Making little planting pots

You guys are imaginative. Give me some ideas.

Lee Valley has a cool wooden form that you can use to wrap newspaper around and make little planting pots that will dissolve when put in the ground, thus keeping roots of seedlings undisturbed. Anyone have any other ideas for making such pots or using some other found material that will give me the same effect?

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Are you on Pinterest? Pinterest has tons of gardening ideas like that ...

I will have a look. My EA suggests cardboard egg cartons...d'oh!

Schipperkesue wrote:You guys are imaginative. Give me some ideas.

Lee Valley has a cool wooden form that you can use to wrap newspaper around and make little planting pots that will dissolve when put in the ground, thus keeping roots of seedlings undisturbed. Anyone have any other ideas for making such pots or using some other found material that will give me the same effect?

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I make those pots all the time. Lets see ..
Just tried this and it works. Use a campbell soup can. Wrap the paper around and fold under the ends. Press real hard into carpet. You will have to adjust the size of the paper used. You will find that the bottom doesn't stay flat it will pop up. Not sure how to fix that because there is no groove as with the pot maker. Hope this helps
Geri

Hmmm, I am thinking loosely wrapped around a tiny tomato paste can with a big hole punched in the bottom.

have to use a blanket...we have no carpet.

I saw one idea that used the cardboard tubes from toilet paper as seed starters.

Schipperkesue wrote:Hmmm, I am thinking loosely wrapped around a tiny tomato paste can with a big hole punched in the bottom.

have to use a blanket...we have no carpet.

If its too loose it won't hold together. Remember youhave to wet that paper . Even with the pot maker if they are too loose they don't work. PAste cans won't give you enough soil I don't think. Soup can is closer to the size I make just a little bigger.

authenticfarm wrote:I saw one idea that used the cardboard tubes from toilet paper as seed starters.

Oh, I have been collecting...but not long enough! We need to poop more at home I think. Even my pasty bum has not helped.

Schipperkesue wrote:

authenticfarm wrote:I saw one idea that used the cardboard tubes from toilet paper as seed starters.

Oh, I have been collecting...but not long enough! We need to poop more at home I think. Even my pasty bum has not helped.

Eww?

Rasilon wrote:

Schipperkesue wrote:

authenticfarm wrote:I saw one idea that used the cardboard tubes from toilet paper as seed starters.

Oh, I have been collecting...but not long enough! We need to poop more at home I think. Even my pasty bum has not helped.

Eww?

Sorry, joke from a previous thread. I assure you, our bums are very clean here.

I have tried using egg shells. You crack just enough off the top of the shell to empty the contents to cooking, then fill the shell with dirt and plant your seed in. Use an egg carton or flat to hold them. To transplant you can crack the shell a little more, then plant in the ground

Ha, this just popped up on my Pinterest!

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At the cost of peat moss planters is it really worth all the effort to make your own ? Not that I don't understand wanting to do it ,just $2.50 cents for 26-- 2" Jiffy pots isn;t that much money ?

All right, I will also accept the names of places where peat pots are the cheapest!

I have a set of soil blockers that I just can't seem to get the hang of. If I were closer I would get them to you. I would love to give them to someone who would give them a more serious try than I did. The soil recipe that came with the blockers had some liquid fish emulsion as a fertilizer and I couldn't handle the smell. It was awful!! Those that use them really like them.

Hmm, hadn't thought of soil blockers.

Crappy Tire is selling Peat Moss planters fairly cheap ,I read somewhere that Jiffy sold to another company ? so that might be why they are selling off the stock cheap ?

Schipperkesue wrote:All right, I will also accept the names of places where peat pots are the cheapest!

Dollarama 26 round peat pots for $1.00

I like the paper pot becasue they sit in the trays better. I have made hundreds f them

Rasilon wrote:

Schipperkesue wrote:All right, I will also accept the names of places where peat pots are the cheapest!

Dollarama 26 round peat pots for $1.00

I like the paper pot becasue they sit in the trays better. I have made hundreds f them

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not a big fan of Dollarama.......but that is cheap !

Schipperkesue wrote:You guys are imaginative. Give me some ideas.

Lee Valley has a cool wooden form that you can use to wrap newspaper around and make little planting pots that will dissolve when put in the ground, thus keeping roots of seedlings undisturbed. Anyone have any other ideas for making such pots or using some other found material that will give me the same effect?

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Not sure if mentioned already but a Campbell soup can works same way exactly. I have done it that way for at least five years. Works good.