Recycling pots

Now it's getting close to winter I have decided to try and grow as much as I can indoors. I was looking through my seeds recently and found a half open packet of cress seeds. I am avoiding buying pots so I got an old plastic tray which I got my blueberries in from tescos. It is perfect for growing seeds in as it has small air holes at the bottom. I lined it with a couple of sheets of kitchen paper, sprinkled with water and dropped a few seeds on. To encourage growth you need to put it in a dark place, so I put it inside my wok! I don't use it now, at least it could be of some use. Two days later I had a peak inside and they have got a root on them. I watered them a bit more, covered them up agian. In a couple of days I will move them into the light for a day and then they will be ready to eat.

Tip! I try not to buy pots for gardening now as they are such a rip off. Try using your imagination. Old plastic fruit trays are perfect as they are see through and are easy to put holes in if they don't already have them. When you have planted out your food you can either wash and re-use or discard. Any plastic non raw pots such as yoghurt pots can be used. Use your imagination.

Make your own. Take the inner cardboard tubing from a toilet roll and cut in half. Line with newspaper to make a base. When you have added water and compost it should bind together which means you don't need to use sellotape. Or get a few sheets of newspaper, wrap around a rolling pin and twist and flatten the end to make a base. Again water should bind it all together. The advantage is if you need to plant out whatever you are growing there is no need to take it out of the newspaper just plant as is.