I have good result with the jiffy 7 (72 peat pellets+dome) that I bought from WalMart (5.95 a set). I usually buy them new (for that price), so I couldn't tell you if you could save them for next year. I'm sure you can save the dome and tray, but then you will have to buy new pellets, which would be around 6 to 8 bucks for 72.

Dennis

You know you don't actually need one to start seeds. See the "What's you favorite seed starting container" discussion further down the forum page (I linked it below).

You can germinate the seeds in just about any old container and since they will need to be transplanted at least once before the garden you can then pick up one of the inexpensive empty cell trays (available many places for about $5.00) or even just some styrofoam coffee or Dixie cups for growing the seedlings on to garden time. It's much cheaper if you plan to do lots of seedlings.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: What's your favorite seed starting container...

Most of those systems are unnecessarily expensive. You will get perfect results by starting seeds in a cell tray as mentioned above and covering it with plastic for a couple of days. I've cut up a kitchen bag for the plastic covering.