For questions that are thrifty and/or re-use items.
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How bad is it to use colour newsprint for paper pots?
Discussions here and here talk about making these frugal paper pots to ease the shock when transplanting seedlings.
I've heard though that you should only use black and white newsprint, as the colour ...
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Do homemade paper pots for seedlings really work well?
This question talks about making paper pots for seedlings, and links to what appears to be the standard pot maker for sale at various online outlets. There are also some entirely home made solutions ...
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Source for cheap large plastic tubs?
I'm looking into setting up an aquaponics system, which requires me to acquire a large tub (on the order of 250L, relatively flat) to use as a grow bed for the veggies. Does anyone know where I could ...
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Composting Bins - DIY vs Bought
I want to start composting.
I live in a house of 2, and a fairly large garden, in Australia, and I am renting (therefore do not want to spend a lot of money on something that I can't take with me).
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What is a good source for nursery pots?
Are there free (or low cost) sources for nursery pots? Presumably nurseries reuse them. I'd like to get a few dozen in varying sizes for starting vegetables.
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What should I do to a homemade paper pot before planting it?
I got one of these snazzy paper pot makers and made a ton of pots to grow all sorts of stuff. It's pretty cool because, unlike a bedpost, you can press the newspaper you use to make the pot into a ...
