Use the Northcliff Melville Times to grow seeds!

Use the Northcliff Melville Times to make little containers to use for germinating plants from seed.

Make your own newspaper seedling pots.

Use potting soil in the containers and plant the seeds exactly as directed on the packet as different plants have different requirements.

Ensure that your seeds remain damp for at least 14 days, but don’t overwater as it can lead to rotting and mould.

Keep your newspaper posts in the warm sunshine to help germinate the seeds. After a few weeks, you will be able to carefully transfer the seedlings into the garden.

There are so many ways to make a newspaper planter. The simplest is to wrap a tin a few times around with the paper and fold in the edges at one end. It can be squashed a bit to form the ‘bottom’. Remove the tin and trim the paper to the desired length. Search online for more detailed instructions and other methods.

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