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The Paper Potter is a novel, attractive and very effective way of making your own biodegradable seedling pots out of old newspaper; once you've got the knack (and it's very easy to pick up!) of rolling and pressing the paper into shape, you'll never want or need to buy another pot again!
Paper Potters are available in two sizes; the smaller model measures 12.5cm (5") in height and forms paper pots with a 5cm (2") diameter and the larger pot former is 16cm high (6") and the pots it makes - ideal for larger seedlings - measure 9cm (3½") across.
The quirky paper pot maker does produce very useable results though as you can simply plant the seedlings and pot into the ground when ready to plant out in the garden and the roots will grow through as the pot disintegrates in the soil - no root disturbance, no transplant shock and the paper helps keep the compost inside moist too!
Once you've made your paper pots and filled them, the double-ended, FSC oak constructed Paper Patter will help firm the compost whichever size potter you have used and supplied complete with instructions, the Paper Potters and Patter make an excellent gift or present for the gardener!
• Paper Potter is available in two sizes
• Small measures 12.5cm (5") in height and forms 5cm (2") diameter pots
• Large Paper Potter is 16cm high (6") - pots measure 9cm (3½") across
• Turns sheets of newspaper into biodegradable seedling plant pots
• Simple and very efficient
• Plant paper pots out directly
• No root disturbance or transplant shock
• Great gift idea
• Double-ended FSC oak constructed Paper Patter a great accomplice
• Use for firming soil in paper pots prior to seed sowing
• Patter measures 9cm in length
• Larger patting head is 3.8cm dia x 1.4cm D
• Smaller disc measures 8cm dia x 1.4 cm D
• Simply fill pots with compost and sow seeds inside
• Supplied boxed complete with instructions
"Paper Potter: Use this gadget to make your own biodegradable seedling pots from old newspaper. Genius!" ‘Gardening for Less: 10 Under £10’CSMA (Civil Service Motoring Association), February 2009
"Transform spent newspapers into useful seedling pots for your next generation of young plants. As well as being environmentally sound, this pot maker is extremely easy to use: simply wrap, twist and press, and your paper container is ready for seed sowing."
Chris Beardshaw, '3 Little Gems', Daily Mail 20 September 2008
"Here is a simple gadget that helps you make pots out of newspaper. It will certainly reduce your reliance on plastic pots!...The beauty of these home-made pots is once the plants are large enough they can be planted straight out in the pots, no need to unwrap the newspaper, it will rot away naturally and the roots will grow through."
In the Garden Shed, Kitchen Garden magazine, March 2009
"...this clever little gadget is a must-have for gardeners who have the welfare of our environment in mind. It can turn your old newspapers into useful little biodegradable seed pots." Chris Beardshaw, 3 Little Gems, Daily Mail,
9 December 2007
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