Seed pots

How to make your own newspaper seedling pots for starting seeds indoors, along with tips and ideas for soil, supplies, and growing plants from seed.

Spring is my favorite time of year. Not only is it great to see the weather start to warm but there’s so much life. Trees begin to turn green and flowers begin to bloom –

Growing your own plants from seed is now even more cost effective and environmentally friendly. Use the Paper Pot Press to form and crimp strips of newspaper into plant pots. Seedlings can be left in the paper pots when planting to avoid disturbing the roots, the newspaper pot will turn to compost in moist soil. The Pa

While seeds may be started in standard garden soil, there are a number of reasons to use a seed starting soilless medium instead. Learn more about using soilless planting mix for seeds in this article.

This seed-starting guide will help you choose the best seeds to start indoors and the containers to use. Follow easy step-by-step instructions for planting your seeds and then caring for the seedlings.

Learn how to create a DIY seed starting mix with just 3 ingredients plus a bonus soilless potting mix for when you transplant your seedlings.

Cow pots - made from composted cow manure.

Multiple seed-bearing pods. Watercolor on paper made fresh for today Illustration Friday. We're going on a little trip to beautiful San Miguel de Allende for a wedding this weekend. I'll be back on Monday with some photos to share :) Have a lovely weekend friends, thanks for stopping by.

Only a few types of trees have spherical, prickly seed pods, so here's how to identify each specific tree with spiky balls.