Making Paper Pots for Transplants

This is an inexpensive way to recycle old newpapers. The great thing about these little paper pots is that when it's time to plant, you pluck the whole thing in the ground and it decomposes naturally into the soil. People often ask if there are toxins in the newspapers that will adversely affect the soil or the plant in any way. There have been studies done on this very subject because so many people use newspapers as weed barriers underneath mulch etc. Some newspaper companies use a soy based ink in printing and the binder for the pulp. From everything that I've read, there are no harmful toxins released that would adversely affect the plant or the consumer of the plant. Just the fact that it breaks down and composts into the soil makes recycling those newspapers worthwhile. Plus they're dirt cheap! Always a plus in my book.