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  • Making pots from newspaper

    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?
    Live for something or die for nothing

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    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

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    • #3
      http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ead.php?t=4216

      Found it, Mandy

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      • #4
        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.

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        • #5
          Nether wallop trading do them for £9.99 plus if you register online you get a 10% dicount on your first order.
          LL
          Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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          • #6
            Wizers pots are SUPER, made them last year with great success! Sizes can be varied too
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            • #7
              That's lovely, thanks!!!
              Live for something or die for nothing

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              • #8
                I've not tried it but I did read recently that you can use a tin can as a former for these.
                Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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                • #9
                  I made Wizers paper pots in the spring and they were great.
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                  • #10
                    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.

                    Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                    Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                    • #11
                      Ive been told jam jars are good for making paper pots with.
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                      • #12
                        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!
                        Live for something or die for nothing

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                        • #13
                          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)
                          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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