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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
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 Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 05:04:11 AM
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I've seen a post for this before, and am having trouble with my sleepy head remembering where...
In all the gardening catalogs, they have this little tool for making seed starter pots/cups out of newspapers. On the thread I saw before someone recommended using a soda can (farmgirl ingenuity!).
My questions: If you use a soda can, what size do you cut the paper to, and how do you fold the paper around it to make the cup?
Thanks for your help!
Ann in Oswego
http://suburbanprairiehouse.wordpress.com
"We are all better for contact and companionship with other people. We need such contact to polish off the rough corners of our minds and our manners, but it is a pitiful thing when anyone cannot, if necessary, stand by himself sufficient to himself and in good company even though alone." Laura Ingalls Wilder
Craft Fasting since October 21, 2008 |
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 05:06:25 AM
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Never mind... Found this link...
http://www.budget101.com/currentpgedit.htm
Ann in Oswego
http://suburbanprairiehouse.wordpress.com
"We are all better for contact and companionship with other people. We need such contact to polish off the rough corners of our minds and our manners, but it is a pitiful thing when anyone cannot, if necessary, stand by himself sufficient to himself and in good company even though alone." Laura Ingalls Wilder
Craft Fasting since October 21, 2008 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 08:06:03 AM
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It just makes sense to do the "reuse" part of reduce-reuse-recycle. We always have plenty of newspapers on hand because we put them in our bunnies' cages. If it's something that the kids and I can do ourselve with materials we already have on hand, then why not!
BTW, my kids and I have started a 4th R (see the 3 R's above): Rethink. If you rethink how things are used, then you will find a way to reduce-reuse-recycle them. Example: Old T-shirts. Everyone uses them for rags when they've past their prime, but did you know that you can use them for reusable produce bags at the store? Think of how much oil that would save us if everyone used reusable produce bags as well as grocery bags! You can also reuse child size t-shirts to make gift bags for smaller items. Things that make you go hmmmm.
Ann in Oswego
http://suburbanprairiehouse.wordpress.com
"We are all better for contact and companionship with other people. We need such contact to polish off the rough corners of our minds and our manners, but it is a pitiful thing when anyone cannot, if necessary, stand by himself sufficient to himself and in good company even though alone." Laura Ingalls Wilder
Craft Fasting since October 21, 2008 |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 11:19:51 AM
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Ann GREAT ideas! Thanks for hte link! Also found one for reusing old t-shirts over a bulletin board - not quite as "green" but a good idea for those favorite ones you want to look at more often.
Has anyone used the newspaper pots? I hear you're uspposed to just use the b/w pages.
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
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azgardengirl
Farmgirl in Training
13 Posts
Camille
Gilbert
Arizona
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 12:33:34 PM
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| I made little newspaper pots from the b/w sections of the paper and started my tomatoes from seed last year. It worked really well. Took a while to make enough pots, but they are bigger and deeper than peat pots. The lazy me thought I should have just used plastic cups, because they are pretty cheap too. |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
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LoraFLeming
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Lora
Onalaska
WI
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 7:56:30 PM
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I actually have had my husband making these for the last two days so we could get the seeds planted this weekend! He's made 48 so far ... does it in front of the TV while "his shows" are on ... that way he's still being useful 
"When in doubt, just take the next small step. Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection." Author Unknown |
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