!
The base plate has Gridfinity-style positions for each tray, so they stay in place while being carried around.
The cover features an adjustable ventilation opening that lets you control how moist the seeds stay during germination.
To eject a plant from its tray, simply press it down gently into the ejector tool—this allows the entire contents of the tray, including the roots and soil, to stay intact and avoids transplant shock.
Printing Instructions:
Since you wouldn’t keep your seedlings in temperatures above 50°C (that would dry them out and kill them) you can safely print this in PLA as well. I tested ours in both basic PLA and PETG HF to check chamfers and tray rigidity, and both printed perfectly. But i prefer PETG for my prints.
None of the items in the complete set require supports, so place them all on the plate accordingly. If you're unsure how to position them yourself, use Bambu Lab's tool from the toolbar for automatic placement and the tool for automatic arrangement.
Strenght:
Walls: 2
Infill percentage: 15%
Infill pattern: Cubic
Speed:
Walls: 150 mm/s
Infils: 250 mm/s
Assembly of the ventilation opening lid is shown in the video abow. Enjoy!
All designs shared here are created for hobby purposes only. I do not sell these designs, nor do I grant anyone the license to sell them. These designs are provided for free to the community for personal, non-commercial use only.
P.S:
*PLA (Polylactic Acid) has a glass transition temperature of approximately 60-65°C. This is the temperature at which PLA transitions from a hard, brittle state to a more rubbery and flexible form. It's an important factor to consider in 3D printing, as exceeding this temperature can cause deformation in printed parts.
I used the firmiliar therm ‘Gridfinity’ to easy describe the similar design of the base plate and the bottoms of my trays, but they are not Gridfinity based nor did i build by the Gridfinity system dimensions.
License:
Standard Digital File License
MM3D Workshop
