How to Create Seed-Starting Pots From Newspapers

Instead of buying expensive peat pots to plant your seeds in, make these spiffy planting pots by rolling recycled newspaper around a glass or jar. The finished pots are sturdy and will break down quickly once they've been planted in the soil.

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[stephenhayesuk]

thanks for a useful video.

a hint to the critics-unkind comment make you look mean, spelign miskates mak it lk like ur pisd

[B4K4xNi]

"I find that being neat and tidy doesn't really help the situation, you just need to shove it in...." hehe.

[Denise Poole]

I veen doing this for yrs but dont use that much paper then u can put paper in soil also the pot made by folding works great no glass needed..both ways are better than buying pots

[akaDougT]

This technique seems to work better than some. No sticky tape needed. The layers of newspaper used can be reduced and still give a good result. BZ.

[Edd Mond]

thats not the case with my wifes...it has just molded

[SolarizeYourLife]

I think eight layers of paper would be tough for any small plant roots to go through. There's a paper pot maker on the market that only uses two layers.

[Amy Stern]

This was really helpful!Thanks!



[finljb63]

Don't use coloured newspaper - contains harmful metals for plants. B&W paper is fine!

[Giao Huynh]

If the paper is always moist, it'll start to mold