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How to… make seedling pots!

March 20, 2010

Well, it was “so much fun” making the Funky Party Bag vlog, that I wanted to do it “again, again”.ย  So here we are less than 2 days later with the “How to make Seedling Pots from Newspapers!”. You may have come across these before – often they try and sell you a funny little contraption. But you don’t need anything other than:

A paper & a glass

Here I am using, erm, the Daily Mail – well, it came free with my Tescos online delivery. So, I had to put it to good use. If you are using a broadsheet, darling, you may want to tear the double sheet in half first. If you want different sizes, just used different glass diameters. I am sure you could make this using a tin too…

What is also fab about these, is that when your seedlings are ready to go in the ground, you can plant the whole pot as they “biodegrade”! Woohoo.

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So. Here we go:

PS one year I had to used “coloured” newspaper – as I don’t know much about the dies used, I would not plant these straight into the ground. Your plant is easily unwrapped! If you are just using black & white paper, just stick the whole lot in the ground!

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Filed Under: Gardening, Recycling, Spring, vlogs 25 Comments

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  1. Ali at Green Baby says

    March 20, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    oh I like to see a Mummy with Green Fingers, is that little Pip under her baby gym in the background? sweetheart!
    Will show my mum your vlog, she’ll love it (and may pot some seedlings up for me too!)

    Nice one Red Ted Art ! x

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      March 21, 2010 at 3:19 pm

      That is indeed Pip Squeak – you “first heard her” on “how to make funky party bags” and now she “debuts” on “seedling plant pots”. Glad your mum will enjoy!!! Maggy

      Reply
  2. Chris at Thinly Spread says

    February 25, 2011 at 8:01 am

    Ahhh! Lovely to see you! Fab vlog, BB thinks you are a lovely lady!

    Reply
  3. icklebabe_com says

    February 25, 2011 at 8:10 am

    Ahh such a fab idea (need to do some with milly, so will defo be making) and such a cute vlog! with ickle baby in the background… looks like domestic bliss in your house ๐Ÿ˜‰ adorable!

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  4. Red Ted Art says

    February 25, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Aah thanks icklebabe – was last year when Pip Squeak was only 4 mths old!
    And Chris – your BB is just too lovely ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  5. Red Ted Art says

    February 25, 2011 at 8:29 am

    PS EVERYONE: I got the Daily Mail for free… not our standard read. Hahahaha

    Reply
  6. Bev says

    February 25, 2011 at 9:14 am

    I was thinking about this yesterday and was all set to buy one of those contraption thingys so thanks for a great post!

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  7. Bev says

    February 25, 2011 at 9:17 am

    ps watched again and noticed cute bubba in background awww how well behaved! :o)

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  8. @simply_Hayley says

    February 25, 2011 at 9:56 am

    Those are really cool! May just have to give that a try!

    Came over from Diary of a first child ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Mwah xx

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  9. Luschka @ Diary of a First Child says

    February 25, 2011 at 10:42 am

    Those are fab Maggy! I’ll be bookmarking that, since my personal project this summer is to grow my own veggie garden!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      February 25, 2011 at 12:55 pm

      That is great Luschka – K will in enjoy it so much!!!

      Reply
  10. becky says

    February 25, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    Really cool maggie i will have a go this w/e thank you!

    Reply
  11. Inside the Wendy House says

    February 28, 2011 at 9:44 am

    Great idea for some green fingered crafts! My daughter would love doing this! (Visiting from Blog Gems!)xxx

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  12. SAHMlovingit says

    February 28, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Aw how fab! I wish I had green fingers…popped across from blog gems ๐Ÿ™‚

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  13. googiemomma says

    March 1, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    great tutorial! thanks so much for sharing! we’re getting ready to start our seedlings…and i think we try a different way of doing it EVERY YEAR!
    (bonus for me–as my dad is a newspaper pressman, i have access to unprinted news sheets–no ink whatsoever to worry about! whoot!)

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  14. Betsy says

    December 14, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    Newspapers contain \”mineral oils\” which technically are not edible, so if these are edible plants, I suggest finding something different to use as a planter. The colored inks are made from different oils, like linseed and also pose a risk if ingested. From what I can gather, they are recyclable but that doesn\’t neccessarily mean they will not harm the environment.

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    • Red Ted Art says

      December 14, 2011 at 5:50 pm

      Ah that is interesting to know! What about black and white plant newspapers?

      Reply
  15. Betsy says

    December 14, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    I meant to add, egg shells work great as eco-friendly planters.

    Reply
  16. Old Fashioned Mummy says

    March 15, 2012 at 11:46 am

    How eco friendly are loo rolls for the same thing? I’ve just used newspaper (wine bottles are good to wrap round, as are kids drinks bottles)and also used toilet rolls cut in half to make them shorter with a tiny square of newspaper pressed in the bottom.

    Reply

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