Tip: Old Newspapers as Seedling Pots

Instead of buying seed starter pots or seedling pots from the garden supply store, I just make my own out of old newspapers*. It only took me less than 30 minutes to make the entire batch you see below. Apart form newspapers, I also used old kraft paper.

*I don’t subscribe to any newspapers. I get all my news online. If you do the same, you can just do what I did and get old newspapers from your neighbors.

These homemade pots have the following advantages:

• You’re recycling old materials.
• It doesn’t cost anything to make.
• You don’t have to worry about root trauma when transplanting your seedlings. Just put these into the soil (or unwrap them gently) when you are ready to transplant, and the paper will eventually disintegrate.This comes in handy for plants that don’t transplant well, such as cilantro.

Here’s a video I found which shows how to make them:

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