tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post2050134729671002333..comments2023-05-16T08:59:00.692-05:00Comments on Urban Garden Hoe: Onion Sprouts and Newspaper PotsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-86616658576628613892008-09-16T09:20:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:20:00.000-05:00I could, perhaps, see 1/4 a square holding togethe...I could, perhaps, see 1/4 a square holding together through the transplanting process.<BR/><BR/>And yes, SFG works wonderfully for urban areas. That's why I already use it! :DElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119673940603757379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-6021729982749195852008-09-16T09:17:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:17:00.000-05:00Maybe not, but perhaps if you doubled up the newsp...Maybe not, but perhaps if you doubled up the newspaper or reinforced it. Still you could even reduce it to half a foot and still yield 8 plants per. Just something you might like to experiment with, and square foot gardening is perfect for people in urban areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-14897887769328017412008-09-16T09:10:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:10:00.000-05:00Hey Anon, not a shabby idea for next year. But I'm...Hey Anon, not a shabby idea for next year. But I'm not confident a full foot-wide paper "pot" would stay together the way a small one does.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119673940603757379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-19009319516421791362008-09-16T09:05:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:05:00.000-05:00I think this would be a good opportunity to combin...I think this would be a good opportunity to combine your starters with a square-foot gardening method, and you can size your paper pots to do so. You can fit 16 onions (four rows of four plants) in one square foot.<BR/><BR/>http://www.squarefootgardening.com/html/body_PlantSpacing.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-43297516512157337562008-09-16T00:58:00.000-05:002008-09-16T00:58:00.000-05:00Kerri, no, but I do have a very troublesome little...Kerri, no, but I <I>do</I> have a very troublesome little cat! I have to be careful to keep things out of her reach.<BR/><BR/>Anon, I plant them singly so I can just pick up the newspaper pots and plop them right in the ground. Super easy. Same basic concept as the "peat pellets/pods." And I sprouted them rather than directly seed the pots as an experiment, but the idea is that there is a faster germination rate if you sprout the seeds first. It also eliminates some of the mystery of whether or not the seeds are sprouting <I>at all</I> under the soil. :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119673940603757379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-68512764710693998872008-09-16T00:23:00.000-05:002008-09-16T00:23:00.000-05:00Good use ... but why plant singly? And why not pla...Good use ... but why plant singly? And why not plant directly into the pots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-42180207099516116062008-09-15T22:24:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:24:00.000-05:00LOL all I could think was...she does not have a to...LOL all I could think was...she does not have a toddler. :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812550490044360520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-8178697500473278712008-01-27T18:06:00.000-06:002008-01-27T18:06:00.000-06:00Oh, I like that method better than simply cutting ...Oh, I like that method better than simply cutting the tubes in half, Jessica. I like that it has a bottom, you you can easily bend the bottom away from the roots when you're about to put the plants in the soil.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119673940603757379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351530552291832310.post-16520215585738854102008-01-25T22:11:00.000-06:002008-01-25T22:11:00.000-06:00I saw this method for making seed starting pots in...I saw <A HREF="http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/13/toilet-roll-seed-starter/" REL="nofollow">this method</A> for making seed starting pots in this month's Mother Earth News. I thought you might be interested in trying it out. ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542457750146120808noreply@blogger.com