Recycle toilet paper rolls to start your spring seeds. The best thing is that you can place the seedling directly in the ground without removing the cardboard container. It will decompose in the soil.
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or you can use old egg cartons too..
I dont even crimp the bottom, just set the ends on meat trays saved from market
Very clever. Will definitely use this tip.
great idea. i also saw someone had used “newspaper pots” to start their seedlings but i didn’t see how to make them
LOL You can use newspaper too!
LOL You can use newspaper too!