Put newspapers to good use in your garden with these clever ideas.
But you might stay on top of weedy issues by covering your soil with a few layers of newspaper.
For best results, youll need about 1 part kitchen scraps or green materials for every 3 parts newspaper.
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Make seed starting pots.
Start a new garden bed.
But individually wrapping bulbs in newspaper also shields them from bruising and desiccation.
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Reduce ethylene gas in root cellars.
Covering your garden with a 2- to 3-inchlayer of mulch in fallprotects soil from damaging winter weather.
Use rocks or landscape staples to anchor the newspaper in place before the ground freezes.
Make worm bin substrate.
Composting worms are usually kept indoors in worm bins filled with a natural substrate, like coconut coir.
Store bare root plants.
Bare root plants are often shipped in damp, shredded newspaper to keep their roots moist and healthy.
Protect seedlings from cutworms.
There are all sorts of crafty ways to use newspaper for garden-adjacent purposes.
