It's easy to make your own plant pots out of newspaper and they are perfect for starting off sunflowers. Plant the seeds in spring.
For this project you will need:
a jam jar with straight sides
broadsheet newspaper
sunflower seeds
compost (soil)
a spray water bottle
Take a double sheet of newspaper and fold it along the crease, then fold it again lengthwise.
Wrap the newspaper around the jam jar with the folded side level with the bottom of the jar.
Squash the excess paper at the top of the jar, inside the jar.
Remove the jar, flip it over and press it in again to flatten the squashed paper. This makes the bottom of your recycled pot.
Fill your recycled pot with compost and plant 2 sunflower seeds approximately 4cm deep. Then place it in a warm spot, near a window. Keep the compost damp by spraying it with water.
When the seedlings appear, pull out the weakest ones.
Once there is no further danger of frost, plant your sunflower in your garden still in its pot. This will slowly rot away.
Please make sure you ask a responsible adult to help you.
