paper pots-biodegradeable

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  1. FANCY

    FANCY Gardener

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    Anyone tried making biodegradeable seedling pots out of news paper? try here
    http://www.thegardnersshop.co.uk

    harrod horticulture(uk)-paper pots


    I am having a great success with this tool :D
     
  2. Victoria

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    Haven't tried that, Fancy, but have done logs for the fire with them. You can / could actually get machines to "roll" the logs but must admit it was fiddly so I resorted to buying kindling from the shop.

    Hope all is well with you ... will have a long chat by e later or over the weekend.
     
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    hi Lofl, I think it is a good way of reclcling paper specially page 3.
     
  5. macleaf

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    i generally use paper to keep my feet warm,but the print comes out on my feet,but there again i can sit down and read my feet
     
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    It's true, Fancy, and Portugal is into recycling big time. Just up in our hamlet we even have all the recycling units ... this is where we found our babies.

    We are quite horrified at the amount of foodstuffs you buy with massive packaging, styrofoam things for meat (which I often use for gardening purposes), all the boxes, the plastic water bottles (use a lot here). We are always amazed how much we have to take to the green centre several times a week.

    Being computer people, we don't buy newspapers, read it on screen or have the TV on for the news.
     
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    oh my goodness WHAT BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    Candi and Cal ... you've surely read about them. They are cats and we found them newly born in a plastic carrier bag in 34oC weather at the rubbish bins.
     
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    I thought it might be your lovely cats. I rescued one of my cats from a coal house.(katie)
     
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    I have one of those paper potters, Fancy - but haven't used it a lot, as I rarely have newspapers either! I really ought to use MIL's ones sometimes, just take them out of the recycling bin and use them! I think they're a good idea.
     
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    dendy, I have made altogether 500 paper pots for seedlings as you know I will need them for my allotment. this idea came from one of the allotment holders from allotment uk
     
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    If you want to make something a bit more permanent you can also use paper mixed with cement to make pots, planters etc

    A google for "papercrete" will give you a few ideas ;)
     
  13. Jack by the hedge

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    I can't seem to follow the link given, but I'm wondering if these paper pots might cause the same problems as I encountered when using peat pots, i.e. they either dried out too quickly and blotted up the water in the compost as a result or, if I kept on watering them they fell to pieces before the plant was large enough to go into the ground.
     
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    Hi Jack
    It should be gardenersshop..it`s missing an "e" [​IMG]

    I guess if you add some hessian cloth etc into the mix it would strengthen things and last longer yet still be bio-degradable?
     
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    I use several layers they wont fall apart. another way is you place them in a seed tray with inserts. once the roots starts to develope they get hold of the paper and wont fall apart. I tried it last year and it was a great success.
     
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