The “PotMaker,” from Toronto herb gardening specialists Richter’s, is a two-part hardwood die that makes it easy to manufacture free biodegradable pots for starting seedlings. The pots are made from strips of newspaper and don’t have to be removed before planting. Anja Bartlett has posted a good phototutorial demonstrating its use; if you’re interested in buying one please consider getting it through her site!
Clever die makes biodegradable seedling pots from newspaper
I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.
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