Building a bottle tower for container gardening
Plastic bottles stacked into a bottle tower can be recycled to set up a vertical kitchen garden at home. The bottle towers are used for container gardening o…
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@kassie: you can try them all, taking into account the volume of the plants
and their root system.
Willem Van Cotthem
August 10, 2014 at 3:39 pm
Does the “funnel bottle” keep its lid ?
Also, can I plant something in the bottom bottle too ? Why it is the only
bottle to have compost in it ? Can I replace the soil+compost mix by simple
potting?
What if I want to add some natural fertilizer, where can I put it ?
This bottle garden tower is something I really really want to try at home
on my sunny balcony, but how can I make the towers keep its vertical
position if I don’t have a fence like yours to attach it to ?
Thanks for this useful slideshow !
ColorfulVoid
August 10, 2014 at 4:00 pm
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Willem Van Cotthem
August 10, 2014 at 4:17 pm
:)
Linga Lilley
August 10, 2014 at 5:07 pm
What a wonderful idea. I live in the desert in Southern Arizona where
water is precious. I often have $200.00 water bills. This idea could
really save money on water. Thanks.
steve cannon
August 10, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Good stuff, Prof. Van Cotthem!
Chris Green
August 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm
Incredibly beautiful! This video is very environmental friendly. I guess
that the extraordinary advantage of this tips of container gardening is the
saving of irrigation. I would rather say that this is such a great and
impressive ideas!
Garden Sheds Devon
August 10, 2014 at 6:07 pm
Can I use any size bottle? and how’s the drainage on this method?
thegameguy1000
August 10, 2014 at 6:47 pm
Do you have any concerns about polymer degradation from UV light harming
the soil?
Robert Watson
August 10, 2014 at 7:15 pm
i love this idea. however, i’m a bit concern over using plastic bottles for
this over time. i always read/ was told that long term use of plastic
bottles may cause release of BPA, which is not good in the food chain.
please see the following link
http://environment.about.com/od/healthenvironment/a/plastic_bottles.htm.
jlewsf
August 10, 2014 at 8:15 pm
Great for growing at home! Reuse those plastic’s!
Alex Rubio
August 10, 2014 at 8:46 pm
i have a dought that how long does the soil in the bottle is good for
planting. is there any time duration to replace the soil in the bottle?
Bharath Manda
August 10, 2014 at 9:43 pm
Is it ok to use 2 liter bottles.
Schellb Schell
August 10, 2014 at 10:32 pm
Rhoda K
August 10, 2014 at 10:57 pm
Awesome way to recycle plastic bottles AND grow your own veggies in a small
space!
Cynthianna Matthews
August 10, 2014 at 10:58 pm
Thanks!
Haleene Williams
August 10, 2014 at 11:50 pm
This is as good as I’ve seen. For price and availability and economy. I
rate you 90/100
LIKED IT VERY MUCH
Henk South Africa
Henk Vermeulen
August 11, 2014 at 12:38 am
Just Amazing…..
Miguel Gonzalez
August 11, 2014 at 12:44 am
That’s very cool, thank you for sharing it with us!
Brenda Smoak
August 11, 2014 at 1:30 am
Thank you for video.very interesting video, I’ll try to do the same.
Илья Бондаренко
August 11, 2014 at 2:27 am
fantastic idea
Sally Cheriyan
August 11, 2014 at 3:21 am
That was awesome! Great idea. Space saving, too. Loved it!
Goldiemagic
August 11, 2014 at 4:03 am
wow!ilove it so awesome.
Jeralyn Tampus
August 11, 2014 at 4:11 am
Very impressive number on the hits well done!!
David Ellis
August 11, 2014 at 4:55 am
A simple method to produce fresh food for every family in the drylands,
particularly interesting to provide vitamins and mineral elements to the
malnourished children. Saving water while producing masses of vegetables
and herbs.
Chris Miller
August 11, 2014 at 5:00 am