Make Your Own Pots

Have you seen this method of making seedling pots? Next Spring I'll make sure I make some and give them a try.
Link to Lehman's site for thlis product:

http://www.lehmans.com/jump.jsp?itemID=6058&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C1179

The PotMaker
Recycle newspaper into pots - Save space and money
Recycle old newspapers into compact, environmentally-friendly transplant pots with this simple, 2-piece tool. It's fast, fun and extremely easy.
Roll strips of newspaper around the press, then press into the form to create the pot

Fill with soil and sow seeds
The whole biodegradable pot can be planted into the ground
No need for unsightly plastic pots
Forms 2¼" OD pots
Solid maple press and form are sanded smooth
5" H, made in Canada

I use a small can : } work just as well and it's free!!!!
Kim

Dave has a video tutorial on this website showing how to make them with a tin can.

DP

http://davesgarden.com/guides/video/

keep in mind sometimes they don't break down all that fast... i dug mine up from last year still looking like they could be just planted a few weeks ago.... but the roots do grow right though them

Hi, I use the paper pots all the time, I have a set up in front of the tv. I make my paper pots watching the news an throw them in a basket. when I have enough to start, I fill them with soil less mix. I would be lost without making up my pots. This year I had over four hundred seedlings. Because my wife buys the newspaper, It don't cost me anything, and I am keeping the newspaper out of the landfill.

I love paper pots! I like to make them square, so they sit better in the trays. I use these instructions. They take a little more time, but they are really cool when your finished
http://www.rachaelraymag.com/party-planning/origami-how-to/article.html

Our Flower Show Kid's Festival has been making paper pots for years. We use an unopened small tomato paste can as the form. If you want a bigger pot, use a soup can to make them. The tomato paste cans are easy for even the littlest kids to manipulate and the kids have a blast making them and planting their seeds. I can get over 200 pots out of a couple of sections of the paper. some of the kids like the comics to work with. All of our papers use soy ink now. I have made and used them myself and I always end up at the end of the festival night with enough tomato paste to last until nearly the next festival!
Martha