Who wants to spend money to grow flowers and vegetables? You can do it with just a plastic bottle!

8 plastic bottles to build a three-dimensional vegetable garden

Planting some green vegetables on the balcony in the summer is not only edible but also refreshing, and has many benefits. But what if some families have no place to plant them? Today I will teach you a good method to use plastic bottles to grow a vertical vegetable garden. You can grow spinach, celery, lettuce, coriander... It saves land and money and looks good!

1. Find a plastic bottle and cut off the bottom.

2. Use the tip of scissors to poke 4-6 water holes on the top of the mineral water bottle to facilitate drainage, and cover the bottle mouth with a lid.

3. Prepare nutrient soil according to the ratio of peat soil: vermiculite: perlite = 4:1:1, mix well, and fill the nutrient soil into a plastic bottle.

4. Place the plastic bottle filled with soil upside down next to the wall or guardrail of your house, and secure it firmly with a rope or wire.

5. Same as the above steps, unscrew the caps of the prepared plastic bottles, cut off the bottoms, fill them with soil, and do not drill water holes.

6. Stack the plastic bottles one by one as shown in the picture below.

7. Place the stacked plastic bottles on the plastic bottles that were placed first at the bottom.

8. Use rope or wire to fix it to the wall or guardrail.

9. For the top plastic bottle, keep the bottle cap and drill a water hole in it.

10. Cut off the bottom of this plastic bottle and place it upside down on the top of a string of plastic bottles.

11. Pour water on the top of the plastic bottle.

12. In this way, the water gradually flows through the small holes in the bottle cap and into the plastic bottle at the bottom, soaking and wetting the soil.

13. Use a sharp knife to cut out a small square window on all the plastic bottles except the first one on the top. Be careful not to cut it completely off. Only cut the three sides on the left and right, and do not cut the bottom. This plastic bottle is like a switch, locking in the vegetables and soil so that they do not fall out.

14. Open the plastic sheet, poke a hole with your finger, and plant the vegetable seeds, flower seeds, and seedlings you want to grow.

15. Similarly, plant the corresponding vegetables or flowers in other plastic bottles. Note that the top 1-2 plastic bottles do not need holes to be made, so that they can be used to store water and can be watered automatically at other times.

16. In this way, an automatic watering vegetable wall is planted. For watering, just add water to the plastic bottle on the top. For fertilization, you can dissolve the fertilizer in the water and let it dissolve into the soil along with the water. After one month, a vibrant vegetable wall is grown. It is very convenient to pick and eat at the same time.

Plastic bottle high altitude layering

High-altitude layering is a method of flower propagation with a relatively high survival rate and relatively low risk. Although high-altitude layering sounds troublesome, it can actually be solved with just a plastic bottle. This method is applicable to almost all woody flowers!

1. Select a relatively thick and healthy branch, and use a sharp knife to cut two circles on the bark of the branch. The width of these two circles is about 1-2 cm.

2. Peel off the cut bark.

3. Prepare a plastic bottle, cut off half of the bottom and the mouth of the top to make the plastic bottle funnel-shaped, then cut a vertical slit in the middle.

4. Open the vertical cut, put the plastic bottle around the ringed bark, and then wrap it with wire several times to secure it.

5. Fill the plastic bottle with sand, vermiculite or nutrient soil, then water it thoroughly. Wrap the outside and top and bottom of the plastic bottle with plastic bags, and try to prevent soil and water from leaking.

6. Water the soil in the plastic bottle when you see it is dry. After 1-2 months, you will see white roots growing in the plastic bottle.

7. Cut off the branches that have already taken root and plant them in the flowerpot!

Plastic bottle cutting magic tool, 100% rooting

Plastic bottle cuttings are basically suitable for all flowers, especially roses and gardenias, and the rooting rate is higher than other cuttings! For the specific method, Huahua will explain it in detail using gardenia as an example!

1. Don’t throw away the plastic bottles you use after drinking. No matter what type they are, you can use them for cuttings!

2. Cut a piece of woody branch of gardenia, about one year old. Cut the bottom at a 45-degree angle to increase the contact area with water and promote rooting. Cut off the leaves at the bottom of the branches and cut half of the leaves at the top to reduce nutrient consumption.

3. Find a piece of foam and cut a circle according to the diameter of the plastic bottle.

4. Drill a small hole in the middle of the foam and insert the gardenia branch into the foam.

5. Use a wallpaper knife to cut horizontally at 1/3-1/2 of the upper part of the plastic. Be careful not to cut it completely, leaving a part connected.

6. Put the foam with the gardenia branches in it, and fill the bottom of the plastic bottle half full with water.

7. Stuff the foam with gardenia branches into the middle of the lower plastic bottle, and let the branches under the foam be immersed in the water.

8. Put the top of the plastic bottle back on, then seal the cut with tape, leaving the plastic cover on the top open.

9. Place the plastic bottle in a well-lit and ventilated place. No need to add extra water. White roots will grow in about 2-3 weeks!