Slurpee - Perfect Seed Starter?

[RESINvention]

I've been thinking again..






I think these Slurpee cups could make for some of the most perfect and inexpensive seed starter/transplant tools out there.

Here's How:

*Amend your cup (punch holes on the bottom and sides, perhaps cut the bottom off.. etc)

*Fill the cup with your favorite potting soil

*Plant seed and place the Slurpee dome/lid on the cup.. perhaps closing the hole if needed to retain moisture and CO2..

*If transplanting outdoor (or perhaps even indoor soil), one can simply submerge the Slurpee cup in the amended soil, making sure the cup is extremely moist and will break down rapidly (so the roots can grow through the cup).. Plant the Slurpee cup level with the ground, allowing the plastic dome to protrude (now you have a mini greenhouse for your seedlings!).



*The plastic dome can have another lid glued on top, just glued upside down so it forms an hourglass shape, adding height and more protection. The external plastic lids can then be dipped in glue and have fiberglass or painted green insulation glued on to prevent slugs from climbing to your seedlings.



I'll have to experiment and let you know how this works Peace.

 

[Mr Apricot]

there was this post awhile back, and the guy started everything in pop cans. Once they were a couple inches tall, he took them all to the woods, cut of the bottoms off the cans, and stuck em in the ground. He said it made transporting them so much easier.

The mini greenhouse idea from the top part of the slurpee cups is sweet. The little hole would be enough ventilation for sure

 

[RESINvention]

Nice, I didn't see that post, but the problem with soda cans is they are aluminum and have a half-life of 730,000 years.

Oh, and for labeling your plants, the lid acts as a great label too, if you're not growing trees

 

[feral]

they do serve useful at times: great for those of us that do perpetual micro grows

 

[DiiZZii3]

My only conclusion after reading this post was that RESIN musta been blazed when he thought this up, it def. would work tho, i might have to try it out

 

[Mitch Connor]

Awesome idea! I worked at 7-11 for 2 years and I never really thought how good the cup/lid combo might be. I'm going to have to try it out.

Now I just need to make friends with the mexican @ 7-11 for cup hookups

 

[SOTF420]

Someone is drinking alot of slurpee's, my friend. lmao