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SEED PAPER · PLANTABLE PAPER · PRINTED IN INDIA

Plantable seed paper,
printed for your idea.

Seed paper, also called plantable paper, is handmade paper with seeds inside. We print it with your artwork as sheets, cards, tags, notebooks and calendars. After use, it goes into soil and grows tomato, marigold or basil.

See sheets and rates
Printed seed paper cards and invitations in a range of artwork
Cards · Tags · Notebooks · Calendars

WHAT IS SEED PAPER?

Paper with
seeds inside.

Seed paper is made by hand from cotton textile waste. Seeds go into the pulp while the sheet is formed, so they sit inside the paper, not glued on top. Plantable paper and seed paper are two names for the same material.

We print on it with water-based ink. The surface keeps its long fibres and small flecks, and each sheet looks a little different. Once the card, tag or cover has done its job, the paper is planted and the seeds grow.

Handmade from cotton wasteTomato, marigold or basilWater-based inkFree shipping across India

SEED PAPER SHEETS AND CARDS

Printed sheets,
cards and tags.

Every sheet is printed on one side with your artwork. Rates are the base rate per piece before GST, and they fall as the quantity grows.

Which size of seed paper?
FormatSizeGood forFrom, before GST
B7 card3.5 × 5 inThank-you notes, inserts, event handouts₹15
B6 sheet5 × 7 inInvitations, certificates, campaign notes₹25.20
B5 sheet7 × 10 inMenus, posters, larger messages₹40.50
Tag2.5 × 3.5 inProduct labels, welcome-kit tags₹6.30
Bookmark2 × 7 inReading kits, launches, thank-you gifts₹14.40

SEED PAPER NOTEBOOKS

Notepads and diaries
with seed paper covers.

The cover is plantable paper with seeds inside, and the writing pages are ordinary paper, so only the cover goes into soil. The colouring book is the exception: all eleven of its sheets are seed paper.

All seed paper notebooks

SEED PAPER CALENDARS

A month to use,
then to plant.

Each month is a plantable paper card on a wood or MDF stand. Take the card off the stand before planting it.

All 2027 calendars

EXPLORING NEW FORMS

One sheet.
Another possibility.

A sleeve. A small box. Something we have not made yet. Let’s work out what the paper needs to do.

THREE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM

Tomato. Marigold. Basil.

Tomato

A familiar edible plant for a sunny kitchen garden.

Marigold

A flowering plant for a pot, balcony or garden.

Basil

An aromatic herb to grow and care for at home.

Planting and care

THE MATERIAL BEHIND THE IDEA

The care is
in the printing.

Meet the paper

Water-based ink. Slower handling.
Artwork planned around the texture
of handmade seed paper.

Original green linework printed on handmade seed-paper notebook cover
Young plants growing through seed paper in a coir pot

HOW TO PLANT SEED PAPER

Another chapter
starts in the soil.

  1. Separate. Keep the seed paper. Take off clips, strings, stands and inner pages.
  2. Soak. Wet the paper, or tear it into pieces, as the note with it says.
  3. Plant. Place it on moist soil in a pot and cover it lightly with soil.
  4. Water. Keep the soil moist, not waterlogged, in light and warmth.

Fast seeds sprout in 3 to 5 days, most in about a week and some take up to two weeks. Dry or hot weather can slow them.

See how to plant itWatch the planting film

Seed paper,
questions answered.

What is seed paper?

Seed paper, or plantable paper, is handmade paper with seeds inside. bioQ makes it from cotton textile waste and prints it with water-based ink. After use, it is planted and the seeds grow.

Is plantable paper the same as seed paper?

Yes. Plantable paper, seed paper and seeded paper are names for the same material: paper made with seeds in it, so it can be planted.

Which seeds are in bioQ seed paper?

Tomato, marigold or basil. Choose one for your order.

Can you print our logo or artwork on seed paper?

Yes. Sheets, cards and tags are printed on one side with your artwork in water-based ink. Fine text, large solid areas and exact colours need an artwork check on the handmade surface, and you approve a proof before printing.

How long does seed paper take to sprout?

Fast seeds sprout in 3 to 5 days, most in about a week and some take up to two weeks. Dry or hot weather can slow them.

How long do the seeds stay good?

Plant the paper within a year of receiving it for the best chance of growing.

Are the pages of a seed paper notebook plantable?

The cover is seed paper and the writing pages are ordinary paper, so plant only the cover. Every sheet of the seed paper colouring book is plantable.

How long does an order take?

Many standard orders complete in 3–5 working days; the final time depends on quantity, branding and packaging.

Do you deliver seed paper across India?

Yes. Shipping is free within India. For orders abroad, plantable pieces travel with a phytosanitary certificate.

LET’S MAKE IT WORK

Your next step,
on paper.

Keep the design, quantity and date together in one useful enquiry.

Review enquiry text
Continue on WhatsApp

WhatsApp opens with the enquiry text for you to review and send. Attach your artwork in the chat. Opening the chat does not place an order or approve a production proof.

Start with the brief.

How many, by when, the budget per gift. We reply on WhatsApp within a day, with a shortlist and rates before GST.