The newspaper will break down...

Yes, I agree with Ruthie, it breaks down. You can gently tear it in a few places, especially around the thicker bottom, but assuming adequate soil moisture is provided it will decompose.

Dave

The pot breaks down but I take it off. I don't throw it away but I use it as a mulch for the seedling it was in. I unravel it, lay it flat and cover it with compost. Same concept I guess.

You've gotten good advice on your question, so I'll just add a bit of the unsolicited type ~ I tried newspaper pots one year alongside some regular plastic pots and the plants in the paper pots didn't do as well as the others, were only half or 2/3 as tall. I think it probably was because they dried out quicker. I don't know if it was from me not keeping up with watering well enough, or just the moisture fluctuations being so wild. If you're in a more humid climate than my Texas one, you may do better with them than I did, but I'd still keep a close eye on the watering.

I agree with knittlin. This is my first time using newspaper pots and I find they are drying out very quickly. As an experiment to see how I'd like using them I made only 6, filled them with peat seed starting mix & planted seeds. They are inside a plastic dome covered tray but still dry out far quicker than even my similar set up using just 'soil blocks'.
Watch them carefully to keep them moist enough for germination.
Aside from that they were easy enough to make in various sizes and very convenient to use. The price can't be beat!!

While the newspaper will eventually decompose it will last most of the growing season and inhibit root growth as knittlin has described. Do your own experiment if you choose but do remove the pot for best results.

I have had similar results with peat pots regarding the water wicking and growth inhibitor.

When I germinate seeds right in the garden, they require far less watering and are healthier. I am sure this is due to root growth. Much of the root where the plant feeds are extremely fine and barely visible to the naked eye.

We also tend to water near the base of the plant long after the feeding parts of the roots have moved up to 8-10ft away from the base.

I've been wanting to make newspaper pots to try out, but I'm not exactly sure HOW to do it.
Do you have any certain way of making them?
And does it matter if the newspaper has some color in it? (not glossy, but just a color picture in an otherwise black and white page Ex: the comic section).