Square Paper Seedling Pots - Quick, Easy, and Biodegradable
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- Опубліковано 1 бер 2021
- In a previous video, we quickly showed off our square DIY Paper Seedling Pots, and a number of you asked for a tutorial. So today, we're going to do just that! :)
In Scandinavia only 1 percent of our waste goes to landfills. 49 percent of all garage are recycled from our households and 50 percent are used to heat households, water etc. In our household we recycle all glass, plastics, paper, metal and leftovers from food. We take all dangerous items, computers, lamps, furniture etc to a special plant and sort it in to different containers.
It really feels good to know that garbage is going back in the system and not building horrible trash-mountains contaminating the world. 🙂
@Erica Nyström hej Erica ! Vad kull att träffas här ! How i miss my Sweden of my exile years ! After 50 years of Sweden i got a big shock when i emigrated to Minnesota not so long ago. Americans talk about recycling... what a joke! Exact as Erica said, recycling is something natural and part of our DNA. It’s natural and everyone does it automatically. In our plantation in Africa recycle, saving everything and improving was a natural way of life. When i went to Sweden, was easy but recycling become improved and like an art of living and caring for our planet. Coming to America was a discovery of environmental disaster to me... its time we start REALLY making recycling and environment a very serious matter. We use and abuse disposables here and create terrible hardships on flora and fauna. THANKS FOR A GREAT VIDEO!! EXCELLENT IDEA ! Please cybernauts out with more ideas like this.
As South Korea does
Wow, that's great :)
It's great Ms. Erica. Other countries and citizens must follow the same to save our mother nature.
Are you able to recycle the electronic waste in Scandinavia? I do want the USA to recycle like our lives depend on it, because it does. Denver, CO puts far more effort into recycling than the last three cities I have lived in but there needs to be more participation from people and of course better management and reducing outsourcing.
I don't plant large scale but i just save toilet paper and paper towel rolls, make 4 small cuts on one end and fold them like a box top.
I do this too. Method my Mama taught md and her Mama taught her. Works great! Best of all free and no using gas to go sourcing. Already on hand when needed. Reduces landfill. Win, win, win.
@@dachsymom5232 EXACTLY
Brilliant! I'm trying this in spring if I survive the dark winter.
And it works?
I didn't understand??? Can you explain please
Our local Lowe's has an out back rack where you can give/take your planting pots, cans, & trays--yay!
Oh wow, that's awesome! We'll have to check that out. Thanks for the tip!
That's great. More should do this.
That Mr Amazon sends me masses of paper in a lovely box to store the pots in, around every purchase…..thus justifying my online shopping 😊
The Pandemic hit, i lived alone. I was going crazy. Stores running out of food, so I start thinking about the old garden where I use to grow food for years.
I found this old seed box full of a variety of seeds, but they were from 2012 and older. At this point I longed to do something besides worry if I would die of Covid-19.
I was thrilled to be a pack rat. I looked around my yard for old supplies I purchased three years earlier but never used. I found new bags of manure and fertilizer...YES!
As I opened up boxes in my garage I found everything I needed, but no seedling cups. To my surprise, I found paper towel rolls which I save for another craft project. Then something shocking...toilet paper rolls? Hey...paper cups!
I reused a shipping bag, slipped it over a cardboard box. I cut these paper rolls all the same height. Then filled them with potting soil which wasn't perfect but who cares, I wanted to grow food.
Those seeds loved it, and my garden turned out to feed me and a few family members who couldn't believe how big my tomatoes were.
I learned that you can use any non printed paper to make soil pots. I'm still doing this three years later.
Maybe someone already mentioned this, but I found it helpful to fold and unfold where I would later fold it down the top edge so that the crease would help fold that top edge/hem in.
Hey guys, Derrick here :)
Thanks to the large number of you who have recommended that we try soil blocks... we've just ordered a soil blocker! So, assuming it arrives in time, we'll be trying it out for some of our seedlings this year. And as usual, we'll also post a video about it, to let you all know how it goes. Thanks, as always, for your tips, tricks, suggestions, and encouragements. These videos take so much work to produce, but you guys truly make it all worth it. So thanks for watching, and we'll see you soon. ;)
I've considered this myself but I think your paper pot method is better. Why start a plant out in compacted soil that will hamper its growth?
@@pyramidion5911 : that's what commercial and market garden growers say, having tried various soil blocks. they all end up going back to the tested and works well technology of commercial grade cell trays. but box/garden stores dont stock them, they only have those flimsy trays. commercial trays in horticulture supply stores or specialty suppliers like Hoss Tools in America.
