Starter Seed Boxes

[goldfinger]

Hi Everyone-

My local nursery doesn't have the biodegradable pots for starting seeds.

I am thinking about making my own with brown cardboard. Would seed pots made with this material obstruct the roots as they grow or would they decompose in a short time? Anyone have any thoughts on this?

GF

[DoubleDogFarm]

I will just say, I prefer plastic. No falling apart. No root obstruction. No wicking away of water. They are also reusable. Just make sure the plastic container has holes in the bottom.

Eric

[JennieMig]

Another option is making them out of newspaper. YouTube should have videos showing how:-)

[goldfinger]

Have already started making my boxes made of cardboard.

But just out of curiosity, would you use paper mache with newspapers or some other technique? In any case, I ever thought of that before. Thanks.

GF

[JennieMig]

I found a bunch of them on YouTube. I don't know which one is best.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+make+newspaper+pots&aq=1m[/url]

[goldfinger]

Hi-

I went to the link you provided and saw a few of the videos. They are pretty much based on the same technique. I will wait and see how my boxes come out and if they don't work, I'll try one of those using newspaper..

Thanks for the link.

GF