Plant infiltration tray

A plant tray assembly for holding at least one plant pot containing at least one plant and associated media, the plant tray assembly comprising:

• a base retaining tray having an upper surface defining a plurality of cavities for receiving the at least one plant pot therein;
• and
• a top plate mounted on said base retaining tray such that an inwardly-facing surface of the top plate faces the upper surface of the base retaining tray, the top plate being displaceable relative to the base retaining tray in a plane substantially parallel to said upper surface, the top plate having a plurality of apertures defined therein and which extend transversely therethrough;
• the top plate and the base retaining tray being relatively displaceable between a loading and unloading position and a locked operative position of the plant tray assembly, the apertures of the top plate and the cavities of the base retaining tray being substantially aligned in said loading and unloading position such as to define open plant pot receiving channels, the apertures of the top plate and the cavities of the base retaining tray being at least partially misaligned in said locked operative position such that a retaining portion of the inwardly-facing surface of the top plate obstructs part of the corresponding cavity in the base retaining tray, the at least one plant pot being retained within the base retaining tray and a part of the at least one plant protruding through the apertures of the top plate in said locked operative position;
• and
• the plant tray assembly being invertible to invert the at least one plant pot, the inverted at least one plant pot abutting the retaining portion of the inwardly-facing surface of the top plate and being retained within the plant pot receiving channels when the top plate and the base retaining tray are in the locked operative position.