Origami Newspaper Pots for Seedlings: The Movie
This movie demonstrates a simple technique for making pots for seedlings out of newspaper. I use them for potting up seedlings and hardening them off before transplanting into the garden. I’ve found that the newspaper holds up well to repeated waterings — indoors or out — without any added tape or staples. If you want something sturdier, brown paper grocery bags cut to size work well, too.
There are a couple reasons you might be convinced to spend your evenings doing origami: It produces multiple pots for no more than your local paper or grocery bag costs you, and you can plant them into your garden plot or container, where they will break down quickly and add carbon to the soil. This is why I prefer them to peat pots that take longer to break down in my garden bed.
Sheila
Cool!
Karen Anne
Great directions, very clear.
Also, peat bogs are endangered.
Sharyn
Me and my trustee helpers (kids) are trying these but our local paper must be a different size than yours. We end up with a tiny flap at the end which is not large enough to fold down. Please give me the size of your paper so we can adjust ours.
thanks
Dona Moldenhauer
Thanks for a fun post, When do you update your web site? the information in here looks pretty upto date.
Grow Peppers
Hey! I tried this afternoon after I have read the blog. I was amazed with the result. You are actually recycling the newspaper into pots and the best thing about it is that you are saving the world from garbage noxious waste. But I have a concern about the durability of those pots made of newspaper. I hope my finished product is durable.
Easy Money Origami
Thanks for the useful post. I will follow the video to make some pots. But I think we not only use the newspaper, we can use higher quality papers to make more interesting pots.