I decided to try a little tip I have seen for sprouting seeds this year. You can cut toilet paper tubes in half and put a little soil in each half. Then plant a seed in each one. When ready to transplant, you simply place the whole thing in the hole. The toilet paper tube will decompose in the ground but it will keep you from disturbing the roots when you transplant it.
It also occurs to me that even if it takes quite a while to decompose, the bottom is still open. That's why you want to put them together in a bowl or shallow dish to fill them. As a result, though, the roots can still grow out of it without having to wait on the decomposition.
It is also a very inexpensive way to start seedlings without having to buy more of these nifty silicon ones that I love but do not have many of.
As you can see above, I already have several sprouts starting. So far, so good.
Have you started your gardening journey this year?
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