I have seen these cute ‘expensive’ wood devices that can be used to make newspaper seedling starter pots. I have seen them listed on internet websites from about $25.00 to as much as $50.00. I just want pay that much for a dollar or two of wood.
Simply Flagstaff blog Has designed and provided construction details on making your very own $3.00 newspaper seedling starter pot.
I did a posting a while back about this very same subject. Home made seedling pot maker However Cindy has put me to shame. Her design is a much better design and SO easy and cheap to build about $3.00 total investment. Parts are available in any hardware store.
Cindy said”
1 – 2 inch PVC Coupling
2 – 1 1/2 inch PVC Dome Slip Cap
3 – 1 1/2 inch PVC BushingThe assembly is super easy. Place the bushing (#3) into the dome slip cap (#2) …that’s it!!”
Visit Simply Flagstaff blog for a lot of photographs and a detail construction and How to use your new Newspaper seedling starter pot maker.
Why is common sense so uncommon?
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#1 I wasn’t in the mood to drive to the hardware store today. Besides, I needed only about ten pots so I improvised by using an empty bottle water (1 pint .9 fl.oz., to be exact). I cut in half and used it as the mold then used a concaved bottle to mold the bottom tightly. It worked! Thank you for turning on MY lightbulb!
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I’m glad I found this! I’ve been making seedling pots out of toilet paper rolls to varying degrees of success, but you can make so many more out of newspaper! Great post!