The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: HappyHippy on October 03, 2008, 06:18:46 pm
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Hi all,
I have an abundance of loo roll tubes on account of the fact that I don't have a blue recycling bin (the council won't provide or empty it!) I don't want to bin them and there's only so many times the kids want to make things with them.
Has anyone tried growing carrotts, leeks or spring onions in them before ?
I'm thinking along the lines of planting them out into soil when conditions are right still in the tubes as i reckon they'd decompose quite quickly and keep the veggies nice and straight (and possibly pests away from the root?)
Do you think this would work ?
Any advice would be much apprieciated
Karen :pig:
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This year I used the newspaper-roll method for a few veg and lettuce. It worked well,but next time I think I'll use less newspaper to make the tubes. I think your toilet rolls might be a little too thick to decompose quickly enough,but have just tried with one myself,and have 'unpeeled' enough to make it work,I think.
If you have a glut of newspaper,and don't know how to make free plant pots from it,here's a link http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVW4t_6dTAvA
........ Ree
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course you can use loo rolls. I've just seeded up my cauli's using rolls cut in half. They'll do fine in the greenhouse over winter then get planted out next spring and the roots etc. will happily work their way through the cardboard - its also a lot cheaper than buying those peat or coir pots!
happy pooing and roll collecting!