On Thu, 15 May 2008 14:43:11 -0700, "Val" <ya-shur@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>"Puddin' Man" <puddingDOTman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Lost po' me. Whassa 'homemade newspaper tube'?
>>
>
>I have a 4ft length of wooden closet rod dowel. I lay piece of newspaper
on
>the floor, roll the dowel over it to make a tube of the newspaper. Run a
>piece of masking tape down the seam to hold it closed. I slip the tube
off
>the dowel, cut the tube into about 4" to 5" lengths. Then I hold the tube
>over a bag of potting mix and fill it, lightly firming the mix. Then I
stand
>the tubes up in an old flat bottomed Tupperware containers. Plant you
seeds
>and water. Once the seeds begin to sprout I pour water in the dish and it
>wicks up the tube, this keeps water off my seedlings. I have some
different
>sized pieces of PVC pipe I use for dowels, adjusting size and depth of
the
>tube depending on what I'm starting. I like using these because they are
>handy, don't disturb the roots when I plant out, decomposed very rapidly
and
>they are FREE! ;)
>
>If germination requires bottom heat I can just sit the container on a
heat
>pad.
>
>Val
Dang, this is a great idea! Thanks Val. I love the free part, right
before the obvious simplicity.
Charlie, adding this idea to the mental file
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