Plants @ two weeks

[seagullplayer]

Two weeks in, everything was transplanted into paper pots five days ago:

The ground cherry's are growing slowly. I was told they where slow.

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Mountian Princess Tomato (45-50 day), two in this pot.

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Huckleberry plants:

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My paper pot setup, the plastic tub as $1 at the dollar store, so far I really like the newspaper pots!

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You can really see the difference in the two types of lights, the front is a $10 "grow light" from Wally world, behind you can see the CFL.

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[gixxerific]

Nice, good luck with you garden this year. I need to try some paper pots. I suppose you just cut the paper to a certain length than roll them up and fasten them togehter somehow, tape perhaps.

[wolfie]

Seagull, how do u make the paper pots?

[nes]

Check this out: [url]https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=107446&highlight=newspaper+pots#107446[/url] for infor on making newspaper pots.

[seagullplayer]

Seagull, how do u make the paper pots?

You can do a search on youtube to see several different ways.

I took a sheet of the daily paper and ripped it down the middle, down the "spine" of the paper. Folded one sheet over length wise, rolled it around a spray can, carpet cleaner I think. Leaving about 2 " at the bottom of the can, folded that over and smashed it under the can. Added a peice of tape to the side and one on the bottom, pulled the paper pot off the can.

You can use more sheets to make a thicker pot, but I wanted it thinner so I could direct plant.

The plants have really got bigger this week end. I really hope to pick up my poratable green house today and get it set up this week outside.
This plants are going to need a new home soon!

I will try and get more pics this week.

[wolfie]

thanks Nes!