Tools and materials:
2L soda bottle
Duct tape
Razor
Hole puncher
Thick twine or thin rope
Instructions:
Use razor to cut off bottom third or so of soda bottle.
Wrap duct tape around the bottom part of the soda bottle.
Make sure that half of the duct tape is on the bottle and half is above it.
Cut slits about 2-3? apart in the duct tape and fold over.
Punch two holes about halfway down the duct tape. Cut two more on the opposite side.
Cut string and thread through two of the holes form the outside in. Do the same on the other side.
until it drips through the opening. Cover the opening with some layers of
cheesecloth, garden bark or mulch to help keep the soil moist and prevent
rapid drying out of the soil.
do you grow from seeds or stick a little seedling in the spout and add the soil on top like the topsy-turvy type tomoatoe potters?
ReplyDeleteI used little seedlings that I started in the kitchen window.
ReplyDeleteI love inventions made out of 2 liter bottles!
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