Burgon & Ball GEC/POTM Paper Pot Maker, Beige, M

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Other projects shown: String of pearls paper plant, paper zig zag cactus, and paper passion caladium plant The easiest way to transform newspaper into plant pots is by using a glass jar. The video above shows you exactly how to do it. The diameter of the opening will be the diameter of your pot. Use different sized jars or glasses to create different sized plant pots. Just make sure you choose vessels with straight sides rather than tapered to make your life a little easier.

SAVE TIME & MONEY – Our supreme plant pot maker is a highly convenient and simple way to make your own newspaper paper plant pots. The e-pots Pot Maker will craft amazing paper plant pots fast & easy. Economical and well-designed, it also comes with full instructions. Fill the pots you’ve made with compost, plant your seedling or sow the seeds, and water it. Treat it the way you’d treat any other plant pot. One thing that I’d recommend is setting them in some type of container that will give them a bit more support. I’m using empty seed trays and trays that I bought mushrooms in at the shop.

Your mind will be blown by how well some rolled up paper will hold up to watering, moving, and seedling maintenance! We keep ours in a 1020 tray to give them a little bit of support, but other than that, we don’t treat them any differently from any other pot (and really that isn’t different either). You can top or bottom water them, move them around, fertilize, handle them—everything you’d do with a tray, peat pod, or pot! We wouldn’t recommend growing for a whole season in a newspaper pot, but they last plenty long enough to stand up through a course of seedling care. Cut a strip of newspaper approximately 3” x 10” in length. It doesn’t have to be exact. A slightly longer strip will give you a sturdier pot. A twine, some paper, and plants can get you a personalized hanging garden for your home. Follow the easy tutorial here. 13. Paper Bag DIY

Place the bottom onto the base of the pot maker, and push down hard, twisting to seal the bottom of the pot. To make these newspaper starter pots, you need a wooden pot maker. This pot maker will last for a lifetime! Here’s how you use a newspaper pot maker:

Some people like to use a small amount of biodegradable glue or paper tape to keep the top of the pot closed, we haven’t found this to be necessary if the pots are kept in trays. The gardening industry knows that demand is increasing for eco-friendly products and you can already buy plastic-free plant pots. There’s the popular peat pots, more durable bamboo pots, and compost plug pellets, among others. They can be quite expensive if you plan on growing more than a few plants though. Craft these vibrant paper pots using crepe paper, fringe scissors, and succulents. The tutorial is here. 9. Spring Planters Here’s another DIY tutorial which shows you how to make paper plant pots using a brown paper bag. The idea is here. 10. Paper Pot Seed Cups

Fold the remaining tabs and scorelines down, as viewed from the outside. Use a curling tool or bone folder to get crisp folds. REFINED DESIGN – e-pots have refined the design and made the wood seed starting pot maker super comfortable to use without sharp edges – in conclusion it has greater quality than other pot makers. They’re breathable and breakable: Why is this a good thing? Well, plants suffer when their roots become root bound—meaning their roots twist and form to the side of the pot. With newspaper pots, the roots of plants can break through the newspaper and either continue to grow, or be air trimmed for healthier plants!Create very easy paper plant pots using just three items–brown craft paper bags, plants, and pot trays. To learn more, follow this link. 3. Newspaper Pots Get this super easy to use tool by e-pots and your seedlings will grow well and healthy whilst preserving the environment. It’s a fun and rewarding process that feels amazing and in addition, results in compostable pots that will biodegrade much faster than the harmful plastic pots.

When you keep germinating seeds moist and warm, mold naturally shows up. In general, a little bit of mold is nothing to worry about in your seedlings as long as the plants still seem strong and healthy. In fact, some minor mold growth can be a good sign of a robust colony of microorganisms in your soil! Fold a paper around a can and when done, slide it off from it to get the paper planter ready! Know more about it here. 11. Tissue Paper Planter Box But, of course, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, and we haven’t seen any more mold growth with newspaper pots than we have with other kinds of seed starting methods—in fact, we’ve seen noticeably less mold growth with newspaper pots than we’ve seen with plastic pots in the past. Probably because the newspaper is so breathable!This DIY could be a perfect valentine’s day decoration idea or give these paper bag succulents as the plantfavors. Follow this linkfor the tutorial. 14. Newspaper Seed Starters From what will be the inside of the pot, fold down the longer tab at the side, the bottom, and the top. Use a scoring tool to get crisp folds. ECO-FRIENDLY – No waste. No harm. No repotting like with the plastic pots. Simply make a biodegradable paper pot and plant the whole pot straight into the ground! Above all since the finished paper pot is compostable, it is perfect for growing from seed and to not disturb the seedlings roots! For this biodegradable project, you’ll need a wooden dowel, scissors, and some newspapers. Watch the DIY video here. 8. Crepe Paper Wrapped Pot Line the top of the strip up with the top of the cylinder of the pot maker. Wrap the paper around the pot maker, overlapping the ends. Make sure not to wrap too tightly, or it will be difficult to remove.