Printworks

Congratulations on your Printworks purchase with free Blue Spruce seeds.

To get started:

1) Soak the green seed embedded paper overnight in room temperature water.

2) Fill a pot with 4 inches of soil.

•	A pot with drainage holes is recommended.
•	Regular soil can be used, but nutrient enriched potting soil is recommended.

3) Plant the seed embedded paper in the pot under 1/8” of loose soil.

4) Place the pot indoors in a lighted area, but not under direct sunlight.

5) Keep the soil moist. Seed embedded paper cannot dry out but over watering will drown your seeds.

•	When watering, your soil may shift and expose the paper. Gently move the soil so that your paper remains covered.

6) Seedlings will start to grow in 4-6 weeks.

7) Once seedlings start to grow you can move them into an area with more light, but not direct sunlight. Using fluorescent lighting is acceptable.

Long Term Care of Seedlings

1) If you have more than one seedling growing in the same pot they must be separated into different pots. This cannot be done until the seedlings are strong enough to be moved and at least 2-3 inches tall.

2) Seedlings will not be ready to be planted outside until they are 10-12 inches high. Estimated time is 12 months from initial growth stage.

Important note: Due to the nature of the seeds and the packaging process some seeds may have separated from the paper. If you do not see or feel any seeds in your seed embedded paper please send us an email through the contact us section of the site for replacement seeds.

Printworks Reams are renewable, responsible paper products

For every tree used in the making of Printworks Reams,
2 more trees are planted in its place.

Printworks’ Plant a Tree promotion offers you the opportunity to help the environment by continuing the reforestation efforts of the forest products industry.
(Tree seeds available on specially marked Printworks Reams)

Why do we need trees?

Trees help slow the pace of global warming by helping absorb carbon emissions that we release into the atmosphere
- A single tree can remove 1.47 tons of carbon dioxide from the air and replaces it with 1.08 tons of oxygen
Trees reduce energy costs. Trees keep us cool in the summer by absorbing the radiant energy from the sun and help us stay warm in the winter by filtering the suns radiant energy
Trees reduce pollution by filtering dust and particles in the air
Trees absorb water to reduce storm runoff and flooding

Did you know:

The forest products industry plants 1.7 million tree seedlings everyday, more than 600 million each year. Because of these efforts, there are 12 million more acres of forestland today then 20 years ago.

The Abundant Forests Alliance (AFA), The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) are three organizations that are involved in setting and enforcing standards for sustainable forestry management practices and communicating the benefits of sustainability.

Printworks reams are only made from trees from North American forests that are certified by the SFI.