Turn Paper Towel Rolls Into Cheap, Biodegradable, Seed Starter Pots
Step 2: Cut the Paper Towel Tube
Step 3: Fold the Bottom of the Tube
Step 4: Cut Four Tabs
Step 5: Fold Tabs into Flaps
Step 6: Add Dirt
Step 7: Add Seeds
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When I do this I leave the cardboard roll in-situ like a collar around the plant in the ground to protect the more vulnerable young plants from slugs. For the tastiest plants I've even resorted to taping copper tape round the cardboard tube to deter the wee nibblers (my small leaved and scented thymes get chewed to the ground in one night by slugs and snails). I just have to remember to remove the roll before the plant gets too leggy..... The soggy cardboard then goes in the compost to balance all my green waste 😊
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i wouldnt recommend useing copper tape, if you forget, yoiu will have copper stuck inside your plants roots, that isnt fun to get out
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Toilet paper rolls also work well.
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I collected some seed from a nearby native grass I want to use in the zeriscape. This will be perfect for me to start the seeds and be able to see if I got sprouts, and not confuse them with random weeds that might otherwise come up in the area. Excellent! Thanks!
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Good idea..I paid to much for a starter kit.. Thank you!
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The cardboard egg cartons work well also, just separate each one or just keep the dozen whole, fill with starter, wet, and plant. The material will break down, the plants roots will grow right through the wet cardboard or just cut the bottom off and plant whole. Works well...Have to watch them though because they will dry out. In a small greenhouse type environment not so much. Thanks. I think a lot of these types of paper products will work well.
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Yes & you can plant in egg shells, as well as the cartons. Great re-cycle of materials we just toss!
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tried, works very well i love it its simple but good, havent tried yet but i know it will work good, ive been looking for projects i can use to sell at a craft Fair and even know this is simple, i feel if i fill it with dirt and maby seeds and even grow it a bit it would sell :D even if it doesnt, i still can use it in my garden when i re plant everything each spring so awesome idea :)
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Looks like you have some very nice parsley or cilantro growing. I also use toilet paper rolls. They work well too.
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Oh I wish I had seen this a week ago!!! Very creative idea. I'm saving it for next spring. :)
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I will for sure.
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Thanks for sharing. How can you make sure that the roots will grow through the bottom of the tube?