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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: Beewyched on April 14, 2011, 09:47:05 pm

Title: Newspaper pots
Post by: Beewyched on April 14, 2011, 09:47:05 pm

Has anyone made seed pots from newspaper - I've run out of toilet roll inners & too tight to buy anymore  ;)

Anyone got any instructions please - was never any good at origami  ;D

Title: Re: Newspaper pots
Post by: HappyHippy on April 15, 2011, 12:54:07 am

It's really easy  ;)
I'll show you on Sunday  :wave:
Just bring a deodorant or body spray with you - all will become clear, I promise !
I've got some loo rolls that I've not managed to do anything with for the last year, they're currently decorating my office - if I remember, I'll bring them too  ;)

Title: Re: Newspaper pots
Post by: Beewyched on April 15, 2011, 09:12:22 am

Body spray/deoderant - Karen are you trying to tell me something  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Newspaper pots
Post by: ellisr on April 15, 2011, 10:53:25 am

I got a lovely little wood gadget as a pressie a few years ago to make paper pots. Once I had mastered the technique it was easy to adapt any round can or tin to do the same and it is so good to recycle paper

Title: Re: Newspaper pots
Post by: ATF on April 15, 2011, 12:02:06 pm

i use an old WD40 can - works a treat.

Title: Re: Newspaper pots
Post by: Blonde on April 16, 2011, 02:25:31 pm

 A piece of pipe is just as good, and if you use a piece of pipe just put newspaper in the bottom of it to keep the soil there.  Short of that  add lutter guard to the bottom to give it some support.   Have to ask hubby to make it permanent.