No Glue Newspaper Seedling Pots

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  Step 1

  Tear off one half-sheet of newspaper.

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  Step 2

  Fold it in half.

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  Step 3

  Roll your newspaper piece around your bottle tightly.

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  Step 4

  With the bottle still inside, fold one half down against the bottle’s bottom. Then fold the opposite side down on top of that.

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  Step 5

  You’ll be left with a point. Tuck it into the fold like this.

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  Step 6

  Smash it down good. It should stay in place. It may take a few to perfect your folding, but leaning pots can be supported by the others.

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  Step 7

  Make a tear about two centimeters long on one side of your pot, and then again on the opposite side.

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  Step 8

  Lay your pot down and fold the edge down one cm, and then fold a second time as far as your tears allow. Flip it over and fold twice on the back, too.

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  Step 9

  If you squeeze your torn ends together your pot will get its shape back. Hopefully it can stand on it’s own, like this one. Repeat this folding process as many times as necessary. It goes much faster after you’ve done a few.

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  Step 10

  Place them on a tray that won’t mind getting wet and dirty. Fill with dirt, water thoroughly, and add your seeds. Stick them in a warm and sunny window.

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  Step 11

  If your window lacks the warmth, use cellophane to cover your seedlets until they are well sprouted.

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Chuckee · Las Vegas, Nevada, US · 15 projects 13th April 2011

Can I put these inside a pastiv dish with a lid, and poke some holes in the lid, instead of using cellophane?

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Filura Fixer · Stockholm, Stockholm County, SE · 7 projects 21st February 2011

Thanks for sharing! I will definitly try this out.

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PIN-UP ^alex^ · 20 projects 11th August 2009

very clever:]

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Aroha R. 2nd May 2009

I have been looking for something like this for so long. Thank you.

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rsky · Henderson, Nevada, US · 7 projects 3rd April 2009

sweet! totally passing this onto my mom

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Rivil 3rd April 2009

I don't really understand how you get from step 4-5.

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felicia in wonderland · 4 projects 3rd April 2009

adorable!
grow little seedlets, grow!
haha

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