Friday, March 25, 2011

Reuse: K-Cups Become Seed Starters

We received a Keurig coffee maker for Christmas and I love it. If you have one you should definitely try the hot apple cider, it's a delicious treat. What I don't love is throwing out the plastic k-cups that hold the coffee and tea. With my previous coffee maker I didn't even use disposable coffee filters; it was a low waste system. So, I started stock piling used k-cups on kitchen counter hoping I could find something to do with them. And then genius struck:

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Since I plan to finally start a vegetable garden this year (some in pots and some in a shared garden at a friends home) I thought the k-cups would make perfect little seed starters. All you need for this project is:

* used k-cups, remove coffee & filter and rinse
* a tray to hold the cups
* seed starting medium or potting soil
* seeds for whatever vegetables or herbs you would like to grow

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I also made little markers that I printed on adhesive paper and stuck to tooth picks. If you are starting seeds soon and think these markers would be useful let me know and I will make blank ones that you can download and print at home. Happy Planting!

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6 comments:

  1. What a great idea! I love Kurig machines, but those cups are soo wasteful. I wonder how many other fun things people will come up with to do with them.

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  2. I love these - how could they not grow well with all the creative juices?!

    Thank you for joining Post Of The Month Club - I hope you will link up again next month :) Happy sowing!

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  3. So clever. I love a resourceful approach to living and I think I'm going to love your blog too!! x

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  4. So cute and clever. And they look great! I don't own one of these machines, but I think I have plenty of little containers like that that I could use. Stopped over from the Post of the Month Club. Have a great weekend! http://texagermanadian.blogspot.com/

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  5. Calling by from Happy Homemaker UK as participating in Post of the Month and really enjoying meeting everyone else and reading their favourite posts. Great idea for recycling.

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