in the FREEZING attic! :O
I about died up there it was so cold, but I knew they were up there somewhere... just had to search a while - as usual.
I've never started seeds before but I did just order some so maybe - just maybe this will work.
I'm figuring I could stack one of top of the other for a "greenhouse" effect, but not sure how I will keep the top part on. Maybe clear tape???
Of course kitty had to check them out.
took some out to see the size
kinda small, but they may work
I think you might want to place these inside a large clear plastic storage container.
The plastic for these cups will be VERY brittle after exposure to the sun (I have experience with these!)
What is the depth of each cup?
if you tape them together, you can have the soil line just below the lip of the bottom cup.... with holes in each end... that should work very well for you.
cute kitty!!
Seandor, yes I know I need them in a bigger container, I just thought for small, individual plantings these would possibly work - especially since I already had them. No need to go buy anything. lol The bigger storage container will keep them tidy & from falling all over the place too.
tcs: the depth is 2.25" so with another as the top, would be 4.5". I thought like you said, if I fill the bottom cup almost full, maybe that would be enough soil to start something.
Well, shoot.... just tried to put small holes in one of them and it keeps cracking.
Ooh, that's a bummer........ got to h ave those drainage holes.
Alternative to putting in plastic bin is putting t wo or three next to each other in a gallon ziplock bag, I cut holes in t he bottom of the bag and only partially close the top.......
hmmm.... good thinking. I'll try that tomorrow.
Something has got to work without me having to go buy stuff. lol
hahaha One would think so. I have often thought that myself......
If you have an old hot glue gun, you might be able to melt holes in the cups so they don't crack. Just use it empty of glue and touch the tip to the bottoms.
That's why I had to do . . . though I hadn't thought of using a glue gun to melt the holes.
I heated a the point of a punch tool and melted holes.
I will try that. Not sure I want to use my glue gun - it's fairly new, but surely dh has a tool that will do the same thing. Sounds like it works.
I've used a very fine drill bit, too.
2racingboys, Here is what I used just a little while ago to put holes in about 100 plastic plant tags. The holes have a nice weld around the edges that makes for strong edges. I have used drills a lot in the past and on occasions tears would form on the edges of the holes.
You can use a hot nail held with a pair of pliers and heated with a butane torch or what I used this morning was a tiny hobby electronics soldiering iron. They cost several dollars and you can pick one up at Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, or ACE hdwe.
I plan to write on the tags with a #2 pencil and just stick a tag in each 4" pot when I transplant the peat pellets. Then when I transplant from the 4" pot to the garden I will attach a tag to each plant. With 19 different tomatoes and 4 or 5 of each it will be a choir to keep all the varieties identified correctly.
Jerry
ps....don't burn holes in the kitchen. The fumes of burning plastic is strong.
Jerry, I think dh has one of these. I need to check.
Those are holes are perfect! thanks!
I use a metal skewer, heated on the stove. I turn the vent fan on high, and that takes care of the fumes. I can punch holes through a whole stack of cups of other containers... just be sure to flip through them and separate them a little bit right after you're done making the holes, as sometimes the melted plastic will stick 2 cups together (and be much harder to separate once cooled).
If you've got them in a big container with a vented lid, no need to put 2 together... if not, I've taped pint and quart deli containers together (with one inverted on top of the other) using clear strapping tape.
Please guys, try a soldering iron to put holes in in your containers. It's fast and simple and melts quickly. .
