Comments on: How To Make Newspaper Seed Pots

By: Wendyjane

Wendyjane — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:33:00 +0000

Thanks for the great idea. I have tried toilet paper inner tube , but it is small and has no base, this will be much better.

By: Kindergartenloves

Kindergartenloves — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:56:00 +0000

These directions are awesome.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:56:00 +0000

They dry pretty quickly and last a long time – they don’t degrade much.

By: Rebeccahgl

Rebeccahgl — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:46:00 +0000

This may seem like a silly question but will they hold up to keeping the soil wet long enough to get starts large enough to plant (4-6 weeks)?

By: Andrea Ostendorf

Andrea Ostendorf — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:46:00 +0000

I found a few different tutorials for newspaper seed pots and yours was the winner! I Just finished planting mine and did a blog post on the process if you would like to check it out. :) Thanks!
http://puglife85.blogspot.com/2012/03/diy-newspaper-seed-pots.html

By: Dennie

Dennie — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:40:00 +0000

I’ve heard that you would want to stay away from the colored pictures and inks. So just use the ‘black only’ pages.

By: Seed Starters « Oddments and Endments

Seed Starters « Oddments and Endments — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:17:37 +0000

[...] other simply rolled the sheets of paper around a tin can. (Below are our finished round paper [...]

By: Mamockler

Mamockler — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:41:00 +0000

You can also use toilet paper rolls. Just stuff the bottom with a small amount of newspaper to soil in. Put the whole thing in pots or ground later when plant is big enough.

By: grandmanaenae

grandmanaenae — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:29:00 +0000

I can’t wait to try this…this is a wonderful idea thanks so much for sharing!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:59:00 +0000

This is amazing! I was just crying on the inside about having to spend money on little pots, but this is the perfect solution + a great homeschool project for me and the kids! Thank you!