Seed Starting on the Cheap

One of my favorite seed starting appliances are small yogurt cups, I'll clean them after the yogurt is eaten, and then I'll line the cup with paper of some sort. The paper can be from newsprint or feed bags, I know some people will scream about chemical inks, but do yourself a favor and read. Don't trust hearsay.

Anyhow line the cup with the paper and then fill about 3/4's of the way with potting soil or compost. Put your seeds in cover, moisten, and in up to 2 weeks you should see sprouts. Once the seedlings are large enough and have been hardened off, to transplant just slip the paper /dirt wrap out and plant in your garden.

Total cost is zilch, you buy the yogurt and you get to recycle the tubs, the paper is recycled, and if you use OP/Heirloom seeds, you've probably saved them from the year before.

So I hope this helps you save some cash.