No, it’s not a typo. I did mean to say Growing green not Going green, although the former can be part of the latter. Growing green encompasses cutting down on the plastic use and waste and increasing your recycling when it comes to doing jobs in your garden and/or allotment.
Virtually all of us put paper into our recycling each week; newspapers, junk mail, used envelopes etc. How about putting some of that paper to good use by turning it into little pots to sow your seeds? This wooden tool helps you make them – quickly and uniformly.
Personally, I find plastic drinks bottles ugly. Also, we don’t tend to buy drinks that come in plastic bottles. So, perhaps, #2 isn’t for me. However, I think the kit would be a great if you wanted to do a project with your little ones. Get them involved in sowing, growing and harvesting salad, herbs, tomatoes and more. They’ll be able to watch as the roots, shoots, flowers and fruit develop. It may even get them eating their greens!
The soil block maker seems like a large initial outlay, but if you sow lots of seeds every year it will pay for itself both financially and ecologically. No more plastic pots needed! You can buy the block makers singly, in two different sizes however, it’s worth shelling out a bit more and getting the kit. They two sizes work seamlessly together; when the initial seedling is ready to be potted on, the small size block fits into the larger size block. That means there’s no need to disturb the fragile roots or risk accidentally snapping off young leaves. The block maker even moulds a little indentation for you to drop your seed into… it’s such a genius invention!
- Paper plant pot maker: from £6.00, eBay
- Bottle farm kit: £24.99, Bottle Farm
- Eco soil blocker set: £62.95, The Worm that Turned
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