Making pots from newspaper

[everdream78]

I've been looking at the kits you can get for making pots from old newspaper and they're all around the £15 mark.

Is there an easier/cheaper way/gadget?

[mandyballantyne]

Hi Everdream,

There were some really good instructions posted, with pictures earlier this year. It was a bit tricky but the pics realy helped and it was FREE

Have a search, I think it was Wizer who posted.

Good luck Mandy

[mandyballantyne]

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ead.php?t=4216

Found it, Mandy

[Cutecumber]

You can use any flat ended cylinder.

I've used rolling pins, talc containers, whatever I can find.

A bit of trial and error, and you'll start producing lovely sturdy pots.

[lainey lou]

Nether wallop trading do them for £9.99 plus if you register online you get a 10% dicount on your first order.
LL

[roitelet]

Wizers pots are SUPER, made them last year with great success! Sizes can be varied too

[everdream78]

That's lovely, thanks!!!

[Flummery]

I've not tried it but I did read recently that you can use a tin can as a former for these.

[JennieAtkinson]

I made Wizers paper pots in the spring and they were great.

[Alison]

I was bought one of the pot kits for Christmas last year. Used it loads (am sure it was less than £15 though, a tenner springs more to mind but it was a present so I may be wrong). The size produced is great for seeds but not big enough to plant anything much bigger (or really any good for larger seeds eg beans etc) but I found it to be very good. I also made some of Wizers pots for larger requirements and they were good too.

[seasprout]

Ive been told jam jars are good for making paper pots with.

[everdream78]

Had a go at Wizer's pots over the weekend - brilliant!

Had a bit of a party over the weekend and got everyone making them for me, so I've now got a stack of them ready to go!

Thanks for all your suggestions!

[Two_Sheds]

I made several hundred of WiZer's paper pots, thought they were great, but ...

and its a big but ....

the plants didn't grow well in them. A lot got some sort of fungus (from the Times Ed) and things generally still grew better in plastic pots than paper pots. I have no idea why. I will continue to use paper pots for things that don't like transplanting though: carrots in particular (direct sowings just get slugged)