@@pyramidion5911 "hamper its growth"... What are you talking about?
i dont find soil blokes are worth your time. you may have better results.
@@itsthesmallhats : i agree. in the larger format presented, they solve a problem that doesnt exist, unless you insist needlessly to step up. it's even worse if stepping up from not using cell trays.
only time you need to step up is when growing perennials. unless you're a commercial grower trying to reduce costs, using plastic pots for stepping up perennials is not some big dilemma.
so why waste space, time, effort and money doing something that is not productive. save your money by not wasting it unnecessarily on all the media, to buy a decent grow light. all veggies that are not direct seeded will produce starts from seed in 6-8 weeks in cell trays, that then are planted out. People that dont use real fertilizer--that was me in the past--think that veggies need to be stepped up to improve growth, when the seedlings languish without fertilizer or required amount of light. fool's gold.
i've learnt the hard way that our time should not be treated as free, because we're supposedly avoiding some costs. turns out we waste our time and money not doing things right, looking to solve all the wrong problems that we impose on ourselves, based on mis-information readily spread.
I love this idea and saves washing out pots I reuse each year. A great activity for kids too! I appreciate all the effort you put into videos, the graphics really help to understand concepts when you do that.
Thanks so much Julie! I really appreciate that! :)
Perfect! I had some brown paper bags from the grocery store that are 18" tall and 12" wide and the sides are about 6.5", so from one bag I can easily make 6 paper pots
The only OTHER gardening channel I watch --Korean Gardener--shows how to make small square seed pots from toilet paper rolls & paper towel rolls. Great ideas here !!!
Thanks Eugenia, we'll check out their channel!
We're currently saving our toilet paper rolls, in hopes of trying a few of these this spring! :)
@@BackToReality I've tried those a number of times, and for me they've never really worked. They don't really break down in the soil, and the cardboard is too thick for the roots to push through, so the roots get really constricted during the growing season, but I found that it's almost impossible to remove the plant from the pot before planting without destroying the root ball, since they're so small that the seedlings have to be so young when it's time to transplant that there aren't really enough roots to hold the soil together, especially as it takes a fair amount of effort to get the plants out of the pot
@@BackToReality Copy pasted from a post by Chris Forbes on linkedin: The Toilet Paper Encyclopedia explains, “Many pulp and paper mills use chlorine-based chemicals to bleach pulp white. These chemicals react with organic molecules in the wood and other fibers to create many toxic byproducts, including dioxin. Chlorinated toilet paper contains the highest amount of furans out of all cosmetic tissues… Dioxin, a bleaching byproduct, is one of the most toxic human-made chemicals. Once released into the environment, it is persistent because natural bacteria cannot effectively break it down. ‘Dioxin’ is often used as a catchall term for three acutely toxic chemical groups: true dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).”
@@BackToReality be very careful about which toilet paper you use if you do proceed with this as recycled toilet paper may be processed with harmful chemicals as well.
I’ve been using soil blocks for 3 years now and they work great! No paper no plastic straight into the ground
I've seen the soil block maker on the red garden channel, but he got his used,so couldn't give any info on how to get one. Where did you get yours?
@Roger Clarke Johnny's Seeds carries soil blockers. Soil blocks work very well and they are available in varying sizes.
@@nurserachel559 hanks
@@nurserachel559 Thanks
Oh my God, you two are brilliant!
I just make news paper pots. I'm going to give Brown paper pots a try.
I just started a UA-cam channel for easy gardening tips. I'm 70 and have been Gardening for over 50 years. I find amazing how many "old" tips are becoming new again. I think
Garden Smarter Not Harder is a game changer!
Happy Gardening and I wish you great success 👩🌾👍
I did this, it worked pretty great! I am glad for the square shape that fits well in my water catching tray. Instead of using a wood block I used a plastic seedling pot from last year and just made a lot of identical ones out of paper. They weren’t all pretty but the plants didn’t seem to care.
Very useful. I have been toying with biodegradable plant pots, I saw loo rolls, wetting paper to make paper mache. This is the best so far . I have an old roll of lining paper I am going to use. I find this so useful💜
I've watched several other YT videos making paper pots - but yours is by far the easiest. The others use endless folds and creases - I just give up watching them. thanks for a simple and effective method.
Thanks Elaine, I really appreciate that!
