{"id":294,"date":"2011-10-02T20:21:15","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T01:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2011-10-02T20:21:15","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T01:21:15","slug":"zero-cost-zero-waste-alternative-to-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/02\/zero-cost-zero-waste-alternative-to-pots\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero Cost \/ Zero Waste Alternative to Pots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An alternative to buying pots for starting seeds or <a href=\"http:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/22\/how-to-make-pots-from-newspaper\/\">making pots out of newspaper<\/a> is to use a clump of soil with no container at all by using a handy little tool like the <a href=\"http:\/\/soilcube.com\/soilcubetool.html\">soil cube<\/a>. \u00a0There are several benefits from starting seeds like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>saves money (no re-occurring\u00a0costs)<\/li>\n<li>no need to sanitize old pots for re-use<\/li>\n<li>avoids or minimizes root shock (roots of plant stops growing with they hit the air)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1086.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/02\/zero-cost-zero-waste-alternative-to-pots\/img_1086\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1086.jpg?fit=800%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa 3.0&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1300 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1086.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Keeping the soil cubes moist is a little more effort, since the force of normal water droplets will melt the cubes. \u00a0You need to use a spray-mister bottle to water with. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1085.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/02\/zero-cost-zero-waste-alternative-to-pots\/img_1085\/\" 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