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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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 Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 11:42:13 AM
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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
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
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Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 1:10:36 PM
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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
www.ragstoroses.blogspot.com
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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MustangSuzie
True Blue Farmgirl
634 Posts
Sarah
New London
Missouri
USA
634 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 2:54:49 PM
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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!!!!
http://mustangsuzie.wordpress.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 3:05:48 PM
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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
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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shelle
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Shelle
oklahoma
USA
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 6:34:14 PM
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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.
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 10:58:42 AM
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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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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 8:26:50 PM
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Robin,
Thanx for sharing a terrific idea for earth friendly gardening....
tata-4-now
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
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Posted - Apr 03 2007 : 07:22:05 AM
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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" |
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oceanfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
231 Posts
Rachel
A Little Closer to Heaven
Oregon Coast
USA
231 Posts |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 05:07:05 AM
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| 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? |
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oceanfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
231 Posts
Rachel
A Little Closer to Heaven
Oregon Coast
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 4:31:18 PM
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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
OR check out my gardening activities at http://oceanfarmgirlsgarden.blogspot.com |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 5:05:33 PM
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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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Edited by - Bee Haven Maven on Apr 10 2007 11:01:07 AM |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4185 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Apr 11 2007 : 04:39:36 AM
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