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Old 12-07-2009, 03:13 PM
Bigal Bigal is offline
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I got a paper plantpot maker and it does the job perfectly. They are fairly easy to make by using anything cylindrical with a flat base. You can decide what size you want to use. You use up your old newsppers to make them, and two thicknesses of paper is adequate to prevent them falling apart. Allow about an inch overlap at the base, fold it over and press it down on a hard surface. The roots grow easilt through the paper offering no problems with transplanting. I use three diameters of approximately 1 inch, 1 1/2 inch, and 2 inch. You can make the pots whatever length you wish. Your costs are based on whatever you use fr potting. I have no problems with using one seed per pot. Anything that hasn't germinated goes n the compost heap. If you like small leaf salads try growing several varieties in the 1 1/2 inch pots on the windowsill, or staging in the greenhouse. THree seeds to a pot works well. I havent tries it through the winter yet.