Fibre pots to grow seeds in- yay/nay?

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Any good?

I think so but they're out of my budget.
There's a hack to use loo roll holders. I haven't tried it myself but it sounds good.

I've used them successfully for a couple of years. I have the skelepot frame to hold them which makes them easy to lift in/out my cold frame when hardening off young plants. They can dry out quite easily so I use an old cat litter tray to dunk the whole tray for watering. I buy pots in bulk online.

Hew Richards swears by loo rolls for sweetcorn. Cheaper?

I had good luck last year with loo roll for sweet pea and other things.

I once had a horticultural colleague who used cheap ice cream cones!

I find I lose all my plants to drying out, in those fibre things.

Loo rolls do the job. I am currently seething because I forgot to start saving mine, dammit!

I've never had any luck with fibre pots. Either sodden or bone dry and never found a good mid ground if I'm honest.

@IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads

I once had a horticultural colleague who used cheap ice cream cones!

ya what?? the actual bit you eat?

@GirlInACountrySong, yep, he filled the cones with soil, planted his seeds and planted them outside once they had germinated. Just like compost pots but loads cheaper. Apparently they decompose very quickly, but this is good I believe. I’m not a gardner.

[quote IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads]@GirlInACountrySong, yep, he filled the cones with soil, planted his seeds and planted them outside once they had germinated. Just like compost pots but loads cheaper. Apparently they decompose very quickly, but this is good I believe. I’m not a gardner.[/quote]
I've heard of this. Good idea.