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Piece of Craft: Citrus Seedling Pot

This little pot is natural and adorable. Photo by Faith Breisblatt.
This little pot is natural and adorable. Photo by Faith Breisblatt.

Stumbling through the grapevine of blogs and other Internet websites, I found myself flipping through the pages of My Roman Apartment, a blog about the arts, engineering, and anything in between that just seems the slightest bit cool and innovative. This blog is great for recipes, DIY projects, and fun ideas for revamping an apartment or your lifestyle in general.

One such project has to do with planting seedlings. For college students, I think we tend to only think about ourselves, as we are constantly busy and always doing something. Because of this, it seems rare to have a pet or any sort of plant in a house, apartment, or dorm room. However, as college students like things that come easy and quick (and not to mention something that appears aesthetically pleasing), this planting starter pot that I’m about to share is just that: the perfect mini plant for college students.

Rather than using a pot and all the other materials that go along with planting, an easy substitute that looks absolutely perfect on any windowsill is a citrus peel. For your plant, take your favorite citrus (lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, etc.) and cute it in half, taking out the fruit. Keep in mind though if you want to use limes, they may be too small, so I would actually stick to lemons, oranges, and grapefruits. Obviously at this point, you are just left with the peel. Poke two holes at the bottom of your peel for draining, put in your potting soil and add two seeds of your choice and some water. And with that, you have a cute little plant ready to grow!

Obviously once the plant actually does grow and grows large enough, it should be transferred to a larger pot, but until that point, you have a nice plant to soak up the sun!


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