Hi! Thanks for checking out our blog. We are a husband and wife duo with four rescued very independent cats - Bounder, Bobcat, Flora and Alvin. We live in Central Ohio in an hundred+ year old house. Self sufficiency is important to us and is something you will see take greater emphasis in this blog over time! We are interested in so many things: nature, hiking, craft, thrift, cooking great food, growing food and plants, living simply, etc. Our blog will have little bits of all these things so check back often.
What should you do with all your emptied toilet paper rolls (ETPR)? Well - we all know its not good to throw everything away, after all our landfills are filling up, so many of us are composting and that is a good option for your ETPR. But, if you want to upcycle your ETPR, a seed starting pot is just the solution! Free, easy to make and biodegradable - what more could we want?
Step 1 - Gather your toilet paper rolls to be upcycled and a pair of scissors.
Step 2 - Flatten your toilet paper roll with your hand to make it easier to cut; then cut in half width wise.
Step 3 - Cut 4 equidistant lines into your pot...about 1/4-1/2" long.
Step 4 - Fold the end you cut like you would a box so it stays shut.
Step 5 - Marvel at your selection of seed starting pots for spring! Get going now and you should have quite a selection! Remember - these ETPR are biodegradable so you can start your seeds in these pots and plant them directly in the ground when it is time. If your seeds need transplanted to a larger pot before going into the ground, plant the ETPR pot in the larger pot.
Do you have other upcycling ideas for ETPR? Let us know!
I hope that you are keeping all of these upcycle ideas handy for your upcoming best selling book. I was thinking a companion book for the 'Wayward Larry' series, but really don't see the connection. Please keep sharing your ideas and thoughts on simple living. I enjoy your blog very much.
Why The Common Milkweed? Well many reasons: 1 - It's important! Milkweed is the only larval food for the Monarch Butterfly and Milkweed Tussock Moth and food for many other arthropods. 2 - It's common, yet possesses singular beauty and therefore represents all the beauty in and around us (right under our noses and on "this side of the fence") and the potential for that common beauty to be recognized, expressed and celebrated. 3 - It defies attempts at eradication (where it is considered a nuisance) and, in so doing, proves that the beauty contained in the common endures.
Milkweed Photo Collection
Spider Antelope Horns, Asclepias asperula, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
Green Antelopehorn (Asclepias viridis), The Edge of Appalachia, The Nature Conservancy, Adams County Ohio
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Fawn River Fen, The Nature Conservancy, LaGrange County, IN
Four-Leaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia), Clear Creek Nature Preserve, Ohio
Zizotes Milkweed, Asclepias oenotherioides, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Torrey Milkvine, Sarcostemma torreyi, Big Bend National Park, TX
Wavyleaf Climbing Milkweed, Sarcostemma crispum, Sitting Bull Springs, Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
Horsetail Milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, Swamp Angel Nature Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Noble County, IN
Poke Milkweed, Asclepias exaltata, Douglas Woods Nature Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, DeKalb County, IN
Step 1 - Gather your toilet paper rolls to be upcycled and a pair of scissors.
Step 2 - Flatten your toilet paper roll with your hand to make it easier to cut; then cut in half width wise.
Step 3 - Cut 4 equidistant lines into your pot...about 1/4-1/2" long.
Step 4 - Fold the end you cut like you would a box so it stays shut.
Step 5 - Marvel at your selection of seed starting pots for spring! Get going now and you should have quite a selection! Remember - these ETPR are biodegradable so you can start your seeds in these pots and plant them directly in the ground when it is time. If your seeds need transplanted to a larger pot before going into the ground, plant the ETPR pot in the larger pot.
Do you have other upcycling ideas for ETPR? Let us know!
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Are you going to be selling any seeds?
ReplyDeleteHey Steve and Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteI hope that you are keeping all of these upcycle ideas handy for your upcoming best selling book. I was thinking a companion book for the 'Wayward Larry' series, but really don't see the connection. Please keep sharing your ideas and thoughts on simple living. I enjoy your blog very much.
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beth