Soda bottle garden

I saw how others were growing tomatoes upside-down in soda bottles. That gave me the idea of using soda bottles to grow other vegetables right-side-up that like to climb supports. Growing peas this way seemed like a good idea.  The supporting lines for the bottles would support the growth of the peas. So start digging out those bottles from your recycling bin and lets get to work.

Step 1 Cut the 2 litre sized bottle

Rise out an empty 2 litre bottle, take off the label and cut the bottom off. Cut just beyond the mold line of the bottle. You can start the cut with a box cutter, then finish with scissors.

Comments

[pravs2k]

I stitched little coloful bags with the top and bottom open but with draw strings and pushed the bottle in upside down. The lid has a couple of holes in some;some have no holes but have a few small pebbles at the bottom.The strings at the top function as handles which are tied to the balcony railing.The bottom drawstring is pulled tight round the neck of the bottle and forms a frill.The bags are ten inches long and fits round the bottle snuggly. I also decoupaged two which hang one on top of the other.I water only the top one.The plants in both are doing well- have had them for almost a year.My railing looks very bright and colorful .

[botronics]

Can you send us a photo?

[pravs2k]

soda bottle garden - pictures

[pravs2k]

Am sending the pictures-hope it works this time.Please let me know if it does not work.Tried once earlier today.Don't know if you got them.

[Totysheep]

Awesome instructable by the way! Why didn't I think of this??? I'm always looking for ways to plant my own veggies. Nice job!!!

[Totysheep]

I put my sodabottles on the ground and used the bars to tie up my tomatoes last year!! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

[tim_n]

You could always run the excess water tubes to the bottom into a reservoir to conserve water and have a small pump on a switch to pump the excess back to the top again (perhaps on a timer?)  perhaps outside the scope of this project!

[Totysheep]

Or you could let the water drip down into another planter under the hanging ones! That's how my mom used to water her plants :p

[botronics]

I'm a little afraid of salts build up if I recycle water.  I am using Miracid to feed the plants. I hear that tomatoes are an acid loving plant.