Comments on: How to Make Biodegradable Seed-Starter Pots http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:10:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-118862 Mark Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:56:53 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-118862 Great Idea. Really using the noggin to utilize waste. As much as I would like to go and do this, I am weary of the glues or chemicals they use to construct the roll. I know most of the chemicals get cleaned out, but does anyone know what type of glue they use and would it be harmful for the organic gardening? Great Idea. Really using the noggin to utilize waste.

As much as I would like to go and do this, I am weary of the glues or chemicals they use to construct the roll. I know most of the chemicals get cleaned out, but does anyone know what type of glue they use and would it be harmful for the organic gardening?

]]> By: Seed Starting Methods | txorganicgarden http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-114994 Seed Starting Methods | txorganicgarden Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:19:43 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-114994 [...] just found out how to make them out of toilet paper rolls, but I will have to start saving them up; I don’t have nearly [...] [...] just found out how to make them out of toilet paper rolls, but I will have to start saving them up; I don’t have nearly [...]

]]> By: Dawn Abercrombie http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-113826 Dawn Abercrombie Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:26:35 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-113826 I start seeds in used egg shells. Just crack the egg in half and you have 2 seed starter "pots". It provides a natural fertilizer for the seed, a reuse for the shells and can just be crushed and planted right into the ground when it is time to transplant to the garden. You can keep them in open egg cartons until it is time to plant. I start seeds in used egg shells. Just crack the egg in half and you have 2 seed starter “pots”. It provides a natural fertilizer for the seed, a reuse for the shells and can just be crushed and planted right into the ground when it is time to transplant to the garden. You can keep them in open egg cartons until it is time to plant.

]]> By: Grammie Earth http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-68660 Grammie Earth Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:05:42 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-68660 TP rolls! Great idea for seed starters. I have used egg cartons many times...but I poke holes in them so the roots dont have to fight their way out once they are planted. TP rolls will probably break down much faster and give less resistance to tender roots! My lil garden is now snow free, and I am contemplating some spinach and peas. I may be pushing it, but hey, they both love the cooler temps! Yes, in early March, in Nova Scotia, Canada! It's just a few seeds, and I can hope for the best! Pam :happyfeet: TP rolls! Great idea for seed starters. I have used egg cartons many times…but I poke holes in them so the roots dont have to fight their way out once they are planted. TP rolls will probably break down much faster and give less resistance to tender roots!

My lil garden is now snow free, and I am contemplating some spinach and peas. I may be pushing it, but hey, they both love the cooler temps!

Yes, in early March, in Nova Scotia, Canada! It’s just a few seeds, and I can hope for the best!

Pam :happyfeet:

]]> By: Kaleigh http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-66566 Kaleigh Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:53:25 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-66566 that is a great idea, Suzanne! If you don't have that many toilet paper rolls handy, another option would be to purchase a Pot Maker and make them out of old newspapers (everyone has those handy, right?). I found one of these nifty tools at Lehman's Hardware, it was a GREAT investment and I absolutely love it. They even have available a demo video so you can see how they work! Here is a link to the webpage: http://www.lehmans.com/store/Natural_Goods___Gardening_and_Pest_Control___The_PotMaker____1055203?Args= that is a great idea, Suzanne! If you don’t have that many toilet paper rolls handy, another option would be to purchase a Pot Maker and make them out of old newspapers (everyone has those handy, right?). I found one of these nifty tools at Lehman’s Hardware, it was a GREAT investment and I absolutely love it. They even have available a demo video so you can see how they work! Here is a link to the webpage:

http://www.lehmans.com/store/Natural_Goods___Gardening_and_Pest_Control___The_PotMaker____1055203?Args=

]]> By: Kim http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-64452 Kim Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:40:00 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-64452 This is probably the best use for recycling toilet/paper towel rolls I've come across in a long time! AND...just in time for my seed starting adventures. Thanks! Kim This is probably the best use for recycling toilet/paper towel rolls I’ve come across in a long time! AND…just in time for my seed starting adventures. Thanks!
Kim

]]> By: Natalie C. http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-64059 Natalie C. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:45:57 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-64059 Great idea...love it :) Great idea…love it :)

]]> By: TXLady http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-51076 TXLady Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:29:08 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-51076 I don't even fold and make a bottom on mine. I just set them close and touching in a box and when it's time to plant push them out...they are really nice to use. I don’t even fold and make a bottom on mine. I just set them close and touching in a box and when it’s time to plant push them out…they are really nice to use.

]]> By: Suzanne McMinn http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-42518 Suzanne McMinn Sun, 31 May 2009 10:00:09 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-42518 As long as they're made of cardboard, they're biodegradable. As long as they’re made of cardboard, they’re biodegradable.

]]> By: N.B. http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-42515 N.B. Sun, 31 May 2009 05:10:39 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-to-make-biodegradable-seed-starter-pots/#comment-42515 Are we sure that TP rolls are biodegradable? Do you have to buy a certain brand to be sure there were no chemicals added? Or did you mean to say "recycled." Are we sure that TP rolls are biodegradable? Do you have to buy a certain brand to be sure there were no chemicals added? Or did you mean to say “recycled.”

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