For this you're going to need a round container, like a can or a bottle, some newspaper and some tape.
Then, take your bottle/can and lay it down on the paper leaving extra space on the end without the fold, and begin to wrap the newspaper around the bottle:
Fold that extra bit at the top down to the inside. This will hold the top in place without having to use tape.
Now, turn the bottle over and form the bottom of the pod by folding in the sides:
When you've folded them all in, you'll end up with something that looks similar to this:
Now you can go ahead and flip the bottle back over and pull it out of your pod. Voila! Now you have a really neat seed starter that, like I said, is fully customizable. I am able to make the sizes that are best for my seedlings, making more room for those that need it, and less for those that don't.
Now you can't just put soil in these and water them... as all the water would come out the bottom. But this is the best part. Most seedlings don't like the water directly on the soil, and sometimes it will disturb your seed and sink it into the soil to never see the light of day. So, if you put these in a tupperware container, or something else with a solid bottom, you can pour the water into this solid container and the seed pods will soak up the water from the bottom. The seeds really enjoy this treatment and I've found that they love living in these newspaper pods.
And just in case I haven't given you enough pictures, check out these from my version with the can:
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I hope you try some of these wonderful seed starter pods. I'm going to write a follow up post soon with all the great success that I've had with mine!
Here are a sampling of the newspaper pods that I've made.
Please let me know if you try this!
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