Recycled Toilet Paper Rolls For Gardening ~ Grow Your Own Food

     

I did this blog in 2014.
I'm revising it this year, 2020.

We are presently in a pandemic, Covid-19,
 and toilet paper has become a very

 popular item in our world.

Save your seeds from your tomatoes,

 cucumbers, peppers, etc., let them dry 

about a week, and plant them. 

I plant my seeds in starter pots made

from toilet paper and Scott Towel paper rolls.

It may not be easy to buy seedlings

this year and planting your own

 may be safer than going to a garden

 centre, if they are open... Plus it's

 a great idea to use up the massive

 amounts of toilet paper rolls that

 people are consuming. It's recycling,

 they are biodegradable and economical.

I put them in a large aluminum pan
 (a baking pan) that has a clear plastic cover on top.
This acts like a greenhouse and will keep in the moisture
until the plants are tall enough to remove it.

A lot of land isn't necessary to grow vegetables.
Vegetables can be planted in pots, on balconies
 or among flowers, and there's a lot of health 
benefits in growing your own food, including
mental health.

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Cardboard is better than plastic.
Plastic is not good for the environment
and does not decompose.

Scott Towel and toilet paper rolls.

              

 Here's how I make the seedling pots:

Flatten the roll and make it square

Cut about 3/4 inch down each corner.

fold the corners interlocking

After filling the pots with soil, dampen the soil 
with water before planting the seeds.
(I need something with a small spout to water with
so I used this watering cup.)

I place the seed on top of the moist soil,

spray the seed with water,

and cover the seeds with 

a thin layer of soil.

About a week later

When the danger of frost has passed, 

I plant them in larger pots or my garden.
 In my colder region,

of Eastern Quebec, it is usually in June. 

I live in horticulture zone 4b.

Most of my flowers are perennials.

Below are 2 of my favourite annuals,

 I usually start indoors.

Heliotrope - an annual purple/blue 

flower with a vanilla scent, smells so nice.

The flowers dry to seeds that can be 

planted the next year. 

I like this plant in pots at the entrance.

Gives off a nice scent.

It also is a deterrent for mosquitos.

Amarante - Love Lies Bleeding,

 an annual flower also.

When the tassels hanging start to turn brown,

it's time to collect the seed. 

I plant these in an old barrel.
A cucumber plant hanging out.
Do you see the cucumber?

Tomatoes and Turnip

My little garden, If I'm able to get back home this Summer, I will enlarge it.
In the distance, is my rhubarb.

I am planning on enlarging my 
vegetable garden this year.
I did buy these seeds,
before this pandemic started.

Anyone in Quebec, I bought these at Canac Hardware Store.
They are open, (essential stores).
They were 49cent at the time.
Wish I had bought more.

Yellow and Green String Beans

For the first time I will try brussell sprouts and
these small sweet turnips 

One of my seed catalogues.

Order you seeds by mail

A nice variety of flowers and vegetables.

Rhubarb.

Squash and Pumpkins

Strawberries

Happy Gardening!
Stay home and stay safe.

Thanks to  The Sherbrooke Record 

newspaper for publishing this article:

Thanks for visiting xo