Read all about it! ~ Get your Newspaper!! and make Pots!

Making your own seed pots out of old newspapers is thrifty and newspapers are biodegradable and much more economical than other types of pots.

 When your plants are ready to transplant outdoors, the transplant shock is considerably lessened. All you have to do is be sure to poke drainage holes poked in the bottom of the newspaper pots, dig your planting hole, and place the seedling, pot and all, straight into the hole and water. As the seedling grows, the newspaper decays into the soil.

 Folding newspaper around a mold is perhaps the easiest and sturdiest method of making recyclable pots for your seeds. These have thick bottoms and tight folds, and are very roomy for seed starting.

Take a whole sheet of newspaper and fold in half vertically, then cut along the crease. Each piece makes one pot. Fold it in half again, and fold an inch over horizontally to make a lip. Roll the newspaper around the can, with about two inches extending beyond the bottom of the can. Fold over these two inches to make the pot bottom. Carefully slide the newspaper off the can while holding the bottom, and fold the lip over again inside the pot to secure the folds. You may need to use some tape to hold it together while you work, it can stay on when you're finished.

You and also use the cardboard core from paper towels and toilet paper. Just cut to the size you want, cut the bottom in 4ths part way up and fold over to form bottom.