2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
There are not many containers for seedlings - this will be confirmed by almost every summer resident. However, not everyone has the opportunity to regularly purchase new containers for seedlings, especially if a lot of them are required. And here the basic skills of handling improvised means and, of course, ingenuity will come to the rescue. With their help, you can significantly replenish your container stock for seedlings
Paper cups
Seedling containers can also be made of paper. All kinds of glossy magazines are especially good for this purpose. 2 sheets torn from the middle are folded until the desired height of the future containers is obtained. Then, by winding paper strips on bottles of the required size, fix their edges with glue (both silicate and PVA are suitable) or scotch tape. In Europe, this method of making containers is incredibly popular - there you can even buy a special device for making them.
The resulting cups are placed in a container, and then, filled with soil mixture, seeds are sown in them. For the subsequent planting of plants in the beds, it will be quite enough either to open the cups or remove their bottoms. However, planting seedlings with paper is still not worth it - plain paper can be in the ground for a very long time.
Cans
Tin cans with special "pull-and-open" keys are ideal for making seedling containers. The main advantage of such cans is that after opening, small inward-directed rims remain at their edges. Opened cans are turned upside down and their bottoms are cut with a roller can opener. It is better to give preference to the roller can opener for the reason that it cuts tin plate extremely accurately, while bending all the resulting burrs to the safest possible state. The cut parts that have fallen into the inverted cans will turn into movable bottoms of the manufactured containers. And when planting seedlings in the beds, it will not be difficult to remove it from such a "dish".
In fact, in terms of their functionality, such containers practically do not differ in any way from branded plastic pots, for which sometimes you have to lay out very decent amounts, especially if there are a lot of seedlings. Containers from cans that perfectly retain their shape will also serve a lot, since the paint and varnish covering them are designed for a very aggressive environment.
Foil containers
These are considered bags for juices and other products, foiled from the inside. In order for such packages to become "dishes" for seedlings, they must be thoroughly washed, after which, laying on their side and bending up one side, make incisions on them from the three remaining sides. The bent part will serve as a kind of reflective wall, perfectly reflecting light and heat. Thus, the most favorable conditions will be created for young seedlings.
Self-moisturizing containers
A great option for very busy people who do not have time for regular watering of seedlings.
Such a container is made from plastic bottles. For this, the bottles are cut in half, then a hole is made in the cork using an awl. A fairly thick and strong woolen thread needs to be threaded into the resulting hole, and this should be done in such a way that ends 10 cm long hang down on each side. Further, the lower part of the bottle is filled with water, and a cork along with a thread is put on the upper part of the bottle. After that, the upper part, turning it upside down with a cork, should be lowered into the lower part of the structure (that is, in fact, almost insert one part into another).
The resulting containers are filled with soil substrate and the seeds are planted.
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