13 trash items you can use as seed starter

With planting season fast approaching, it’s time to find a sunny window and get your hands dirty. The sooner you plant seeds indoors, the bigger they will be when it's time to transfer them into the garden. You can buy seed planters from the nursery or store. But why waste money for things that are already lying around your house? Instead of throwing away these 13 items, you can upcycle them as seed starters and up your garden game.

1) Eggshells: Just had eggs for breakfast? Don’t just throw away those precious little eggshells. Instead, put some soil in it and plant your seeds. Just give it a squeeze and transfer directly into the soil when your plant is big enough.
Fun fact: eggshells are an excellent source of calcium.

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2) Egg carton: Paper egg cartons are biodegradable and can be easily pulled apart for planting. You can directly transfer them into your garden once you see sprouts emerging from the seeds.

3) Toilet paper roll: Probably present in every household, empty toilet paper roll can be easily recycled as a seed starter.
Bonus tip: Wrap it with a gift paper and gift it to a friend if too many seeds start sprouting.

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4) Newspaper: Don’t just let your magazines and newspaper lie around uselessly. Wrap them around a square container to give them appropriate shape and create cute little biodegradable seed starters.

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5) Ice cream cone: If you are just like me and can’t keep your hands off of the ice cream, then I will give you another reason to eat more ice cream. You can use an ice cream cone to plant seeds. Just add soil and Voila! Plus point is you can transfer them directly to your garden where they will eventually decompose and nutrients to soil:)

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6) Used milk jugs: Used milk jugs provide multiple uses. E.g. You can just use them as seed starters or you can just convert them into a makeshift mini greenhouse.

7) Chinese takeout containers: Another common household item that can be easily reused with minimum efforts. Just clean it, dry it and add soil into the soil and you are ready to go.  Being water-resistant is an added benefit.

8) Fruit boxes and salad containers: If you are a strawberry lover, then you can stack up those strawberry containers and create a mini greenhouse. It can help seal in moisture and support healthy and fast-growing seedling.

9) Turn  Ice cube tray into seed starter: Although it cannot be transferred as it is in the soil, it can still be used as a seed starter. It can be used to plant seeds categorically.

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10) Fruit peel pods: Peels of Citrus fruits like lemon, orange, etc can be used as seed starter pods. Aside from being organic, they look really cute and smell amazing.
Bonus tip: Before adding soil, poke a teeny tiny hole in the peel for drainage.

11) Yogurt cups: Another way to reduce your trash and save mother nature. Just add soil and seeds and you are done!

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12)Plastic bottles: Plastic bottles are such a flexible item. You can cut and create multiple seed starter containers in a range of sizes and shapes. You can even make a self-watering seed planter. Isn’t that amazing!

13) Grow your seeds in loofah: If you have a loofah plant, then there’s a unique way to utilize them. You can use loofah as a seed starter and have a completely natural homemade starter. What an out of the world experience:)


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