Tray for transporting horticultural containers

A method of transporting a plurality of horticultural containers, comprising:

• loading a bottom of a horticultural container within a first of a plurality of container receiving pockets included in a tray and having a bottom portion and an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion;
• engaging a side wall of the horticultural container with a plurality of tabs each including an upper end connected to the first pocket below the open distal portion and extending downward at an angle to position a free distal end into the first pocket with a bias against outward radial displacement;
• slidably engaging the side wall of the horticultural container with the plurality of tabs to radially displace the distal ends of the tabs with respect to the first pocket until the distal ends of the tabs engage the side wall of the horticultural container and apply radially inward tension thereto;
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• abutting the bottom of the horticultural container with the bottom portion of the first pocket.

A tray for transporting a plurality of horticultural containers, comprising:

• at least one container receiving pocket sized to receive a horticultural container and having a bottom portion, an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion and an upright side wall extending therebetween;
• four pocket openings defined by the upright side wall, the pocket openings equally circumferentially spaced with respect to the upright side wall and each having a peripheral upper edge below the open distal portion of the pocket;
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• a tab connected at each of the peripheral upper edges of the pocket openings, the tabs extending downward at an angle from the peripheral upper edges of the pocket openings to position a concave free distal end of the tab having a width greater than a length of the tab into the pocket with a bias against outward radial displacement.