ROLL YOUR OWN NEWSPAPER PEAT POTS
Start your seeds indoors the free way!!
Usually, the most expensive part of starting your seeds indoors is the purchase
of the peat pots. By recycling your newspapers you can eliminate that cost. You
will need:
Newspaper (back and white only) the ingredients used in ink are not considered
toxic.
A flat surface.
Any can with both ends cut.
A plastic tray for your new peat pots to sit in.
Steps:
1. Lay one piece of newspaper flat. If it is a regular-sized newspaper sheet, rip in
half and use only one side. You really only need a rectangular strip of paper
about 5 in. wide and 10 in. long.
2. Lay the empty can on the edge of the newspaper so that at least 2 in. hang
below the bottom of the can and at least an inch of newspaper extends beyond
the top of the can.
3. Hold the edge of the newspaper against the can and roll the can so that you
form a tube…not too tightly or you won’t get the can out.
4. Fold the newspaper over the bottom of the can, creasing the edges so the
bottom of your peat pot stays in place. Slide the can out.
5. Cut five 1 in. slits at the top of your newspaper peat pot and fold inwards to
create a sturdier container.
6. Set the pots in a shallow tray close enough to support each other, fill with soil
and plant your seeds. Just put water in your tray. The wicking action of the
newspaper will keep your seedlings moist.
When your plants get large enough, and it is time to transplant them outside,
you just dig a hole large enough to stick the whole peat pot into the ground and
you are done. No stressing out your seedlings by transplanting them.
Start your seeds indoors the free way!!
Usually, the most expensive part of starting your seeds indoors is the purchase
of the peat pots. By recycling your newspapers you can eliminate that cost. You
will need:
Newspaper (back and white only) the ingredients used in ink are not considered
toxic.
A flat surface.
Any can with both ends cut.
A plastic tray for your new peat pots to sit in.
Steps:
1. Lay one piece of newspaper flat. If it is a regular-sized newspaper sheet, rip in
half and use only one side. You really only need a rectangular strip of paper
about 5 in. wide and 10 in. long.
2. Lay the empty can on the edge of the newspaper so that at least 2 in. hang
below the bottom of the can and at least an inch of newspaper extends beyond
the top of the can.
3. Hold the edge of the newspaper against the can and roll the can so that you
form a tube…not too tightly or you won’t get the can out.
4. Fold the newspaper over the bottom of the can, creasing the edges so the
bottom of your peat pot stays in place. Slide the can out.
5. Cut five 1 in. slits at the top of your newspaper peat pot and fold inwards to
create a sturdier container.
6. Set the pots in a shallow tray close enough to support each other, fill with soil
and plant your seeds. Just put water in your tray. The wicking action of the
newspaper will keep your seedlings moist.
When your plants get large enough, and it is time to transplant them outside,
you just dig a hole large enough to stick the whole peat pot into the ground and
you are done. No stressing out your seedlings by transplanting them.
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| Making Your Own Newspaper Peat Pots |
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| Copyright 2009 Go-GreenGardening 201 Bethel Ave. Beech Grove, IN 46107 |
Steps #1 and #2
Steps #3 and #4
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