Recycled Plastic Juice Bottles = Self-watering Plant Containers
In the summer we go through bottles and bottles or orange and guava juice and I decided to save all the plastic bottles to make self-watering plant holders
ABOVE: Planted up about a month ago, this vivid red Verbena has certainly filled out the pot.
ABOVE and BELOW: For this project I planted some white and blue alyssum in different sized plastic juice bottles.
BELOW: You can also use this idea for cacti and succulents, but leave out the water and self-watering strip shown lower down.
YOU WILL NEED:
1. Cut the bottle in half as shown.
2. Use a pair of scissors to trim the top of the bottle to make the decorative 'trim' that will surround the plants.
ABOVE and BELOW: I didn't cut the trim the same for all the bottles - some I just left with a solid border around the top.
3. For the self-watering process you need some lamp wicks. These are placed with about 3 centimetres showing out of the top secti8on and are secured by padding cotton balls or pads in around the neck.
4. Make sure that the lamp wick is in the centre of the top and fill about a quarter of the way up with decorative stones. These stones also help with drainage to ensure that the plant roots do not become water-logged.
5. Now you can plant up with colourful annuals, foliage plants, or even succulents or cacti.
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Will definitely give this a try for our patio plants this summer!
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