Parsnips in loo rolls

[sarahspatch]

Yes, I fold the paper under to make the "bottom" - I leave and inch or two off the end of the can I roll it round, tuck the end bit under, then pull the completed pot off the can.

I plant it whole, bottom and all (bottom will be a bit soggy by then), but I do tear off the top "rim" so that no paper is at, or even "near", the soil surface - otherwise it acts as a wick to dry out the rest (same with peat pots etc).

If you take a tabloid, and fold it in half (top-down-to-bottom, rather than left-to-right) that should be about 7" - 8" tall, and with an inch or two tucked under for the base will give you a 6" tall pot. The double thickness of the folded paper is fine (and it will go round a skinny spray can a couple of times, so you'll have about a 4-ply pot)

Thanks for that Kristen, great tip about the wick, had never thought of that!
Will be making/sowing these tomorrow!