I make paper pots by cutting strips of newspaper and wrapping them round a cylinder that corresponds to the size I wish the finished pots to be.
When you slide the cylinder off the mould stop when 1cm of paper is proud and push the sides towards the centre. Then slide the cylinder right off the mould and fold the bottom sides in and tuck up. What you now have is a paper ring.
I place these rings on a seed tray and fill up with earth.
As these paper pots have no bottoms they allow roots to grow on when I plant them out in their final position.
I use spice pots, rolling pins and glass jars as the moulds due to the varieties in size that can be found in my kitchen.
Jax
Last edited by Jaxom; 26-01-2006 at 08:18 PM.
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