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By: shelterrific » Blog Archive » green tip: more reuses for glass bottles

shelterrific » Blog Archive » green tip: more reuses for glass bottles — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:47:00 +0000

[...] Another reuse for a glass bottle: automatic waterer [...]

By: showing

showing — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:04:51 +0000

Pelligrino bottles are green like plants. :-)

By: Mary T

Mary T — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:29:40 +0000

Ha, jamie — that’s what my friend is using!

By: jamieofalltrades

jamieofalltrades — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:16:48 +0000

I wonder if a wine bottle would work too? I have some of those laying around!

By: Mary T

Mary T — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:41:52 +0000

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.

By: riye

riye — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:44:54 +0000

Cool! Looks prettier than the ones made of plastic soda bottles. Does it work pretty well for any kind of potted plant?

By: Lisa (dinner party)

Lisa (dinner party) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:31:23 +0000

I agree! Handy and a good use of recycling.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:39:36 +0000

No way, this is fantastic. Something I already have to use for something I’ve been tempted to buy so often? genius.