At he begining of the year a friend showed me a wooden paper pot maker that she had bought for her mother. The idea was that as I do a bit of wood turning I could make one for myself and one for her. So I did. In fact I also made a slightly bigger one and a smaller one.
I had tried using peat pots and I wasn't very impressed as they seemed to retain the roots inside rather than let them grow through. It was a completely different story with the paper pots. I tend to use them now instead of plastic pots , and transplanting has been made a lot easier and minimal root damage.
I have found that the smallest one that I made was ideal for growing single seeds as there was no root damage caused by pricking out, and allowed the plant to grow on with minimal hold back on growth. The bigger ones I use for bigger seeds.
I recently planted some lettuce seeds (3 - 4) in some bigger ones. I was being lazy and not wanting to make some smaller pots. Those that were left after transplanting I left to grow on in the greenhouse in their pots, and it suddenly struck me that they are ideal for making small leaf salads I am now trying other varieties of suitable greens.
I know that some people use grass bottles to make the pots but usually use a paste to stick the base down - then have to wait for it dry. No such problem with this system.
I thought it might be of interest to some of you, and I hope I havent bored too many people.
Bigal