Paper Potter

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Paper Potter Original £8.50
Paper Potter Big £14.50

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Nether Wallop Paper Potter Original

These ingenious Paper Potters from Nether Wallop, made from FSC-certified Oak, let you create your own bio-degradable pots from waste paper.  Paper Potters make great gifts for keen and environmentally conscious gardeners because they are very practical, attractive, simple to use, and the pots they make to grow your seedlings are so much more sustainable than plastic.

There are full instructions on the box but to make your new pot simply tear a strip of newspaper (about 8cm x 57 cms for the standard size potter), roll loosely round the potter, fold the over the end of the potter, then roll and twist into the base. After starting life in the windowsill, greenhouse or cold frame, your seedlings will benefit from hardening off by gradually being exposed to outdoor weather conditions before you plant them out in the ground. As the whole paper pot is planted out though, there is no damage caused to the delicate roots of your precious seedlings and the newspaper naturally biodegrades over time. This is a fun (and less messy!) opportunity for kids to learn eco-gardening techniques!

The Original Paper Potter was designed in 1993. It makes pots 4cm wide / 5cm deep that are great for small seedlings. The Big Paper Potter (choose from the option above) makes larger pots 6.5cm wide / 7cm deep which makes it ideal for larger seedlings such as curcubits (courgettes, squashes and pumpkins).  Equally it can be used to make slightly longer pots suitable for plants with deeper root-runs such as peas, beans, and sweetcorn.

 

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