We love planning and planting in our backyard garden. But, one of the first steps in making a garden at home is growing seeds. Did you know that you can start seeds in egg cartons and empty toilet paper rolls? It’s easy and great for the environment too
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Yes, we have shared how to start seed on your windowsill, in old egg cartons, but using toilet paper rolls or cardboard rolls of any sort is just as simple. Once you figure out how to make one you will find yourself making a whole pile of toilet paper seed pots.
The best part about using old toilet paper rolls, is that once the seedlings are ready to move into the garden you can pop the entire paper pot into the soil. The paper will compost and disintegrate – which means you skipped using those little plastic seed pots. A great eco-friendly option. And, let’s face it we all have toilet paper rolls laying around…right!?
How to Start Seeds in Toilet Paper Roll Pots
toilet paper rolls, card board rolls, paper towel rolls
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potting soil
sweet pea seeds and sugar snap pea seeds
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scissors
potting soil
sweet pea seeds and sugar snap pea seeds
water mister
tray
Cover the toilet paper pots with a sheet of plastic wrap. Use a toothpick to poke holes in the plastic wrap – this will allow the humid air to circulate and not create mold in the pots. Place the pots in a warm spot, we put ours on our seeds on the kitchen window sill. 
Remember to mist the seeds every day or so (when the soil is dry) and wait patiently for the seedlings to grow. This is definitely the hardest part of gardening…the wait. In the end, the seedlings will pop out and after they have grown tall and strong you can transfer them to your garden or a larger container to continue to grow.
Fingers crossed in about a week or two we should see some sprouting action! Here are a few pictures of the toilet paper roll pots that we made in the past. You can see that they totally work. You can even see our egg carton planter, filled with seedlings, on the window sill.
What will you plant in your toilet paper roll pots?
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