neat and cheap: bottle as automatic plant waterer
I like plants in containers; I just hate watering them. But instead of spending money on an Aqua Globe (As seen on TV!) I followed a friend’s lead and got out some cobalt blue bottles I’ve been saving (I swear someday I’ll add the bottle tree to my list of yard projects, I swear), filled them with water, inverted them in the soil, and voila — free, instant automatic waterers. The blue glass makes them look cute, too, at least as far as I’m concerned. More reviews of automatic watering devices at AT. –Mary T.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:39 am
No way, this is fantastic. Something I already have to use for something I’ve been tempted to buy so often? genius.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I agree! Handy and a good use of recycling.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Cool! Looks prettier than the ones made of plastic soda bottles. Does it work pretty well for any kind of potted plant?
June 25th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
I know — my friend Dorian had these in her tomato plants and it was a serious, “Why didn’t I think of that?” moment. They seem to be working great. The one in the photo is a huge SKYY bottle, and that seems the way to go for a big pot. I have two slightly smaller bottles that were maybe 1-liters, and those are going to need to be refilled soon. Even though I didn’t put on a lid or anything to slow, it seems the plants are just sucking out what they need, which is cool. I would say if you had a smaller potted plant, a smaller bottle! Not sure I’d do this with a plant that could go long periods without water, like a succulent. Maybe someone else can answer that.
June 26th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I wonder if a wine bottle would work too? I have some of those laying around!
June 26th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Ha, jamie — that’s what my friend is using!
July 8th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Pelligrino bottles are green like plants.
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:47 am
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