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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 11:42:13 AM
Has anyone else tried these? My sister gave me one for Christmas and it is wonderful. You take a strip of newspaper, wrap it around the form, fold under the bottom, press it into the base and Voila!, a little paper pot for planting seeds in. I love mine! The nice thing is, you are recycling newspaper, you can plant them right in the ground and they are cute as well! :) Lehman's has one in their spring catalog. Check it out!
http://lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=6058&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=potmaker
Karin |
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| windypines |
Posted - Apr 11 2007 : 04:39:36 AM
How do these homemade pots hold up? I would have a good month and a half before I would be able to plant outside, would the pot stay together, or would I have a big mess? Michele |
| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 5:05:33 PM
I ordered a pot maker earlier this season and have all my seedlings growing in them....they worked great for me so far. The advantage is, when you plant the seedling, you plant it pot and all and the newspaper breaks down in the earth!! I think this is a great idea. I also have mine in a plastic tray that is lined with newspaper also.
Best of luck!
Keep Smiling.....Bev
Bee Haven Acres
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| oceanfarmgirl |
Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 4:31:18 PM
Amie, If you look at my gardening blog, I have my paper pots set in a plastic tray. I reuse the tray every year. So yes, the pots do leak. So do peat pots. This is what paper pots are the equivilent of. They work indoors just as well as in a greenhouse as long as you have a tray for them. I have even known a friend who bought some cheap serving trays at the thrift store, and set her paper pots on that. It's important that you allow your pots to dry before you plant in them. Otherwise they will rip when you put the soil in. But once you have the soil in, and you get them wet again, they maintain their shape.
See what I'm up to on my blog... http://minetothine.blogspot.com
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 05:07:05 AM
Doesn't a pot made out of newspaper leak water all over the surface it sits on? I've looked at a couple of the instructions, and it seems like the finished product is only 2-4 thicknesses of paper. Do these work for indoors, or are they more practical if you have a greenhouse? |
| oceanfarmgirl |
Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 7:05:04 PM
I have picture instructions on my gardening blog...Don't waste your money!
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| ali2583 |
Posted - Apr 03 2007 : 07:22:05 AM
This sounds like a great idea. Now I won't have to buy those peat pots anymore!
"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God" |
| katmom |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 8:26:50 PM
Robin,
Thanx for sharing a terrific idea for earth friendly gardening....
tata-4-now
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| ThymeForEweFarm |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 1:05:02 PM
I have the instructions on my website. No need to spend $$!
http://thymeforewe.com/paper_pots.html
Robin
www.outdoorwriter.wordpress.com
www.thymeforewe.com
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| EnchantedWoodsGirl |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 10:58:42 AM
empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls will work too - I haven't tried making them yet but I have tons and seen the directions in a magazine and tore out the page
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 6:34:14 PM
My sister and I used scrapbook paper and made little nut cups for the holidays with mine. They turned out really cute.
I guess you could use a can to make pots, but I think that the impression made by pressing the paper into the bottom form of the wood one is what holds it together.
Karin |
| shelle |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 4:18:49 PM
Great thrifty idea! I found a website that tells you how to do it with yogurt tubs and other containers for free.
Shelle
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art20306.asp
Shelle
http://janzenfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 3:05:48 PM
I got a lehman's spring catalog in the mail today and was looking at those..I think I will do it this year..so practical!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| MustangSuzie |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 2:54:49 PM
Someone on here has made a post about making paper pots and it give instructions on her blog. Now if I could only remember who. I'm thinking it may be Oceanfarmgirl, but I'm not positive.
Blessings....
Sarah
"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." -From The Great Law Of The Iroquois Confederacy.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!!!!
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 1:37:17 PM
it seems to me you could acheive the same effect just using a tin can...
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| country lawyer |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 1:10:36 PM
Karin, I've never tried those. I've wondered about them before. You really love it, huh? Okay, let me check out that link....
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
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