This simple pot-making kit allows you to make your own seedling pots from nothing more than recycled newspapers! You can create an endless supply of sturdy but biodegradable pots for seeds, seedlings and young plants. Firstly just make pots using scrap paper, secondly add your seeds or plugs and thirdly enjoy without harming the environment. Plus, the premium seedling plant pot maker is made of durable wood and so our tool has no sharp edges being nicely curved and professionally finished so it’s extremely enjoyable to make pots without getting tired. Your mind will be blown by how well some rolled up paper will hold up to watering, moving, and seedling maintenance! We keep ours in a 1020 tray to give them a little bit of support, but other than that, we don’t treat them any differently from any other pot (and really that isn’t different either). You can top or bottom water them, move them around, fertilize, handle them—everything you’d do with a tray, peat pod, or pot! We wouldn’t recommend growing for a whole season in a newspaper pot, but they last plenty long enough to stand up through a course of seedling care. Some people like to use a small amount of biodegradable glue or paper tape to keep the top of the pot closed, we haven’t found this to be necessary if the pots are kept in trays. This content uses links from which we may earn a commission. Disclosure. How to Make Paper Plant Pots

Fold the remaining tabs and scorelines down, as viewed from the outside. Use a curling tool or bone folder to get crisp folds. Craft these vibrant paper pots using crepe paper, fringe scissors, and succulents. The tutorial is here. 9. Spring Planters Fill the pots you’ve made with compost, plant your seedling or sow the seeds, and water it. Treat it the way you’d treat any other plant pot. One thing that I’d recommend is setting them in some type of container that will give them a bit more support. I’m using empty seed trays and trays that I bought mushrooms in at the shop.

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Get this super easy to use tool by e-pots and your seedlings will grow well and healthy whilst preserving the environment. It’s a fun and rewarding process that feels amazing and in addition, results in compostable pots that will biodegrade much faster than the harmful plastic pots. A twine, some paper, and plants can get you a personalized hanging garden for your home. Follow the easy tutorial here. 13. Paper Bag DIY Line the top of the strip up with the top of the cylinder of the pot maker. Wrap the paper around the pot maker, overlapping the ends. Make sure not to wrap too tightly, or it will be difficult to remove.

But, of course, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, and we haven’t seen any more mold growth with newspaper pots than we have with other kinds of seed starting methods—in fact, we’ve seen noticeably less mold growth with newspaper pots than we’ve seen with plastic pots in the past. Probably because the newspaper is so breathable! From what will be the inside of the pot, fold down the longer tab at the side, the bottom, and the top. Use a scoring tool to get crisp folds. When you keep germinating seeds moist and warm, mold naturally shows up. In general, a little bit of mold is nothing to worry about in your seedlings as long as the plants still seem strong and healthy. In fact, some minor mold growth can be a good sign of a robust colony of microorganisms in your soil! There are two main sizes of newspaper pots that we use in the Growfully gardens, medium size origami pots (which you can see being made here), and these handy little newspaper starter pots. We’re going to show you how to make newspaper pots, why they are one of our favorite methods for starting seeds, plus answer all of your questions. Let’s dive in! Why should I use these for seed starting?Cut a strip of newspaper approximately 3” x 10” in length. It doesn’t have to be exact. A slightly longer strip will give you a sturdier pot.