Make a flower pot out of paper

The advantages of paper pots

Paper flower pots are an inexpensive alternative to plastic or peat pots, which are used to separate the young plants. Sow your vegetable seeds in plant trays as usual and then prick out the young plants in paper pots. These are breathable, the tender roots of the young plants receive a lot of oxygen and can develop so well. Once they have grown vigorously through the paper, they can be planted outdoors with the paper pot. The paper pot will rot over time.

Are paper pots harmless?

If you want to cultivate your vegetables in paper pots that you have made yourself, you should only use normal newspaper, such as that in the daily newspaper. This paper consists only of cellulose and printer's ink, although this color has not been toxic for a long time. The main component of the paint is carbon, which does not harm the soil.
The pages of glossy magazines are unsuitable. This contains substances that are not in a Garden soil, respectively. include a vegetable.

Instructions for a simple paper pot

First of all, you need a daily newspaper and a round shape, for example a bottle or a tin can.

1. Fold the paper to A3 format.
2. Bend another third of the longer side.
3. Place the bottle or can on top of the thicker part of the newspaper.
4. Twist the can in like a gift.
5. Now work on the bottom of the resulting flower pot.
6. Fold the excess newspaper inwards. The result is a point that can be pushed into the fold.
7. Firmly press the bottom together.
8. Gently pull the can or bottle out of the pot.
9. The edge can be folded for reinforcement. To do this, the upper edge is folded inwards about 1 cm.
10. The edge can also be reinforced with a sturdy adhesive tape.
11. The flower pot can now be filled with soil and placed on a coaster.