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Binkalette
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Potting up newspaper pots.
My tomato seedlings are about 5 inches tall now and have 2 sets of true leaves each. They are in 4-5 inch newspaper pots and I noticed today there are roots poking through the newspaper in some of them. I would like to stick with the newspaper, but does anybody know how to make LARGER newspaper pots? I would imagine I would need to combine a few pieces of paper, but I just cant visualize how. Any ideas?
I thought I was the only one still making newspaper pots.
I take the smaller newspapers like the local ones at the stores.
Penny Saver.
I fold the paper and make three corners and then staple the end flap to the other end to make a square pot.
I leave the bottom open and set it on a piece of cardboard and put them into platic trays.
These pots will hold a couple of gallons of soil.
Good for pumkins and squash.
I use the whole paper so it is pretty thick.
I take the smaller newspapers like the local ones at the stores.
Penny Saver.
I fold the paper and make three corners and then staple the end flap to the other end to make a square pot.
I leave the bottom open and set it on a piece of cardboard and put them into platic trays.
These pots will hold a couple of gallons of soil.
Good for pumkins and squash.
I use the whole paper so it is pretty thick.
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Binkalette
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- Location: Minnesota - zone 4a
Well I got it figured out. I took two full sheets of newspaper and taped them together in the middle with three small pieces of tape and used that as my 'half sheet' and followed [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7hUdbl8Ds]the same video[/url] I used when I made the smaller pots.
Here you can see the small pots with roots sticking out.. (and to think I was worried they wouldn't break down!)
[img]https://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l208/Binkalette/IMG_1110.jpg[/img]
And here are the new pots (still empty, I need to get more potting soil) next to the old ones.
[img]https://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l208/Binkalette/IMG_1112.jpg[/img]
Here you can see the small pots with roots sticking out.. (and to think I was worried they wouldn't break down!)
[img]https://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l208/Binkalette/IMG_1110.jpg[/img]
And here are the new pots (still empty, I need to get more potting soil) next to the old ones.
[img]https://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l208/Binkalette/IMG_1112.jpg[/img]
Those larger pots will work good.
They look just like the ones I make.
Keep them all close together in the trays so they will support each other and they won't collapse.
I leave the bottoms open so the roots don't have any problem getting into the soil when you put them outside.
I put a piece of cardboard under the pots and just side it off when I plant outdoors.
The cardboard just helps keep the dirt in the pots when you are moving them.
They look just like the ones I make.
Keep them all close together in the trays so they will support each other and they won't collapse.
I leave the bottoms open so the roots don't have any problem getting into the soil when you put them outside.
I put a piece of cardboard under the pots and just side it off when I plant outdoors.
The cardboard just helps keep the dirt in the pots when you are moving them.
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GardenGnome
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If I can make a minor suggestion.....just a thought. If you use staples instead of tape, the staples will rust away to nothing within the season. Tape is plastic and will be in the ground a lot longer. Just a thought. The pots look good! Kudos for your patience. I couldn't stick with it and I just reuse my plastic ones every year.Binkalette wrote:Well I got it figured out. I took two full sheets of newspaper and taped them together in the middle with three small pieces of tape...