I agree. This is a great solution
I'm definitely doing this. I'm really impressed that you have time to make such quality videos in addition to all the work you do on your land. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Tucker! I really appreciate that!
They take so much work, but luckily, I absolutely LOVE making them, so it's always worth it. :)
@@BackToReality I agree with Tucker Southard, very impressive and great videos! I too will start making our pots from paper. Just a thought, you would also be very successful at reading books for audible.
You have a great talent for making videos and doing instructions. Awesome job!
Thank you so much Donna. I really appreciate that!
a rotery cutter, cutting mat and clear acrylic ruler used for quilting would be even faster.
Can you do a video on this?!
@@Killthebatsman There are hundreds of scrapbooking videos out there that demonstrate this method. Have fun! :)
Brilliant!
My thoughts exactly! A 6 x 24 ruler would make the cutting process fly by
I am a sewer and use a rotery cutter, mat and acrylic ruler and the method they have going with the grout line and wrapping paper cutter will definetly be faster. they don't have to line it up on a mat and the measurements, then line up the ruler to get a straight cut and then move the ruler to cut through the rest of the paper, because most sewers are not using that long of ruler for cutting. Just my opinion, but what you are doing is the fastest for cutting.
I'd like to see someone address how long you can keep seedlings in the paper pots before planting outdoors and how they would handle watering. I realize putting them in with some well-moisturized soil at first is important, but if you need to water again before you plant outside (or 2 or 3 times, etc.), how do they hold up?
Just want to say you are the best American homesteaders, not hoarding food and cutting trees to build this and that, like the others I've seen on UA-cam, you are a real custodian of this beautiful planet of ours. Well done and thank you💕👏
Thank you so much Sue! What a kind thing to say!
By the way, we're actually Canadian ;)
Not that I would ever condone any naughtyness but a trip to ikea would possibly supply a nice load of brown paper 😉
That's absolutely ingenious!! I've always hated throwing away plastic planter pots after they've cracked and fell apart. This solves that problem with ease!!
We felt exactly the same way! Even if you can reuse them a few times, they all fall apart eventually!
Glad you liked it. let us know if you try them!
Thanks for the video. I just made something similar out of brown grocery bags and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide (for the block). The bags were only 17 inches when cut open and the peroxide bottle doesn’t have sharp edges but it is 3x3 but it seems to work ok. I use soil blocks for most of my transplants but needed something bigger and biodegradable for squash and pumpkins.
How did the brown grocery bags work at not falling apart? I have a ton of those hanging around and it sounds like a great plan. I also love the peroxide bottle idea!
They worked well enough for the most part, a few didn’t make it until transplant time but there was still enough structure I could scoop the plants up and transplant them from the tray.
My favorite seedling paper pots were egg shell boxes and use eggs shells to start them inside also! 18 plant boxes a week in this house!!!
Your little tips are things that can save people a lot of time and money trouble shooting for themselves. LOVE your videos ❤️
So many people talk about saving the planet but DOING something about it is more important than just talk! I hope you keep making videos with such great PRACTICAL ideas. Yes, I already use paper pots, but you have taught me a better way! Little things add up to a lot of saving ... money ...resources...and the planet!
Thanks so much for this comment Cheryl. I'm really glad this was helpful :)
I've been playing with paper pots on and off for 30 years,,, Most of the detractors live in countries where vegetable inks have not been mandatory since the 80s... I like the square pot Idea! And I have a roll or 2 of that floor runner paper in the garage...
Love your videos ,please make more frequent videos if possible :)
Thank so much! I'm trying to make them more frequent. They just tend to take so much time. But I'm still working on it ;)
That design is great. At first they look quite large compared to a store bought seed starter kit but I think that is better as the seeds appear to be able to develop a nice root structure in the larger space to be healthier and more established until a good time to plant them. I will be trying your method this spring, thanks for the tips and video. Not to mention it gives you something to do while you wait on planting time and gets ya a little excited about planting.
The video was filled with information that was delivered nicely and clearly with amazing graphics and visuals, I was entertained through the entire video (for all the video I have seen) it was high production, very high quality videos, but I think because of how high the quality they are they don’t leave room for stuff like harvesting videos and the like, for something like the garlic video I would have loved to see a follow up video showing the end result it would have been an amazing pay off for that video, the first video I watched was the potato video of you planting and harvesting the potatoes that Drew me in to the channel then watched other videos like the grass video and the grass tea video that I found amazing I never thought that I would be so attentive to something like grass then I watched your garlic video I loved it then started to look for the follow up video of the harvest , i was disappointed as there was no pay off to the planting but all in all I will be subscribing and waiting for more from you guys thanks for these amazing videos.
