Here’s a fabulous idea! If you’ve been wanting to garden, but don’t have the money for expensive planters, you can recycle your cereal boxes and turn them into planters. Has anyone done this before?
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I just posted today about how we reuse plastic milk jugs as larger planters!
http://ecomomicalme.com/2011/10/26/reuse-turn-plastic-milk-jugs-into-planters/
We also use egg cartons, yogurt containers and 20 oz pop bottles!
I don’t think this is a good idea with colored cardboard! I know it’s not recommended to use colored newspaper when you make plant pots (because of the chemicals), and I have to wonder if this would apply to cardboard also.
Erring on the side of caution….