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How to… make seedling pots!

Well, it was “so much fun” making the Funky Party Bag vlog, that I wanted to do it “again, again”.  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.

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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  1. 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

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    • 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

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  3. 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 😉 adorable!

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  4. Aah thanks icklebabe – was last year when Pip Squeak was only 4 mths old!
    And Chris – your BB is just too lovely 😉

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  6. 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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  13. 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. 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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  16. 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.

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  6. […] So, you may have read my previous post about the lovely @soggywelly sending us some random seeds and beans? Well… look how they are shooting up! my Mother used to make these newspaper planters (and, having shot the video of lovely Maggy Red Ted Art demonstrating how to make them). […]

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