How Do You Make Sturdy Recycled Newspaper Pots?
Making pots for seedlings is a great way to recycle newspaper and save money gardening. These recycled newspaper pots are relatively easy to make and make transplanting seedling to the garden very easy. Making pots this ways removes the need for any tape, glue, string, or staples and results in a sturdy recycled newspaper pot. Start with a single page of newspaper folded in half on the crease. Fold the newspaper in half again, lining up the bottom and top edges of the newspaper. Cut about 3-3 1/2 inches off of the right side, through all four layers. If your newspapers are wider you may not need to cut any paper off. (The newspapers we used were approximately 11 inches wide.) Fold in half from the bottom up. Crease well. Fold in half from the left to the right. Crease well. Take the bottom right corner (blue flower in the photo) and opening up the flap, line the corner crease up with the crease in the middle. Flip the whole thing over. Repeat with the flap on the left. (red flower in t
