How to Make Seed Boxes
Growing plants by seed is the cheapest way to get fresh, home grown fruit and vegetables. You can buy organic seeds to ensure that no nasty chemicals have been used and if you use organic gardening methods you will have an abundance of healthy, pesticide free food.
When growing vegetables (or any plants) from seed, you have two options; plant the seeds directly in the garden bed or plant them in a seed tray and then transplant the seedlings once they have established themselves. Planting the seeds directly in the bed can work well but the seedlings are at risk of attack by predators, such as snails, as well as the weather. Using a seed tray avoids these risks but you can lose some of the seedlings when planting out due to transplant shock.
So what is the best solution? Use individual seed boxes which can be planted directly into the ground. This way there is no transplant shock and the seedlings will be strong enough to survive being out in the open.
You can buy seed boxes or containers from garden centres but they are so expensive that it defeats the purpose of growing your own plants from seed. If the purpose is to save money, that is. The best way is to make your own. You can try using egg boxes or the cardboard from toilet rolls or paper towels. These will work. The other option is to make origami seed boxes. It will take a little effort to make them but once you get the hang of it you’ll get them done in no time. Small Meadow Farm also has some info on making newspaper pots. Thanks to Groovy Green for the links.
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