How To Plant Compostable Pots
This Organic All Purpose compost is 100 natural so is perfect for your plants and gentle on nature.
How to plant compostable pots. Multi-purpose compost is the best choice if youre planting small patio pots hanging baskets herbs leafy salads and flowering bedding plants. It is advised to avoid disturbing the soil and blend the compost closer to the roots of the plants and mixing the rest in the top layers of the soil. Remove the plant from its original pot carefully insert it into the hole and firm into place.
One thing that Id recommend is setting them in some type of container that will give them a bit more support. Multi-purpose compost is also available peat-free please see below for more details on using. Once in the ground roots are able to grow through the pots walls.
Use potting soil to cover the compost and fertilizer layer then dig a hole in the middle of the container that will fit your plants root system and transfer the plant back into its container. Treat it the way youd treat any other plant pot. Using biodegradable pots on a organic farm.
Once you have decided where each plant is to be positioned use your hands or a trowel to make a hole in the compost the same size as the root ball of the plant. THe pot is like a house for the plant if you remove this house the plant suffers and dies. Im using empty seed trays and trays that I bought mushrooms in at the shop.
PLANTING To plant dunk the biodegradable fibre pot and root ball into a bucket of water overnight before planting to ensure its wet all the way through for best results. By using a biodegradable pot this wont transpire since the plant can freely evolve in all the directions it requires. See the GrowVeg book here.
Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on YouTube. Fill the pots youve made with compost plant your seedling or sow the seeds and water it. Dig a hole and plant the whole thing into the ground or into a new pot.