These were super easy to make and cost me $0 and not much time. On Friday mornings we receive the "throw paper" (the local freebie one) which I used for this project. Where I will be saving time is in the transplanting process. The newspaper pots can be planted directly in the ground!! How awesome is that? To keep in line with the organic growing process, my friend told me a great secret. Right before you are ready to plant your seeds, boil some eggs. Use the same water you just boiled the eggs in (after it cools!!) to water the seeds. After boiling your eggs, the water has collected some of the nutrients from the shells and it happens to be a great fertilizer! I don't think you can get much more organic than that! Click here to see my tutorial on how to make these awesome pots! (Tutorial to come, still working on that)
I filled the pots about 3/4 of the way full and made sure
the dirt was packed down real well. For most of the seeds, you can plant two per pot (in opposite corners). Make sure to set pots in something that can take moisture. When you water them, the newspaper will hold the majority of the water in but will get a little moist on the bottom. Now, it's time to be patient and let these little guys grow!
the dirt was packed down real well. For most of the seeds, you can plant two per pot (in opposite corners). Make sure to set pots in something that can take moisture. When you water them, the newspaper will hold the majority of the water in but will get a little moist on the bottom. Now, it's time to be patient and let these little guys grow!
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