![]() Cover with sawdust or some sort of mulch to stop the newspaper from blowing away. Sheet MulchingĪnother use for old newspapers is to wet a few sheets and lay them down a few layers thick over weeds you want to suppress. Although most newsprint is reputed to use vegetable based inks these days, if you are concerned, only use these pots for plants that you won’t eat. Some people may be concerned about the newspaper inks being absorbed by the plant. When the seedlings have their first pair of leaves just plant the whole thing in the garden! If you want, you can also drop the ears into adjoining pots to make a four or six pack, like you find in the garden shops.įill with seed raising mix and plant your seeds and water them. When you fill it with soil, it will keep them locked in place. If you don’t like the ears on your pot, you can fold them into the pot. Now you can open up your pot! Make sure to square the bottom so it can sit well. It should look like this when you are done.įold the top flaps down and crease them well. Now flip it over and repeat Steps eight and nine. Do it to both sides.įold the wings in to the crease in the center. Open the wings up to make a smooth shape like this. The crease in the center shown by the red line, was the bottom in Step four.įlip it over on the other side and do the same thing you just did in Step five. Now fold the bottom right corner (marked with an “A” in Step four) up to the middle along the spine. ![]() ![]() Turn piece of newspaper so the long side is facing you.įold it again, bottom to top into a quarter size. If you are using large newspaper, rip in half. The newspaper breaks down over time and the plants roots will grow through the newspaper. Recycle your old newspapers and get your seeds off to a good start in these pots that can be put into the ground with the young seedlings therefore minimising root disturbance. These seedling pots require no staples, glue, tape or origami skills. Loofah seedlings in newspaper pots ready to plant out 'pots 'n' all'
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