What kind of seeds are in the paper?
At the moment we have 3 mixtures of seeds in our paper:
Mixed flowers: Alyssum, Snapdragon
Indigenous flowers: Nemesia, Felicia
Herbs: Basil, Wild Rocket, Thyme
Is there a special method for planting the paper?
As with any seeds, care needs to be taken while the seeds germinate, in other words the plants need to be kept moist and in a warm place where direct sun exposure is available for half the day. It is always a good idea to plant your paper in a small pot/pots for the germination period.
How to plant:
- Prepare some weed free soil in a pot.
- Moisten the paper as well as the soil.
- Place the paper a few millimetres under the soil (or just sprinkle some loose soil over the paper)
- Water and keep moist during germination (but don't drown the seeds) *
- Watch your little plants grow from paper!
*To ensure that the paper stays moist during germination, you can prepare the soil and paper in a glass jar and keep the lid on so as to keep the moisture in.
What is the paper made of?
Our paper is made of 100% post consumer waste paper which is sourced from a shredding company as well as a nearby school.
We add only water to our post consumer waste paper to create the paper pulp from which our handmade paper is made. No chemicals are added during the papermaking process.
Can the paper be printed on?
According to the tests we have done, Growing paper can be printed on using an inkjet printer.
We do however recommend clients to test the paper on a certain printer before planning to do the printing themselves since we cannot guarantee that your specific desktop inkjet printer will give you the desired results.
Because of the nature of the papermaking process our paper may have slight variations in thickness between sheets.
Please enquire about our in-house printing options.
We are still researching and testing various commercial printing options to enable us to print on Growing paper in larger quantities.
Where is your facility located?
We are located in the Boland district on a farm, near Malmesbury. We deliver to the whole of South Africa and make use of the South African Postal Service as Speed Services and Time Freight couriers.
Please contact us for more information regarding postal options, times and prices.
How does the online shopping process work?
- Navigate to our “Online Shopping” page
- Choose the category/ies you wish to do your shopping in
- Select the design you want to purchase by entering a number in the “quantity” box
- Repeat the previous steps until you have selected all the products you wish to purchase
- Click on “Show Cart” to the right side of the page
- Here you can review your shopping list and if you are ready, click on “Checkout” at the bottom of the page
- If you are a new customer, please fill in your postal and contact details, if you are a returning customer, please fill in your Username and Password
- Choose your preferred shipping address
- Choose your preferred shipping method: either “Standard Shipping” (which takes 3-6 business days and is delivered to your postal address) or “Speed Services” (which takes 1-2 business days and is delivered to your postal address).
- If you are ready, click on “Confirm Order”
- As soon as you have made payment via EFT, your order will be procesed
What payment method options do you have:
Currently we require payment via EFT.
Our banking details are:
Bank & Branch code: ABSA 632 005
Account name: R Schumann
Account type: Savings
Account number: 1418144781
What shipping method options do you have:
You have a choice of Standard Shipping, which takes 3-6 business days (after your order has been dispatched) to be delivered to your postal address or Speed Services, which takes 1-2 business days (after your order has been dispatched) to be delivered to your postal address.
How long will my order take to be delivered:
Your order will be processed within 48 hours after you have made payment via EFT.
E.g.: If you choose Speed Services, your order will be processed within 1-2 days after payment has been made via EFT and will then take 1-2 business days to be delivered with Speed Services.
This amounts to a total of 2-4 business days for delivery.