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title: "There’s a whole world of DIY projects and tips when it comes to…"
description: "There’s a whole world of DIY projects and tips when it comes to gardening. Here are some of our favorites: DIY seed tape (A), seed roll (B), and homemade pots…"
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# There’s a whole world of DIY projects and tips when it comes to…

_Gepostet von Ida am 2025-03-17_

There’s a whole world of DIY projects and tips when it comes to gardening. Here are some of our favorites: DIY seed tape (A), seed roll (B), and homemade pots (C)!

Have you tried any of these or other DIY projects? Hit or miss? 😃 🪴  
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A: Making Your Own Seed Tape

What you need:  
\* Toilet paper  
\* Water  
\* Flour  
\* Skewer  
\* Seeds

How to do it:  
\* Cut the toilet paper in half lengthwise  
\* Mix water and flour  
\* Dip the skewer in the mixture and dab it onto the paper at appropriate intervals  
\* Place one seed per dab  
\* Let it dry  
\* Fold in half lengthwise (so the paper covers the seeds)  
\* Label the seed type  
\* Plant directly in the soil when it's time and cover with a bit of soil

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B: Making a Seed Roll

What you need:  
\* Toilet paper  
\* Long plastic strip (you can cut out the middle of a plastic bag)  
\* Seeds  
\* Soil  
\* String/rubber band/twine  
\* Something to hold the roll upright

How to do it:  
\* Lay the plastic strip on a flat surface  
\* Place toilet paper over the strip  
\* Add a layer of soil (about 0.5 cm thick)  
\* Place seeds at appropriate intervals (about 2-3 cm apart)  
\* Roll it up  
\* Tie it with a string or band to keep it together  
\* Place it in a glass or cup with water at the bottom (refill as needed)

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C: Making Your Own Pots

What you need:  
\* Rinsed containers  
\* Soil  
\* Seeds/plants  
\* Optional: Nail/screw  
\* Optional: Fire to heat the nail

How to do it:  
\* Make holes in the bottom of the containers either by heating a nail and pressing through (works on plastic) or by screwing through the bottom  
\* Fill with soil  
\* Water  
\* Add seeds/plants

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Happy planting 🪴

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## 12 Kommentare

### Elin kommentierte am 2025-03-18

I need to try them all! I’m also very interested in trying soil blocking.

#### Ida antwortete am 2025-03-19

Yep! I’m voting for that you need to try it out and that we make an article about it afterwards?! 😍

### Ex-Plant Killer 🌱👌 kommentierte am 2025-03-18

Oh that’s a great idea! Love it!

### Romi kommentierte am 2025-03-19

🌱🪴I Love it!

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 kommentierte am 2025-03-20

Can someone please explain to me what seed tape and seed rolls are🥴🤷‍♀️🙏 they sound like I need them in my life

#### Ida antwortete am 2025-03-21

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#### Ida antwortete am 2025-03-21

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#### Ida antwortete am 2025-03-21

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#### Ida antwortete am 2025-03-21

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#### Ida antwortete am 2025-03-21

A seed roll is a roll with paper, soil and seeds which might make it easier to grow seeds without needing to dig them up when it’s time to repot them into a bigger pot 😃 and a seed tape is a way to prepare the seeds without needing to use a tweezer a similar = you just lay the paper with the seeds directly on to the soil and they’re already perfectly spaced 🥳

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 kommentierte am 2025-03-21

I wonder if I need to do this to make sure my Shirley poppies grow this year my husband keeps planting too many seeds cuz they're so microscopic and they just choke each other out and never do grow

#### Ida antwortete am 2025-03-24

Oh yes! Try it! 😃

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