Paper is a versatile material, you can even make flower pots out of it. Nicely decorated, they can be used for artificial flowers, made from simple newspaper they offer an inexpensive alternative for growing young plants.

A flower pot can be easily folded from newspaper

The advantages of paper pots

Paper flower pots are an inexpensive alternative to the plastic or peat pots used to isolate young plants. Sow your vegetable seeds in plant trays as usual and then transplant the young plants into paper pots. These are breathable, the tender roots of the young plants receive a lot of oxygen and can develop well. If they have grown vigorously through the paper, they can be planted outdoors with the paper pot. The paper pot will rot over time.

Are paper pots harmless?

If you want to grow your vegetables in homemade paper pots, you should only use normal newspaper, such as that from the newspaper. This paper consists only of cellulose and printer's ink, although this color has long since ceased to be toxic. The main component of the color is carbon, which does not harm the soil.
The pages of glossy magazines are unsuitable. This contains substances that do not belong in a garden soil or a vegetable plant.

Instructions for a simple paper pot

First, you need a newspaper and a round shape, such as a bottle or tin can.

  1. Fold the paper to DIN-A3 format.
  2. Fold over a third of the longer side again.
  3. Place the bottle or can on the thicker part of the newspaper.
  4. Twist the can like you would a gift.
  5. Now process the bottom of the resulting flower pot.
  6. Fold the excess newspaper inwards. A tip is created that can be pushed into the fold.
  7. Pinch the bottom firmly.
  8. Gently pull the can or bottle out of the pot.
  9. The edge can be folded for reinforcement. To do this, the upper edge is folded about 1 cm inwards.
  10. The edges can also be reinforced with stable adhesive tape.
  11. The flower pot can now be filled with soil and placed on a saucer.

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Garden design