Seedlings In Egg Cartons

First cut off the lid and use it as a tray to set the pots in. 4-Place the seeds and moisten them gently.

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Seedlings in egg cartons. Place the cups on a shallow tray. Keep your egg cartons for seedling trays Egg cartons are perfect for seedlings. Start Seeds in an Egg Carton Step 1.

You do not have to transplant all your seedlings at the same time and you can use the same seed starting tray to sow several type of plants especially if you set them in germination order. Take an empty cardboard egg carton and poke a small hole in the bottom of each dimple to allow for water drainage. 2-We will make a small hole in each place for drainage.

Poke holes in the bottom of each egg cup and any moisture will drain out and into the lid underneath. Move into small pots grow them on a bit then harden them off before planting outdoors in your prepared area. How to Set up Your Egg Carton First take your pulp paper egg carton and poke some small holes into the bottoms and sides for airflow and drainage.

To start seedlings youll want the correct potting mix made for seeds. Filling up the side that holds the eggs with seed raising mix offers divided individual spaces for your seeds. Getting Ready to Seed.

Get Out Your Egg Carton. Starting Seedlings in an Egg Carton Step 1. Transplanting Seedlings From Egg Cartons Transplant the seedlings when they have four true leaves.

When starting seeds in an egg carton you still need to consider drainage. Fill each individual dimple with seed-starting soil. Plant seeds according to the planting-depth instructions found on the back of the packet in each individual dimple.

Once they have grown and are ready to be planted out you can simply cut the egg carton into single pots and plant them straight into the veggie garden. Preparing the Egg Carton. In this video we select and plant our seeds in our seed traysHere is the link to the previous video in which we made our Egg-Carton Greenhouse.

The plug of soil in your egg carton wont be big enough for proper root formation and any plant is only as good as its roots. To begin take an empty egg carton and cut it in half as shown. The cardboard egg cartons.

We will use the bottom part where the eggs are placed. 1-Cut the egg carton in half. How to Start Seedlings in Egg Cartons All you need to do is take paper egg cartons styrofoam wont work for this purpose and cut off the lids.

Fill each egg cup with potting soil and place seeds in to the appropriate depth. It should be lighter than regular potting soilthose little plant stems have to push their way through. With the demands that come with school and work I couldnt find the time.

Cut Your Egg Carton. Cut out each individual egg pod cell from the cartonUse something sturdy like a. Fill each cup with potting soil and add your seeds placing them at the depth indicated on the seed packet.

Each egg-shaped cup in the carton is the perfect size for an individual seed-starting pot. Place the egg box now seed. An easy solution is to cut off the container lid and put it under the bottom of the carton.

Add dirt to each dimple of the egg carton filling each dimple to the rim. Previously we can moisten the soil a little. Transplant them into to 3- to 4-inch pots or recycled plastic cups with.

Most cartons these days are either styrofoam or cardboard. We will explain step by step how to start seedlings in egg cartons. Follow all the steps and your seeds will grow correctly.

Use scissors to cut each egg carton compartment. 3-We will put soil rich in organic matter.

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