Video - Make Your Own Seed Starting Pots

Okay, this video is just too cool not to share! Yes, peat pots and other seed starting pots are cheap, but if you're crafty and have the time, this is a great way to recycle old newspapers and make your own biodegradable pots to start your seeds in. She goes a little fast, so you may have to watch this a couple of times to get it down, but once you get it it will be easy, and it's a very cool way to reduce your consumption, which is important of course for sustainable gardeners. (Your kids can have fun with this too!)

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How to fold paper seed starting pots
Buying Jiffy pots for starting seeds is not expensive but why spend the money if you can make your own pots? In this little tutorial, Tiffany from NoOrdinaryHomestead.com shows you how to fold free pots from old newspapers. In just a few minutes you ...

 

Related articles on Sustainable Gardening:

• Low-Input seed starting (energybulletin.net)
• Seed Starting, Potting Soil, and more (green-trust.org)