At all times, gardeners and vegetable growers have looked for (and continue to look for) ways to “optimize” their work, using recycled and affordable materials for this purpose.
One of these materials is ordinary cardboard and newspapers, the use of which not only reduces costs and the amount of household waste, but also promotes a careful attitude to the resources of our planet.
Master class on creating containers for seedlings from cardboard
Anyone can create containers for seedlings from cardboard, in particular from toilet paper rolls.
To form the base of the container, you need to make four cuts on one of the ends of the sleeve and carefully bend the resulting “petals” inward.
That's it - a convenient and environmentally friendly container for planting is ready, all that remains is to fill it with soil and you can start planting seeds.
Mulching beds with cardboard and newspapers
Another simple and effective way to use waste paper, which helps to retain moisture in the soil, reduce the number of weeds and maintain optimal temperature conditions.
The newspapers should be laid in several layers, each of which should be slightly moistened so that they do not fly away in the wind all over the area.
Since the cardboard is dense enough, it can simply be laid in one layer.
Earlier we talked about how to prepare the soil before planting tomatoes.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
