Eggplant?  

I thought it was a cool idea too, and it works!

It really does work. I was running out of small containers to start my seeds in and had read that on a website somewhere so decided to give it a shot.

Works great! I just plant the whole thing and bury it a little deeper to just below the leaves and they are thriving.

I've been saving my eggshells and coffee grounds and working them into the soil here. The tomatoes should be getting a good dose of both!

I thought it was a cool idea myself.

As for starting other plants the same way, I don't see why not. They'd have to be something small, though, that transplants well.

Oh yes, gardening can be so much fun! I'm really enjoying myself, seeing how creative I can do things frugally.

Hey, it's free! Just another way to recycle, and it's good for the plants, so why not?

Do you know that as your tomato seedlings start to sprout their second leaves, you should plant them deeper so that the dirt is almost up to the leaves? It's supposed to encourage a thicker stalk and will encourage more roots to come out of the part that you just buried, making it a sturdier plant.

That's been working too!

I did know about planting them up to the leaves - and it really does help! I plan to plant lots of tomato plants this year so I can make lots of sauce and chutney!

The plant itself is cool and the little lavender flowers are the cutest thing.

I sure hope the beans taste good!

Arggghhhhh ... stupid me, posting this on the wrong discussion. That's what I get for having too many tabs open.

There's an idea!

I'll definitely keep that one in mind for next year. I know the paper is fine to go right into the soil. I put coffee filters in with the coffee, and in some containers that I don't want to put rocks in, I use a coffee filter to keep the dirt from pouring out the holes.

Thank you for the best response.