15 Frugal Ways To Make A Seed Starter With Household Items
Why do you need to buy a seed starter when you can make one easily for pretty much free? Save your money for something else.
There are so many good reasons why you need to start your own seeds. You can beat the climate and pull in your growing season. Seed starting can also save money. You don’t need to spend money buying plants. It may also allow you to grow the varieties that are not available to you otherwise.
Better yet, you don’t have to buy those little plastic seed starting trays, peat pots, or seed starter kits to start your seeds. The solution is to make DIY seedling pots. You can use recycled household materials to make a seed starter. It is economical and environment-friendly to go this approach.
Make A Seed Starter With Household Items
There are many household materials you can use to start seedlings. Some examples include
- Toilet paper rolls
- Egg shells
- News paper
- Cereal boxes
- Orange peels
I love to use materials that are bio-degradable. The beauty for doing so is that you can plant them directly in the ground, making your transplanting work easier.
Here we have gathered a list of cool ways to make a seed starter. Get the inspiration, gather your seeds, and start your adventure for starting seedlings this season.
# 1 DIY: Newspaper Pots for Seed Starting/Cuttings
I made these using a half sheet of newsprint approx 11\"x22\" and it yielded a pot 2.75\" square by 3\" tall. Perfect side for getting good sized starts! I also made some using phone book paper and they measured 2\" square by 2\" tall. These are made the same but end up with a smaller lip around the top and were only single thick on two of the sides. Probably wouldn\'t hold up to being moist for 2 months but it\'s an alternative.
# 2 Eggshell Seed Starter
Eggshells ~ a great idea… then just plant the entire thing in the ground, egg will break down eventually and it feeds your plant.
# 3 Citrus Peel Starter Pot For Seedlings
Just poke a hole in the bottom of the peel for drainage, fill with potting soil, then add two seeds and some water. I’m going to transplant the whole ding dang thing into the garden. The peels will compost directly into the soil to nourish the plants as they grow.
# 5 Start Seedlings With K Cups and Coffee Grounds
K-Cups are actually more reusable than you might think. Spoon out used coffee grounds and turn it into starters.
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