paper pot maker

[crannman]

does anyone use one of the paper pot makers they look ok

[Jelliebabe]

I have one but don't use it now! I didn't like the pots. Difficult to move when you need to and had a tendancy to mould...

[crannman]

ok thanks i use the fibre pots for some seedlings but thought the paper ones may be better

[arpoet]

They are dead easy to make... look on You tube.

[Bren In Pots]

I've got a wooden one then following this link i made a second one :-

$3 Newpaper Pot Maker | Simply Flagstaff

I used some pipe we had laying around, then for the 'Dome Slip Cap' I pushed a piece of wood inside the smaller of the two pieces of pipe just to seal the end.

[iGrow]

Use a wine bottle or a straight sided jar - much cheaper and you can obtain the size of pot you want (within reason).

[crannman]

thanks bren and igrow good ideas

[crannman]

found some bits and bobs in garage.......now glue that cut that sand that

[Alison]

I have one of the little wooden former things and I make loads every year - must have done thousands by now since I bought it. They're absolutely fab, I sow all my tomatoes, chillies, peppers, aubergines etc in them every year. They are only small so don't need much compost, I can fit loads in the heated propogator and free (after the initial cost of the former which was a gift) as I just use our free paper cut into strips. They also have the advantage that I can pot on really easily, sow a single seed per pot and then put the whole pot into a 3" plastic pot without any root disturbance and the newspaper breaks down nicely, much better than those horrible fibre pots.

[Veggielot]

I used to use paper pots for all my seeds. I have built up a supply of pots so don't make as many as I used to but still find they have there uses particularly when not wanting to disturb the roots. You can get some mould but hasn't seemed to have effected me much.

[veggiechicken]

found some bits and bobs in garage.......now glue that cut that sand that

Sounds like you're making a garden bench, not a paper pot

[Thelma Sanders]

I use a tall aerosol can for making deep pots for sweetcorn, peas and beans.
Smaller cans for smaller pots, no DIY skills involved, just a little paper folding

[LaineC]

Had forgotten about making paper pots but now as I wait for the tv to be returned no guesses what I shall be doing


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[Kristen]

I use an aerosol can too. Those wooden things I see in the garden centre and not tall enough for me - mostly I use paper pots for things that don't like being transplanted, and I want deep pots for them (Parsnips, Sweetcorn and Sweetpeas). Blinking expensive to buy too!



£18.95 - they are having a larf, surely?!
3 in 1 Paper Potter - Harrod Horticultural (UK)

Here's how I do it

How to Make Pots from Newspaper | K's Garden