30 Minute Seedbed

by bruko in Living > Gardening

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30 Minute Seedbed

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Hi, this is my instructable to entry the epilog laser cutter contest: please vote it.
In this instructable i'll tell you how to make a simple,easy to make, eco-compatible, rustic, free, made of recycled materials seedbed.

The green elements are: The fruit box and the plastic bag, because they are recycled

Materials and Tools

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Material needed:
-Fruit box
-Plastic bag(bigger the better)
-Terrain
-Hydroscopic crystals*
-Humus*

Tools needed:
-Stapler
-Scissors

*Optional

I decided to plant pepperoni

Prepare the Seedbed

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Take the plastic bag and attach it to the fruit box with the stapler, like in figure.

I used three plastis bags, but I counsel to use only one bag, because the water go out of the seedbed when filled,if you use more of one bag.

You can cut the superfluos parts or not.

I know, it don't really look good, but it works, specially if you use a strong plastic bag.

Fill the Seedbed

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If you want to do a good job, you have to fill the seedbed with three layers:

1) hydroscopic cristals
2)terrain
3)humus
(see the pictures)

The seedbed also works if you use only terrain, the most important thing is the attention that you give at the plants.

Seed!

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Select a type of plant ( i used pepperoni ), make some holes in the terrain and put the seeds inside.
good luck!

I have also made a irrigator: i've made some holes in a pringles tube to don't damage the plants when water.