Newspaper seed starter pots
Tue, Mar 24 2009 at 9:46 AM EST
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Did you know that you can make seed starter pots from newspaper that can go directly into your garden? Newspaper is biodegradable, so you can stick the paper pot directly into the ground without disturbing your seedling and its roots.
I watched several videos on YouTube that demonstrate how to make a newspaper pot to start seedlings. The one I’ve chosen isn’t going to win any cinematography awards, but I liked this method the best. Most of the videos simply rolled the paper around a can, leaving a flimsy pot that would easily spill your soil through the bottom if not taped together.
This video shows an origami method of creating a pot so that the bottom is much more stable than the can rolling method. It’s a little more involved, but in the end, you’ll have a better pot that’s free of tape or staples.
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Comments(3)
Posted By KBO - Tue, Mar 24 2009 at 11:14 AM ESTEven easier
I've made some with toilet paper tubes and I'm successfully using them for smaller seedlings. I just kept a box on the porch by our recycling area and threw them in there instead of in the recycling bin.
Posted By Robin Shreeves - Tue, Mar 24 2009 at 11:20 AM ESTThat is an awesome idea. Do
That is an awesome idea. Do you just slide something under the tube to hold the soil in when you're transplanting into the garden?
I've done something like that before
With the paper toilet tubes, I would get two seed starters - cut it in half so you have two tubes, do small cuts on the ends so one side has "fringe" - between three and five cuts should suffice - then fold the fringe in so it will hold something at the bottom. I sometimes would put notches in the bottom two pieces of fringe so they hold themselves closed.
I used to do an even simpler version of the paper folding for when I would go on car trips and ate sunflower seeds for a snack....... More