What is a Paper Pot Press?

This is a Paper Pot Press and today I used it to make seedling pots for a range of vegetables and a couple of garden plants. You can find Paper Pot Press kits on a few websites and prices are about $20.00. Its brilliant, all you need are old newspapers which can be collected from most newsagents.

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1) Fill the ready made pots with potting mix

2) Make a small hole, put seed/seeds in and cover over. See packet details for depth of hole.

3) Write the plant name on halved paddle pop sticks and place on the side of each little pot.

4) Cover with glass or plastic but remember to leave a little space for air to get in. This means it stays warm for germination but the plants don't rot or grow moldy.

In other news, our white Sanaan goat, Richard, died. We don't know why, as he is with the others and they are perfectly fine. I was in Melbourne at the time so my wonderful Aj and MrT buried him for me. It is funny how attached you can get to an animal in such a short amount of time. He was my stud male, going to be the father of many...I mean its life, things are born, things die. 

The upside is that we still have Neville and Mable who are spending day times on leads trimming the grass for us. The kids were playing in a dirt pile today and Mable was just able to reach them and be noisy, I mean helpful. She received some very muddy head pats :) I will have to remember to take a picture of Neville and his new day time kennel, an old dog box which he loves!

The goat paddock will be fenced very soon. Aj has been working on the preparation of it all day. 

Enjoy your evening all. xo