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Another nutty idea 
You know how some people start beans in toilet rolls or in peat pots and plant them out without disturbing the roots. I'm going to use something bigger - cardboard boxes.
Here are some I prepared earlier:-
The small box in the centre is a 6 bottle wine carrier, to give an idea of size.
I've cut the sides down and pushed them into the boxes to stiffen the sides. The offcuts are in the base.
I filled the boxes with soil from the garden
Covered the boxes with lids to warm the soil a bit.
In a few days time, I'll sown some seeds in the boxes, let them grow on until the weather improves, then plant out the box and contents into the garden, where I dug the soil out.
I'm hoping to give the plants a head start, that the roots will grow through the cardboard and the seedlings will be safe from pests until big enough to fend for themselves.
Watch this space
You know how some people start beans in toilet rolls or in peat pots and plant them out without disturbing the roots. I'm going to use something bigger - cardboard boxes.
Here are some I prepared earlier:-
The small box in the centre is a 6 bottle wine carrier, to give an idea of size.
I've cut the sides down and pushed them into the boxes to stiffen the sides. The offcuts are in the base.
I filled the boxes with soil from the garden
Covered the boxes with lids to warm the soil a bit.
In a few days time, I'll sown some seeds in the boxes, let them grow on until the weather improves, then plant out the box and contents into the garden, where I dug the soil out.
I'm hoping to give the plants a head start, that the roots will grow through the cardboard and the seedlings will be safe from pests until big enough to fend for themselves.
Watch this space
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