Are you looking for some crafty and innovative ideas for the making of seed-raising pots? Well, if you have kids in your house who like to do some crafty work, then this article is the right place for you. Here we will tell you some ideas for making the seed-raising pots with the help of recycled newspaper.
Also, we will tell you the steps through which you can make newspaper pots of different shapes. So let’s get started.
What are the benefits of having Biodegradable seed-raising pots?
Having biodegradable seed raising pots brings out many kinds of benefits not only for human but also from the nature point of view like:
- It helps in making a lot of money spends on the pots.
- As it is biodegradable, so it won’t harm nature at the time of disposal.
- Helps in bringing out creativity.
- You can make them with just limited items and according to your shape and size.
Some interesting facts regarding newspaper pots
Here are some of the interesting facts that you need to know if you are planning to make newspaper pots.
- The newspaper pot only lasts for 4-6 weeks. So use it only for those plants which grow faster like pumpkin or Zucchini.
- It takes less space and you can add different shapes and mold it according to your will.
- Only black or ordinary newspaper is considered for the making of handmade pots.
- Previously, the inks on the newspaper were made up of non-biodegradable petroleum oil. Nowadays, the inks and papers are made by soyabean oil which is not harmful to nature and also biodegradable.
How to make biodegradable seed raising pots with newspaper?
If you are looking for the steps to make biodegradable pots using newspaper, then you can follow these steps. These easy steps will guide you to make the perfect biodegradable newspaper pots.
- The first thing you need to keep in mind is that don’t use some shiny or colored paper as these items can harm your soil. Use simple paper with black or white color.
- Now you need to fold them in lengthwise half and form long and narrow strips of the newspapers.
- Take a small jar and place it on the end of the strip. After that, roll the newspaper around the jar and you will notice that almost half of the paper strip is overlapping the glass jar.
- You need to tuck at the end of the overlapping side into the jar and this step can be done casually and you don’t need to do it neat and clean.
- When the newspaper attains the shape of the jar, you need to take out the jar and the thing that will remain in your hand is the newspaper jar.
- After you put out the jar, make sure that you close all the ends of your newspaper jar so that the water won’t overflow or the roots won’t fall from it.
- Now you have the pot made out of newspaper and now you can be able to put the soil into it and start growing some plants.
With the help of these facts and information, you now know all the necessary things about biodegradable newspaper pots. Also as you can see the steps of making one of the newspaper pots, it’s time to save your money and time and start making some creative and biodegradable pots.
