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Tomato plant in an upcycled Tetra Pak pot

Free DIY seed starter pots with upcycled materials


Description

This is how you can make your own seed starter pots with upcycled materials – free, environmentally friendly and fun to make with kids!


Ingredients

Toilet Paper Roll or Paper Towel Roll Pots

  • empty toilet paper and/or paper towel rolls
  • water
  • scissors

Newspaper Pots

  • newspaper
  • water
  • flowerpots or glass jars of choice
  • scissors

Tetra Pak Pots

  • clean and dry tetra paks
  • utility knife (Stanley knife)
  • small screwdriver or something to poke holes with

Instructions

Toilet Paper Roll or Paper Towel Roll Pots

  1. If using paper towel rolls, cut them in half (so they are about the length of toilet paper rolls). On one side cut 5 slits, about 2.5 cm long and push all of them inward to create a bottom.
  2. Dampen the bottoms with a bit of water – this will help them to stick together.
  3. Fill the pots with soil. 

Newspaper Pots

  1. Cut newspaper into strips of about 2-3 cm long. Fill a bowl with water.
  2. Dip each strip into the water and place into a flowerpots or glass jars of your choice (see text above regarding sizes). Layer the strips in a star pattern until you have sturdy pots.
  3. Remove the excess on the sides.
  4. Place the pots upside down for about 10 minutes to let excess water escape. Then let them dry completely in a warm sunny place for about 2-3 days.
  5. Carefully remove from the flowerpots and fill with soil.

 Tetra Pak Pots

  1. Using a utility knife, cut the tetra paks in half. Discard the top half. 
  2. Poke a few holes into the bottom with the screwdriver for drainage. 
  3. Fill the pots with soil. 

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