Solid stand with lights? Craigslist is a good place to look for a stand because sometimes you can find just what you need for a reasonable price or at least it will give you some ideas how to fit an awkward piece of storage into your space. Lights you can attach later.

No $ for that. .plus I like the shelf that I have and Santa gave it to me last Christmas ..the two lights light up the top two rows..I have a seperate light attached for my avs. I have quite a few leaves going. Their cups are small..barely fits the wire shelf..it's torture moving them cause they fall easily

Plus...if I buy a shelf..it wouldnt be in place of it..I'd just need more plants lol

If I understand you correctly, the wire of your shelf has large openings? A photo would really help us to understand. But here's a few thoughts that might help if you're on a tight budget:

Buy a package of those thin plastic cutting mats and use to line your shelves. (You might even find them at the dollar store!) That should stabilize your pots and keep dirt from falling through.

Or hit local garage sales and look for old serving trays.

Or buy a package of small size clear plastic plates - the kind that are meant to be disposable. Heck, for that matter, the styrofoam ones would work. Put them under your pots.

Or be really green and save the bottom part of any clear plastic trays that your groceries might be packaged in and repurpose them as plant saucers!

The dollar store sells round plastic silver serving trays. If you don't like silver you could spray paint them a different color with the krylon spray paint for plastic.

What about those flimsy plastic mat cutting boards?

I got drawer liners at walmart that you can cut to fit - it was very inexpensive

some good ideas...i do have some containers that i've been stealing lol

we had some 3oz cups that i stole for my leaves..which are the most problem for falling..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004M5QGBQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1495576048&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=thin+cutting+board+sheets

Here's another idea. :P

Boot tray. You can get them at Amazon, or Walmart, or maybe Home Depot. They are $14 on Amazon. They are sturdy, with a lip, so water won't run on the floor, and textured, so your plants can drain a bit without sitting in water. A good investment if you can find one that fits your shelf. I once bought a bunch of school lunch size trays direct from China on some shady website. I had to buy 100, they were $40 shipped and took a month to get here. I used about 35 and gave the rest away on Craigslist. It was cheaper than buying what I needed here and they were exactly the right size. So, check aliexpress?

Once I saw your pix, this is what came into my mind. Go to the hardware and buy a piece of screen to fit. That will take care of your tippy problem.

The overall problem can be solved by using different pans. You can group those kcups all in one pan from many sources.

Here is a pix of one of my solutions. On the left the container is clear.

And another.

I save any plastic container that I think is usable. These pix don't show 1/2 of my "plant stash" ! BTW--the copper colored pan in this pix looks like 2 of them. It is, but when I helped my daughter with her moving sale, I saw it in her garbage. When I got it home I tried to pry them apart but no dice. Soooo, that is the way it is. I guess they are glued together permanently. One is better than NONE!!! lol Rosie

oh a screen is a great idea..

on my top shelf, I have my succulents on them..and used a screened pizza pan to put those on so they dont tip over lol

i have so many containers that i've taken from recycling to water plants or hold dirt in..lol it kinda looks bad

Go back to this recent posting and really look at all of the containers people are using. This was started by AnneCecelia and boy did she get the response! There are many ideas here!!!! Rosie

Show your AV growing area - natural light or artificial

yes i've been following that one

Don't forget if you are at a rummage sale, look for cookie sheets with the one inch sides! They are large and sturdy! Rosie

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