What I did, was put a little sellotape right at the top, on the ring of
paper that I'll be cutting off. They're looking quite happy even thought
they're wet! I'm a bit worried that they'll dry out quickly as they're
going in the airing cupboard to germinate later. I'll just have to be
always ready with the jug of water I suppose!

Charlie.

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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"Gary Woods" wrote in message
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"Charlie" wrote:

Did I see somewhere that you can germinate seeds in little tubes of
newspaper filled with compost?

I don't have links, but basically you roll newspaper strips around a
round
form and tuck the ends in the bottom. I've seen a wooden tool for sale
to
do this, but people use any small tin or bottle of appropriate size.
It's the same thing as a compressed peat pot*, but cheaper. You need to
set
them in a tray that provides some support, because the "pots" will
eventually break down, as they should.

You can always use flour paste to stick them together, the flour will rot
together with the paper after it's been planted,

Alan
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