Comments on: Newspaper pots

By: admin

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:50:07 +0000

Hi Carrie,

Sellotape is sticking tape – just clear adhesive tape. If you buy proper brand sellotape, it is biodegradable as it is made from cellulose, which is pretty cool for a piece of stationery.

Hope that helps!

Issy

By: carrie

carrie — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:28:19 +0000

What is sellotape and does it bio degrade in the soil along with the newspaper?

By: Comfrey: the wonder plant – Fennel and Fern

Comfrey: the wonder plant – Fennel and Fern — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:46:07 +0000

[...] planting out a seedling in a biodegradable module such as a newspaper pot, wrap a comfrey leaf or two around the pot to give the roots a good feed as they [...]

By: A winter’s kale – Fennel and Fern

A winter’s kale – Fennel and Fern — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:32:41 +0000

[...] you have run out of room in your vegetable patch, you can always sow into newspaper modules for transplanting in September, but make sure you use a potting soil which will keep the hungry [...]

By: Have I got pots for you! – Fennel and Fern

Have I got pots for you! – Fennel and Fern — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:58:33 +0000

[...] few weeks ago, I mentioned I have a newspaper problem. They just collect in corners of the house, and can start taking over unless I put them to good [...]

By: isabel

isabel — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:48:12 +0000

Yes, I just plant them straight in – it breaks down really quickly, and the roots can go straight through it. In fact, the roots are often going through the pots when I plant them out, if I have left them too late.

I started some of my parsnips early in toilet roll tubes. You need to be quick with these. As soon as you see the green hoop of an emerging seedling, dig a toilet-tube sized hole, loosen the folded over ends, and whack the tube in the soil before the tap root develops. Worked a treat with my overwintered carrots….

By: Leafyleith

Leafyleith — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:37:26 +0000

Great money saving tip. Thanks F&F.

Do you just open up the bottom and plant these pots straight into the garden eventually when the plants are a bit more established? I presume the newspaper just breaks down in the soil.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:18:37 +0000

Thank you so much for this! I guess I could have worked it out on my own but seeing it laid out is so helpful. And the sepia look even makes it look good – trust Fennel and Fern!
It annoys me so much when I see advertisements for those wooden ‘made your own paper pot’ sets costing £10! And there really is no fast bio-degradable alternative to peat pots since the new coir pots are designed to last for up to 3 years. I’m off to the kitchen to find my salt pot.