Comments on: Recycle newspapers into seed starters

By: Karin Buckingham

Karin Buckingham — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:39:49 +0000

I started using a layer of newspaper in my vegetable garden to block weeds several years ago, and it’s the best solution I’ve found. By the end of the season it decomposes and it can be turned over into the soil. I’ll definitely make these seed starters next year.

By: ema-emes770

ema-emes770 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:20:00 +0000

we use a discarded tire to put around our mint plant. It makes the mint look very nice, and if it grows outside of the tire, we just pick that part so that its only growing from the middle of the tire.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:23:34 +0000

This is a great idea, but I would use plain newsprint, not newspapers. Colored ink in newsprint has heavy metals in it that you would not want in your garden, plants, or soil!