sábado, 8 de outubro de 2011

recycled raising trays . Very original !!!!!

  • One of my favourite seed raising trays is an cardboard egg carton.  Wet thoroughly first, add your seed-raising mix and plant away!  Because the egg carton ‘pots’ will dry out in warm weather, make sure you keep them well moistened on a daily basis, keep them out of direct heat and windows where warm air blows in.  Use the rectangular egg carton ‘lid’ as the new tray.  When the seedlings are ready to plant out, simply use scissors to cut out each egg cup and plant the whole biodegradable ‘pot’ in the soil!  The microbes in the soil will compost the pot for you – they are great little workers and get a free feed at the same time.
    Egg Cartons make great seed raisers
    Raising seeds in egg cartons is fun, cheap and easy.

  • Try raising sprouts in egg carton ‘pots’ – they are a great easy crop to grow in just a few days.  Make sure you only use organic seeds such as alfalfa or sprout mix from a health food store as commercial seed mixes are often sprayed with chemicals.  At some of the Kids workshops I’ve run, the children have grown ‘hairy caterpillars’ in egg carton ‘bodies.’  We’ve cut the egg carton segments in half and decorated the front with ‘eyes’ and a ‘mouth’ and then filled them with seed raising mix and seeds.   We add a fine layer of seed raising mix over the top and using a spray bottle, gently water them in.  The children find it great fun to watch their ‘caterpillar’ grow ‘hair’ as the sprouts get taller and taller.  After a few days, they give their caterpillar a ‘haircut’ with scissors and enjoy eating the sprouts they’ve grown!


  • I FOUND THIS IDEA REALLY ORGINAL AND NEAT! PUT IT ON YOUR WINDOW SILL AND WATCH YOUR SEEDS GROW! LOVE IT .....

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