I probably have all the seed starter pots I need. Because I have garage space, I save all the little plastic pots that have come with seedlings I’ve purchased over the last few years.
But while we were enjoying Green Sunday at Cheney Mansion, I learned that I can use black and white newspaper to create starter pots. [Yet another use for my Sunday paper!] The best part about these is that once the seedlings are ready to be planted, you don’t have to remove them from their pots.
Instead, you just plop the whole pot (like a peat pot) in the ground. Just be sure that your newspaper uses soy-based inks and you’ll be all set. The newspaper will eventually decompose into the soil.
At Cheney, the woman who demonstrated the process had a nifty wooden pot maker set. But it’s just as easy to create the pots using a soda can or a water glass as a form.
Simply roll the paper around the can or glass, fold in the edges of one side to create the pot, then add soil and your seed. Keep the soil moist until the seedling is about four inches tall, then plant.
Cool.
There are detailed instructions here.
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