The invention concerns the application of packaging components in the form of trays (1) or pallets, which are used as insets, when bottles or cans are stacked, for manufacturing products which fully or partially are able to enclose a volume or form growth base for plants. In a preferred embodiment the products to be manufactured are fascines. Moreover, the invention concerns a method for manufacturing products, which fully or partially are able to enclose a volume or form growth base for plants, by application of the above mentioned packaging components in which method two or more of the packaging components are assembled with mechanical assembly devices (4, 5, 12).