Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: DrGreenthumb on May 01, 2012, 15:17
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i bought my wife some of these for Christmas(http://) and i must say i'm very impressed, you get the recycled plastic pot holder and templates to make two different types of pots, great for starting your peas off as they drop complete into your growing space when ready, its allowed us to get a bed of peas off to a flying start, did well for the dwarf beans too, and as the newspaper rots in the ground it helps moisture retention, brilliant
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yep, paper pots are good.
The site has been advising their use for years, in all shapes and sizes :lol:
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=11390.msg145648#msg145648
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yep, paper pots are good.
The site has been advising their use for years, in all shapes and sizes :lol:
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=11390.msg145648#msg145648
Thanks :D planted all my onion seedlings this year in these. only 600 + I cheated and did 5 a pot lol
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My chitted sweetcorn went in the last lot t'other day :)
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dr greenthumb, i noticed that kit a few months ago and was very tempted to buy it.
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I learned to make paper pots when I went on a day course at the RHS Wisley. We used baked bean cans.
Great day out and learned loads.
And I got a sustertificate too. :D
You can also get a paper pot maker in wood. I like using this because of the beautiful feel of the wood. It gets smoother and shinier the more you use it.
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Out of interest why buy a kit when you can make them for free ? me I like the idea of doing it for nothing/very little, it goes along with my idea of allotment gardening :D
You can make them any size you like, aerosol cans ( my favourite ), Cans as per Mrs Ball, or anything else you can lay your hands on that's the size you want.
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Out of interest why buy a kit when you can make them for free ?
because of the shape? - they look more like root trainers compared to round pots - so im guessing they are better at drawing the roots downwards?
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I did start with cans with my gardening club back in my teaching days. I had to do it on a budget :(
But I did buy myself the wooden, paper pot maker. It wasn't expensive and the feel of wood is lovely.
I also found that because of the little wooden dish that came with the pot maker it made the pots sturdier than if I was using a can and I didn't need to pay out for staplers.
I have really had my money's worth out of it since I bought it so I don't fell too guilty. ;)
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dr greenthumb, i noticed that kit a few months ago and was very tempted to buy it.
i wouldnt hesitate matt, theyre only £3.50 +p&p and i'm seriously considering getting some more
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i wouldnt hesitate matt, theyre only £3.50 +p&p and i'm seriously considering getting some more
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ooh i forgot that they where that cheap - why did you have to remind me, im addicted to shopping on ebay :lol:
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because of the shape? - they look more like root trainers compared to round pots - so im guessing they are better at drawing the roots downwards?
You can make them any shape you want to :)
I use a tall narrow aerosol can for 'root trainer' shaped ones, and a 3in pot when I want 'pot shaped' ones. Simples ;)
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You can make them any shape you want to :)
I use a tall narrow aerosol can for 'root trainer' shaped ones, and a 3in pot when I want 'pot shaped' ones. Simples ;)
yeh i know you can make the cylindrical ones any size - but the ones that dr greenthumb bought may be better - because they go to a point just like root trainers do
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Thinking aloud - I have a broken dibber. I might use this to make long, narrow paper pots that taper to a point.
Then when planting out I could, in theory, use a dibber and they should be snug as a bug.
How I would keep them upright is something I'll have to think about.
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Thinking aloud - I have a broken dibber. I might use this to make long, narrow paper pots that taper to a point.
Then when planting out I could, in theory, use a dibber and they should be snug as a bug.
How I would keep them upright is something I'll have to think about.
The ones I made are flat, using a can as MOS describes but they still move around a bit so I just popped them in snugly into a basket or box. :)
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the deep, blue mushroom boxes are ideal
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Thinking aloud - I have a broken dibber. I might use this to make long, narrow paper pots that taper to a point.
Then when planting out I could, in theory, use a dibber and they should be snug as a bug.
How I would keep them upright is something I'll have to think about.
The ones I made are flat, using a can as MOS describes but they still move around a bit so I just popped them in snugly into a basket or box. :)
I've used them this year, made around a deodorant - I was just wondering if there was any benefit to be had from the tapered shape of the dibber (and the kit mentioned above). If it "trains" the roots to go downwards looking for nutrients then it may be worth attempting... Though the aggro of getting them to stay upright may outweigh this!
Think I'll stick to my cylindrical pots!
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I would have thought the pointy end would fall of once wet, as it's not supported, but you never know :unsure:
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As I usually have an empty wine bottle or 2 hanging around so I use this as a pot former. The concave bottom make for a slightly stronger pot base. But first to empty another wine bottle as the others got recylced! That was bad planning! DOH! Is is wine o'clock yet?
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It's always wine o'clock isn't it?! That sounds like a good dilemma to have.