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tp seedling pot (feddit.org)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Boppel@feddit.org to c/gardening@lemmy.world
 

Seedling pot made from an empty toilet paper roll. After germination, it can be buried directly in the garden bed as is; the roots will grow through the softened cardboard, and soil organisms will then consume it. Make sure to only use toilet paper rolls made from unchlorinated and unprinted cardboard.

edit: please check if recycling has a problem with chemicals or heavy metals in your country

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[โ€“] Boppel@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the pots are made from the recycled cardboard part in the middle. pfas in tp are used to make the paper more easily flushable, so i doubt it's used in the part that wasn't meant to be flushed anyway. tp however wouldn't be a good material, because it's not sturdy enough and almost everytime bleached. however i saw that tp in some countries doesn't have the sturdy cardboard part in the middle and now i realise that you probably talk about the cardboard in paper towels because we are talking about the same material...

[โ€“] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 23 hours ago

Oh yup, I meant the brown middle part in paper towel rolls!