You guys have improved my garden and gardening skills by leaps and bounds. I appreciate the time you guys take to educate us. Thank you
I feel so good and proud after watching this episode. Everything went so well.
This gave me an idea with all the paper bags that we got from drugstores and supermarkets, since plastic bags are banned in most of the cities in our country.
You could take a bandsaw through that 36" wide roll to get two 18" wide rolls.
I have been making pots out of newspapers for about 4 years. I found that the pots dried out quickly so I recycled some plastic and wrapped it around the outside edge of all of the pots (not individually) in the tray and that seemed to help. The pots on the inside of the tray seemed to allow the moisture to pass around freely but the outside edge did not dry out. This year I have been inserting the pots inside an old plastic bag that I have laid in the tray and then rolling it up the sides to the top of the pots. I then tied a string around to hold it in place and it seems to be working as well.
Core of toilet rolls. Stuff one end with newspaper (not glossy ) and add your growing mix . Set upright in trays that 24 cans of soft drinks come ( they are plastic covered). If you don't drink soft drinks ^packs of beer carry out containers do almost as well. Been doing this for many years - it works and is FREE
I found if you prefold the 1" crease at the top, then open it before rolling the pot, its easier to fold it in later.
I realized plants in paper pot needed more water (not a current problem in my area). You must absolutely completely bury the pot, or it will continue to wick moisture.
Kudos! Great video! It amazes me that all of the old plastic trays and pots are just thrown out at garden centers! They're always willing to give them to me!
Millions of people know about "Progress, not perfection."
Great tutorial - I'm heading out to but the paper now.
Love this idea! Our kiddos love origami, and we include that as part of our handicraft time for homeschooling (helps train kiddos in precision, and aids in the development of both hand/eye coordination and fine motor control of the fingers), and they would LOVE to make these for our newly sown pepper and tomato plants when they reach potting stage! Thank you very much for sharing!
Oh, that's a great idea! It's also a fun way to get them involved in their own food production at a young age. I really hope they (and you) enjoy them! :)
Have you come across 'soil blockers'?
They are devices for pressing soil into various sized cubes, specifically for starting seedlings. The cubes are structurally strong enough to hold together from sowing to planting out.
Imagine starting all your hundreds of seedlings, without having to make hundreds of paper pots...a significant time saving and no questions about the most appropriate paper to use....because...no paper needed!
I came across the device last year and found it very successful for starting a variety of seedlings, of all sizes...tomatoes, brassicas, squash, etc.
Extremely helpful. Thanks for perfecting this and then sharing. Or progressing it and then sharing. I was searching for some way to replace peat pots and peat tablets. The peat pots wick out the moisture and dry out the plants after transplanting, the peat tablets dry out and also have netting that roots dont get through, nor can I even tear it off. I am ready to assemble these!! These are my new go to.
I’m gonna try thank you. Kansas
EXCELLENT Editing and information! Thank you
I love biodegradable stuff!
#plasticfree
Seeds are biodegradable. So are you!
I have a couple of suggestions- Instead of doing all that cutting, buy a roll of painter's masking paper. It comes in 6", 9", 12". I use 6". I have a scrap board that I have screwed a couple of 3" L brackets to(any hardware store carries them- they already have holes in them) and attach the masking paper roll between them with a kabob skewer. Then you can roll out your paper to desired length and use a ruler to tear the paper. If you mark your board, you can do it uniformly. 2nd suggestion: Fold back your 1/2 inch or 5/8 inch at the top and leave it folded EXCEPT for the end (the outer edge when rolling). About 2 inches from that end, unfold that and just tear your paper back to your 1/2" fold line and leave that part unfolded. Roll up your paper (I have a 2 inch dowel) to the end, fold in your bottom, remove your paper pot from your dowel, THEN fold that last 2" flap to the inside. Easy peasy, quick, inexpensive. The paper is light weight but perfectly fine for the duration on your seedling growth. For my 2 inch dowel, I use about 15" piece of paper.
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This could be a solution for selling starts!
I love how you make the nature and environment he first priority! And wow your germination station is huge!!!
Excellent video!
Graphics and information were wonderfully presented, and very clear and easy to understand.
Great ideas were shared and narrator spoke clearly and enunciated his words so that the details could be easily followed.
