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Monday, February 18, 2013

How Tuesday - Making newspaper seed starting pots

I love those cute newspaper pot maker tools, but I don't own one.  (I did once, but I can't find it.)  But you do not need the tool to make the perfect newspaper pots for starting your seeds.  All you need are strips of newspaper, something to use as a cylinder, and some potting mixture.



Step one:  Cut the newspaper into 3 1/2" x 12" strips


Step Two:  Wrap the strip around a cylinder.  Here I have used both a cylinder glass and a french rolling pin.


Step Three: Tuck the ends under.


Step Four: press down on the tucked under edges to give the base some sturdiness.


Step five:  Fill the pot with seed starter mix


Step 6 sow seeds

Transplant your new plants into a pot or the garden after hardening off.  No need to remove the paper pot, it will biodegrade in the soil.

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