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potatopotato

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« on: March 31, 2008, 18:06 »
Hey everyone, I found this tutorial online for making newspaper seed-starters, thought I'd post it on here for those (like me) who have difficulty remembering how to do it from one year to the next....

http://www.geocities.com/newspaperpots/

Also - this is probably gonna sound like a daft question, but do experienced gardeners find it makes any diff. which newspaper they use to make the pots? I remember reading once that some newspaper inks are more acidic than others and I wondered whether it would make any diff where seed-starting was concerned?
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 19:13 »
:D  thay look tricky but sturdy tho  :) going to have a bash at making them tonight  :wink: just to see if there easier to make than what it seems.. thanks p,j,
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potatopotato

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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2008, 20:20 »
Aye, they're pretty easy once you get the hang of it! I've got loads of them sitting in one of those shallow ikea plastic packing boxes now :shock: I'm gonna make a bunch more of them while I watch Curb Your Enthusiasm ready for putting the seeds in tomorrow  :D
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2008, 20:24 »
Quote from: "potatopotato"
Hey everyone, I found this tutorial online for making newspaper seed-starters, thought I'd post it on here for those (like me) who have difficulty remembering how to do it from one year to the next....

http://www.geocities.com/newspaperpots/

Also - this is probably gonna sound like a daft question, but do experienced gardeners find it makes any diff. which newspaper they use to make the pots? I remember reading once that some newspaper inks are more acidic than others and I wondered whether it would make any diff where seed-starting was concerned?


richyrich showed how to make easy peasy paper pots .. I made several on a saturday night  (no mean feat!) i'd recommend his way :D
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potatopotato

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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2008, 20:58 »
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richyrich showed how to make easy peasy paper pots


Aargh! I must have missed that one .. sorry everyone  :oops:
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purplebean

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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2008, 21:02 »
If you look in the "useful topics and sites" sticky thread (just above this post) you will see the link to the pot thread. I suppose I could have linked to it but I'm too lazy  :D
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2008, 21:06 »
Just made 30 today in less than 10 minutes. Used a third of a newspaper and bits of sellotape.
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noshed

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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2008, 22:01 »
Mine are bulging with tomatoes as we speak. Thanks Richy
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mashauk

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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2008, 23:36 »
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Just made 30 today in less than 10 minutes. Used a third of a newspaper and bits of sellotape.


OH makes ours, but he doesn't use any tape as we're going to plant them out in the pots and I don't think the tape would break down, would it?
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« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2008, 07:57 »
Aargh! I must have missed that one .. sorry everyone  :oops:[/quote]

no need to apologise, we all like to try something new now and again :wink: I will make your pots when im sober :D
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dereklane

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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2008, 10:05 »
Those origami newspaper pots are holding together alright for me - I put them in a seedtray to keep them together. I've done a few hundred - mainly for peas so far.

The round pots are OK, but I like square better.

chers,

Derek
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