DIY Seed Pots from old Newspapers {Eco-Friendly Garden with Biodegradable organic planting pots}

Make your Own inexpensive Biodegradable Seed Pots | Organic planting pots

Spring has a habit of being a pricey time of year thanks to all those seeds and equipment that have to be purchased. Thankfully, seed pots needn't add to the shopping bill.

It's easy to make your own seed pot from newspapers in your home.

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How to make newspaper pots for seedlings?

We will show you how in the video below. Newspaper pots are easy to make, and like all of these home-made seed starter pots they're environmentally friendly as well as free.

Materials required to make your own Eco friendly seed pot:  Old newspaper, cutter or scissors, and a Jar.

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As mentioned above all you need is an old newspaper, some scissors, and a jar, which will act as your mold. It's important to only use newspaper for your seeding pots. It rots(decompose) down quicker than glossy magazine paper, and is less likely to contain ink with traces of toxic heavy metals.

Prepare your newspaper by cutting it into strips about an inch (3cm) taller than your jar. With your strips stacked up, you're ready to roll. Begin making a newspaper pot by folding a flap along the length of a strip, Now unfold the flap to leave a crease.

Take your jar and place it at one end of the strip so that the open end sticks out. Tightly roll the strip around the jar. Holding the paper closed, turn the jar on its end and fold the loose ends of the paper like this to create the base. Push down, and pinch along the edges to firm them up. Now, holding the bottom flaps, pull out the jar, firm up the base, then fold it along the crease to create the rim of your pot. And there we go - a newspaper pot!

Don't worry if the pot looks a little wobbly - once they're filled with potting soil they become much more stable Nestling your pots side by side within a tray like this will help them to remain secure as the paper becomes saturated.
Watch the DIY newspaper pot instruction video here:

By using different size jars, you can create a range of different pots tailored to different seedlings. When it's time to plant your seedlings out, simply dig a suitable sized hole into prepared ground and plant the pot as it is. There's no need to unpeel the newspaper as it will completely biodegrade within a matter of weeks.

Growing your own vegetables from seed will save you a lot of money, and making your own pots from newspapers will save even more. It's a great way of reusing materials you'll almost certainly have lying around and its environmentally-friendly. DIY Seed Pots from old Newspapers {Eco-Friendly Garden with Biodegradable organic planting pots}