Episode 19: Start Garden Seedlings Using Free Upcycled Items: Complete DIY Guide with Zero Waste, Biodegradable, and Self-Watering Options!

Published: March 11, 2020, 1:10 p.m.

Accompanying YouTube Video: How-to DIY Guide for FREE Easy Upcycled Seedling Pots: Zero Waste, Plantable & Self-Watering Options https://youtu.be/d1z4HDUQ08Q; Website: https://www.sustainabilitymadeeasier.com/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SustainabilityMadeEasier/, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainabilitymadeeasier/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/EasySustainable, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbyxBjbj-cp6fEziJwldiIQ References: [i] Beaty, V. (2017, June 11). 20 Upcycled Seed Starter Pots You Can Easily Make At Home. Retrieved from DIY & Crafts: https://www.diyncrafts.com/25643/repurpose/20-upcycled-seed-starter-pots-can-easily-make-home, [ii] Conley, A. (2012, June 11). Seed Starter Idea: Strawberry Carton Mini Greenhouse. Retrieved from Early Activities & Projects: http://earlylearning.momtrusted.com/2012/06/seed-starter-idea-strawberry-carton-mini-greenhouse, [iii], [v], [vi] GrowVeg. (2015, March 13). How to Make Biodegradable Plant Pots - Homemade Seed Starting Pots. Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5Fa6A5lFM, [iv] Trautmann, N., & Richard, T. (1996). Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved from Cornell Waste Management Institute: http://compost.css.cornell.edu/faq.html, [vii]Thyme Square Garden. (2013, March 10). Making Seed Starting Pots Using Loofah Sponge. Retrieved from http://thymesquaregarden.blogspot.com/2013/03/making-seed-starting-pots-using-loofah.html, [viii] My Roman Apartment. (n.d.). Garden Hack: A Citrus Peel Starter Pot For Seedlings. Retrieved from http://www.myromanapartment.com/garden-hack-citrus-peel-starter-pot-seedlings/, [ix] Coleman, E. (n.d.). Soil-Block Making • A Better Way to Start Seedlings. Retrieved from Johnny's Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/tools-supplies/soil-block-makers-eliot-coleman.html, [x] The Grid You Create. (2015, April 24). How to Make Self Watering Seed Starter DIY. Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJ7De5gxSg, [xi] Rindels, S. (1994, March 16). Cleaning and Disinfecting Plant Containers. Retrieved from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach: https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/1994/3-16-1994/clean.html, [xii] Iannotti, M. (2019, October 2). The Easiest Vegetables to Direct Sow in the Garden. Retrieved from the Spruce: https://www.thespruce.com/easiest-vegetables-to-direct-sow-1403377, [xiii] Brown, S. P., Treadwell, D., Stephens, J. M., & Webb, S. (2018, May). Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide. Retrieved from University of Florida IFAS Extension: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh021