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Published 13:52 IST, January 31st 2020

Gardening tips: DIY seed-starting pots that you can make at home

Planting at home is one of the easiest ways to use recycled materials. Here are some gardening tips to make seed starting pots in the simplest ways. Read

Reported by: Vaishnavi Navalka
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Planting homemade seed pods are the easiest way to use recycled materials. One of the best things about the seed pots is that you can directly plant it in the ground. Read ahead for some of the best gardening tips to make seed-starter pots with materials that are easily available in any kitchen or house. For the seeds, select which plant you wish to grow

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DIY Seed-starting pots you can make

Step 1

  • Look around the house if you have any of these:
  • Empty toilet paper/ paper towel rolls
  • Newspaper
  • Eggshells
  • Egg cartons
  • Party cups
  • Cereal boxes

Step 2

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Use of toilet paper rolls for DIY seed starting pots

  1. Cut the toilet paper roll in half
  2. Make four cuts in the roll
  3. Fold in the bottom to close the box
  4. Fill it with soil and pack it using your thumb
  5. Add the choice of your seed and plant in proper depth
  6. Place the pots in a proper watertight container water them regularly
  7. For keeping it moist, keep the plant in plastic till the seeds sprout.

Cereal boxes

  1. Recycle old cereal boxes and make paper seed pots for a seed starter pot.
  2. Make a paper pulp and add flour to it.
  3. Push the paper pulp in cupcake tins and let it dry for a few hours.
  4. Add seed and soil and keep watering it for the plant to grow

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Egg Shell Pots

  1. Eggshell pots are natural seedling pots.
  2. Pierce a hole in the bottom of your eggshell which will help in the moisture to drain.
  3. Add soil and seeds to the eggshells
  4. Put them in egg cartons and keep it a cool and dry place.

Paper cup pots

  1. Prick a hole under the cup and add soil and seeds.
  2. Place the cups in a tray so you would not end up making the place dirty
  3. Keep watering the plants till the plant grow

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Updated 13:52 IST, January 31st 2020

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