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Recycled Items to use as Seed starters

There are so many household items that you can recycle to use as seed starters.  Most are very inexpensive to use and would be great to get kids interested in gardening.

The gardens have been put to bed for the winter, but these are the months to think about starting seeds indoors, so that they will be ready for spring.

Many common household items, or things that normally end up in the trash can be used. Using old items in new ways is just one small step that we can take to protect the environment at home.

Household items to use for starting seeds

Some vegetable seeds are very small. In cases like this, seed tape can be the way to go to save your back. See how to make homemade seed tape from toilet paper.

Here are some of my favorites.  You can click on the image to view the original source.

Juice and milk containers recycled into herbs garden

Juice and milk containers recycled into herbs garden

Egg shells as seed starters. Plant the whole thing and it adds calcium to the soil.

Egg shells as seed starters..

Rotisserie Chicken container makes a great place to start seeds.

Rotisserie Chicken container makes a great place to start seeds.

Toilet paper rolls make great seed starters

Toilet paper rolls make great seed starters

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