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gingerwelly

Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Posts: 419
Location: Wales ...in cardiff at the mo but from mid wales

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 3:29 am Post subject: newspaper seed starter pots
have a look at these,much better than the cones I make ! https://www.geocities.com/newspaperpots/ (not sure this should be under grow your own or make your own ?)

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 10:46 am Post subject:
I've got a wooden mould from the OGC - a couple of evenings making pots now, and all my seeds will have a home in the spring. The only problem is, the're not big enough for big things like courgettes or beans, really, and not long enough for anything like sweet peas (which get loo rolls and lefteover plastic tubs or pots)

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 11:32 am Post subject:
I'm definately going to give newspaper pots a go this year, I was going to go with this method, basically making a mould around a small jam jar or alike, but might have to give both a try.

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 11:34 am Post subject:
The other idea, which might be better for things like courgettes, it to reuse toilet roll inners.

Goxhill

Joined: 27 Mar 2005
Posts: 245
Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 1:38 pm Post subject:
That looks good, gingerwelly. I might give it a try. I got a plastic mould from the Alternative Technology Centre, but I've never really got the hang of it.

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 3:59 pm Post subject:
what a great link thanks GW my 11 year old is into origami and I don't always have the time to help him I feel a cunning plan and a stack of pots coming on...

Stacey

Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 8380
Location: Kernow

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 6:03 pm Post subject:
Fab link - thanks I've just told the 10 yr old he's helping me with that, they keep saying they want to do origami - problem solved !

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