Thank you so much Marie. What a wonderfully complimentary comment! I really appreciate it! :)
Brilliant! Thank you! This is great
Yes, "Newspapers are printed with Ink!" The Ink is biodegradable.It's made with Mineral Oil which is biodegradable and carbon a soil booster. Google, " Carbon (C) is an important indicator of soil health and an integral part of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil". So use newspaper if you wish and you don't have to lose any sleep over it.
Thanks! I'll check that out!
Carbon is a hierarchy term, you can burn any toxin and it turns to carbon. And just because mineral oil is an ingredient doesnt mean that all the ingredients are magically safe.
@@22jawky Why don't you try reading the article cited instead of assuming it's wrong?
@@Serai3 its based on false pretenses, specifically the ones I mentioned.
@@22jawky And why should anyone believe you? You've presented no evidence at all other than your own opinion.
Great rainy/snowy day activity!
We love the detail you put into each video!
Thank you for the advice and knowledge😊
Absolutely genius. Thank you both for teaching this
Boy you have so much spare time to make hundreds of these! I’m jealous.
This is great, very helpful and much appreciated. Thank you!
Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
This is really great!!!
great video, so helpful! thank you
Been struggling to find some pots lately, this should definetly help. Thank you.
Simple, efficient, and sustainable cheers for the tip.
I love your videos. Well thought out and nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
Your attention to detail is really awesome.
What a great video!!!!! I came for a minute and stayed for the full 11.
This was brilliant! I have heard of people using paper pots and even got a paper pot kit, but this broke down the whole process nicely. Good work.
I love this idea and will use them come this spring! Thank you for sharing!
An excellent video!
Thank you, always enjoy your video's. Y'all are so crafty. God bless
What a great idea, thanks for the great tip
Amazing explanation. Great skills in the garden, great skills in the narrative and motion graphics! Very inspiring.
Incredible idea I am going to certainly implement this. Thank you so much
Your videos are always interesting to watch and very informative, thank you. I'm definitely going to use this square pots
My mother always just used those recycled-paper 36-egg trays. I'm not sure where she got them, I think she just asked the grocery store for them. 🤔 Either way, they're about the right size for most seedlings, they can be cut as needed, they're already recycled and decompose pretty quickly so you can just stick them in the ground, they come 36 cups per tray (though thanks to shrinkflation, it's now down to 30 😠), and they are cheap or even free. They're pretty great. 😉 Egg-cartons work too.
Great idea. I will make a few.
That’s awesome!
I think I’ll try it - thanks!
I absolutely love your videos. I live in an apartment with a very small back porch, but I am going to try several paper pots....if not veggies then flowers. I miss having a garden.....thanks for enjoyable, enlightening and helpful videos.
great video. super helpful. thanks
Good deal and a great idea! This year I was unable to purchase tray inserts, so this idea should work just fine!
Incredibly good info! I was just looking to buy some biodegradable pots for my 2nd stage seedlings. You guys are so clever! Hope you’re both well! ✌️
This is such an awesome idea!!.. Thankyou 👍👍🌻🌻
What a great video! I will definitely be trying this out for my garden this year. Thanks for the info and idea! 😊
You're very welcome :) Please let us know how they work for you!
Great video!!
Yall are geniuses! I love the tips and appreciate you for sharing your passion with us!
fantastic. thanks for sharing
This is great! I love your thoroughness to detail. I want a system to grow at scale while being as minimal in plastic use as possible & this ticks all the boxes. Mahalo (Thanks) from Hawaiʻi island. (we really care about not putting more plastic into our ocean!)
Brilliant video as always! You do such a great job with the content, narration, and animation / editing. Please keep up the great work!!!
Thanks so much Rob, I really appreciate that!
Great video👏
Great ideas to do so great jobs
I love the square idea. :) I will be using paper feed sacks for these! Yes, I made up MANY of the square ones. Love them better than the round so far!
I was just searching a tutorial like this the other day! Great refining your technique!
This is fantastic! Thank you! I’m not planting as many seedlings as you, so I’m just going to re-use the brown paper bags I’ve been saving.
You guys are incredibly resourceful. I'm amazed and inspired by this video.
That’s a great idea. I’m going to try that.
Well thought out!
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!
excellent idea thank you very much
Thank you for sharing this information. I will be incorporating this into my seed starting this year.
Awesome, please let us know how they work out for you! :)
Good vibes your way 💕