{"id":5043,"date":"2010-10-18T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:55:48","slug":"2763e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2763e\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin #2763, Container Gardening Series: Garden Equipment and Items to Make for the Maine Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Developed by Associate Extension Professors Donna Coffin, Kathy Hopkins, Frank Wertheim, and Extension Agriculture Coordinator Casey Bowie. Reviewed by Marjorie Peronto.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Square Newspaper Pots for Seedlings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to place your finished pots on a waterproof tray, since the bottoms of these pots will decompose as your seedlings are growing.
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1. Start with 4 layers of newspaper about 12″ square.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2. At each corner, cut on the diagonal a 4″ slit toward the center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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3. Fold into the shape of a box by folding the resulting flaps up, creasing and tucking the pointed \u201cwings.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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4. Staple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Illustrations by Donna Coffin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round Newspaper Pots for Seedlings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You will need a can with a rim, and four layers of newspaper cut into 4″-wide strips that are as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Wrap the can with the newspaper strips, taping the strips together where they overlap. Be sure to leave two inches of the newspaper below the bottom of the can.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Fold the newspaper under the bottom of the can. Tap the wrapped can on a solid surface to flatten the bottom of the newspaper pot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Slip the newspaper pot off the can and tape to secure. Be sure to put newspaper pots on a waterproof tray since the bottoms will disintegrate before your seedlings are ready to transplant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    \u2014 Photos by Donna Coffin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PVC Light Stand for Seedlings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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    Materials list for PVC light stand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Using three sections of 10′ 3\/4″ diameter PVC pipe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n