How to Plant Seedlings in Egg Cartons
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Zest it Up
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We have definitely sprung into Spring mode over here in zest land- from giving our garden boxes a face lift, to creating fun garden tags- but now it's time to talk plants! We are super excited to add some more variety to our little garden by planting some carrots and lettuce. Rather than planting our little seedlings in the big playbox and allowing the rain to plummet the new growth we are starting the seedlings inside. To keep things easy, cheap and sustainable we are planting in old egg cartons- score! No need to go out and buy new containers. Once the seedlings have a good root system established I can simply cut up the cardboard crate sections and plant the entire container since they are decomposable. Gotta love that!
Photo Credit Anya McInroy
Photo Credit Anya McInroy
First detach your lid from the carton box and then fill with dirt.
Next sprinkle your seeds and water. You can use a sharpie to label what is going where on the middle dividers.
To make less of a mess I placed the egg cartons on a cookie sheet and now I can pour water all over and really allow the water to soak in through the cardboard. Place near light!
A few weeks later and look what we have here....
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Suggested materials:
- Seeds
- Soil
- Scissors
- Cardboard Egg Carton
- Sharpie for labeling (optional)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published April 12th, 2016 4:02 PM
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Add Height on Oct 09, 2016love this idea! this one too https://goo.gl/wB2nXA
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I have Styrofoam egg cartons, do I need to poke a hole in the bottom of them?