Beginner Gardening: Newspaper pots, 1 by Weezingreens

Weezingreens wrote:
I've been using the paper pot maker for several years, and it's a wonderful little invention. I've not tried a can or bottle, but it would probably work fine. The advantage, however, to the pot maker is that the base presses into the bottom of the paper on the pestle to hold it together. When you get the knack of it, you can sit around of an evening and make a box full while you watch TV. Newspaper is the best, and bond melts when wet, but I've used old IRS tax booklets when I ran out of newspaper!

I use these paper pots when starting seeds indoors that most of you would just plant outside. It gives me a two week start before I set it out in this cool soil. These are the plants that have a root system that is easily broken: garden peas, nasturtium, canary bird vine, sweet peas. When I am ready to set them out, I pop the pull the bottom open and unwind. In areas where the paper breaks down more readily, you could probably just open the bottom and plant with the paper around the seedling.