I don't know if this is a well known trick or not, but for years now I've been taking advantage of a great source of seedling pots...toilet paper rolls. They work great...I just save them up over the winter months, then cut each one in half so it makes two little rolls. To fill them I find the least tedious method to be to hold my hand over one end, scoop up some seed start mix with the roll and flip the roll into a tray. Drop a few seeds in each one and then another spoonful of soil on top. Squeeze as many as you can in a tray....they're less messy that way.
They withstand watering very well, and when it comes time to transplant the seedlings, they either easily unroll to leave you with a nice little bundle to plant, or you just pop the whole thing in the ground, knowing that the paper roll will quickly decompose (I try to stay away from white ones...the less bleach the better).
Also the bags of rolls that I collect by spring provides me with a visual reality check about how much toilet paper is being used in our household.

Great idea! I currently toss my grey TP rolls in my worm habitat & I can testify that worms will LOVE them added to your garden beds. They are a big favorite with my indoor worms anyway.

Great idea. I also use TP rolls as protective collars for young seedlings. I cut them in thirds, and use two pieces (fore and aft) for each plant. They are mostly disintegrated by the time the seedling is up and running well.

THANK YOU! It amazes me how expensive seed starting has become (according to the experts). I always appreciate ways to use and do the simple things.

I tried them last year and they were ok, but I like the pots I made from newspaper better. I tore strips of newspaper (no colored ink) 5 or 6 inches wide and used a drinking glass to wrap the paper around using about half the width on the glass. Wrap the newspaper around the glass using the open (drinking) end leaving about half the paper width above the glass. It looks as if you are adding an extention to the glass. Then I pushed the remainer of the paper down into the opening, then I pulled off the whole thing and then kinda pushed down the inside middle until it was sort of flat. Seedlings grow great and I plant them pot and all.

I never thought to use the toilet paper rolls as food for my worms. What kind of worms do you have. Do you use them for composting and/or selling?