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Make Your Own Seed Starter Pots

 By Liss Burnell (c) 2005

Easy to Make Biodegradable plant pots!

Making your own seedling starters not only saves you money, it helps the environment too! Once your seedlings are established, simply place the entire pot in your prepared garden. The newspaper will break down just like a peat pot.

Items Needed:

• Newspaper - Black & White Print only- no color pages

• Spice Bottle or tomato Paste Can- Doesn't have to be empty- it's just for size

• Paste (1 T. Flour & enough water to make a paste)

	Step #1: Find an old newspaper
	Step #2: Cut newspaper into strips. (Each strip makes 1 pot).
	Step #3:  Using a spice bottle or small can roll your newspaper strip around your bottle.
	Step #4:  Dab your finger in the flour/water mix and "paste" the tab down.
	Step #5: Invert your bottle and fold the overhanging paper as though you were wrapping a gift.
	Step #6:  Add a dab of paste to the bottom and fold the last flap down.

This is what the end looks like...		Carefully slide your pot off the bottle and continue making more until you have what you need!

This is a super easy craft to do with small children. You can begin planting in your new seedling pots within an hour of them drying completely. Once your seedlings are established, simply plant the seedling (pot and all) right into your garden or window boxes.

 Article By Liss Burnell – Creator & Designer of Budget101.com, “Digging yourself out of debt when all you have is a spoon” © 2006