5.10.2009

Plantable Paper Pulp

I recently taught one of my classes how to make paper. We blended old telephone book pages with old construction paper and then added grass seeds to one batch of pulp and wild flower seeds to another. My students made "Happy Spring" cards for Earth Day to give to a family member or friend. Then I decided to save the pulp to make some paper later on at home. I drained the water out using a colander and squeezed and squeezed the pulp. I brought it home and let it dry on the patio in the sunshine. It didn't dry out by nightfall, so I brought it inside into the basement. Then I didn't go back down for a week, thinking "its drying down there and I can put it in tupperware later on." When I finally went back down, it was growing! Much to my surprise.....I've just been letting it grow now and might plant it soon.