22-06-2009, 09:36 PM
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Paper pot maker
Bigal wrote:
'Ophelia[_4_ Wrote:
;852311']"Bigal" wrote in message
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The nice thing is that the roots grow through the paper very easily
and make transplanting a sure thing. You actually have aabout three
or four layers of paper. You can make it thicker if you want but
completely unnecessasry. When making them you need to averlap by
about an inch and fold this over the base. The bought ones are
designed to comprss the base and hold it more firmly. It is this
size
which I think will make ideal little post for growing a range of
plants
for baby leaf salads. They could easily be grown on a windowsill.-
Thank you for bringing this subject up, Bigal
How many layers do you typically use?
One sheet of newspaper (not the posh ones) will make about 8 pots
using the bought maker, and will wrap around about about 2 - 3 times.
If you make one of broom handle size then you can get 12 to a full
sheet. That depends on how deep you want the pot. This size is
definitely worth trying if you want to grow and get the seedlings out
quickly. A major advantage over standard pots is that you don't have
to turn them out and have problems with roots. If you have a small
rooting system you do not have the soil falling off the roots. If
the rooting is large, they do not get pot bound as the excess roots go
through the wet paper very easily. You could lose some roots on that
one. And they do not fall apart very easily. To be honest I
wouldn't be without mine now.
Thanks, Bigal!
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