「Illustrated」DIY lazy watering tool and cutting tool using plastic bottle!

Plastic bottle - watering artifact

Watering succulents is a hassle. If you use a spray bottle to water them, you may accidentally water the leaves, causing the heart and stems to rot. So how do you solve this pain point? Simple! All it takes is a plastic bottle!

first step

Find a plastic bottle and keep the plastic cap on the top; don't throw it away!

Step 2

Take off the plastic cover, hold the plastic cover with a tool such as pliers in one hand, and use a lighter to burn the outside of the plastic bottle over low heat with the other hand to make it softer.

Step 3

As shown in the picture below, find a toothpick and slowly poke the middle of the plastic cover from the inside to the outside. Be steady when poking and don't shake it left or right until a beautiful small cone is poked out.

Step 4

To poke out a beautiful cone shape, don't take off the toothpick in a hurry. Put it in a ventilated place and let it dry naturally. Wait until it is completely shaped before removing the toothpick.

Step 5

The conical hole has been made. Now we can use scissors to cut off the tip of the top to allow water to flow out.

Step 6

The last step is to fill the plastic bottle with water and cover it with the prepared lid, and you’re done! When watering, squeeze the body of the plastic bottle and a thin stream of water will flow out from the bottle cap.

Step 7

This homemade watering can has a thin stream of water that will not flow into the heart of the leaves of succulents and cause rot in the heart, stems, or leaves. It is more useful than buying succulents that take up space in the watering can.

Step 8

Of course, if you find the above operation troublesome, you can directly make a hole in the bottle cap and insert the straw into the hole.

It is important to note that the size of the hole in the bottle cap must match the diameter of the straw, otherwise water will leak.

Plastic bottle cutting magic tool, 100% rooting

Huahua has introduced a lot of methods of propagating plants through plastic bottle cuttings to you, but the method that Huahua is going to teach you today has a higher rooting rate than other methods. Below I will take gardenia as an example to give you a detailed explanation.

Step 1

Develop the habit of collecting plastic bottles. Don’t throw them away, whether they are plastic bottles or beverage bottles!

Step 2

Cut off a piece of semi-lignified branch of gardenia, preferably half a year to one year old, and use a wallpaper knife to cut the bottom of the branch at a 45-degree angle to make the cut into a horseshoe shape, increasing the contact area with water and making it easier to take root.

Step 3

Find a piece of foam board and cut a circle according to the diameter of the bottom of the foam.

Step 4

Drill a small hole in the middle of the foam, then remove the leaves at the bottom of the gardenia branch and insert them into the small hole in the foam board.

Step 5

Lay the plastic bottle horizontally and cut it at 1/3 of the way down with a wallpaper knife. Be careful not to completely cut off the upper 1/3, but leave a little bit so that the upper and lower parts can be connected together without breaking.

Step 6

Pour water into the lower part of the plastic bottle, and the water level should occupy about 3/4 of the lower half of the plastic bottle.

Step 7

Put the foam with the gardenia branches inserted into the lower part of the plastic bottle, above the water surface. Make sure the branches underneath the foam are exposed to moisture.

Step 8

Put the upper part of the plastic bottle cover back on and wrap the cut with tape. Remove the cap from the plastic bottle.

Step 9

Place the prepared cutting device in a well-lit and ventilated place. After about 2-3 weeks, the branches will grow white roots, and there is no need to add water during this period.

Plastic bottle seeding tool, super fast germination

It’s autumn! It’s the sowing season again. Are flower lovers buying seedling pots and seedling blocks everywhere again? In fact, you don’t have to spend that money, the plastic bottles in your home can be super useful tools for sowing seeds!

Step 1

Prepare a plastic bottle, as shown in the picture, horizontally, cut it into three equal parts: top, middle and bottom, and put the middle one aside for now.

Step 2

Fill the bottom plastic bottle with soil, water it thoroughly, and then sprinkle the seeds.

Step 3

Seal the incision with plastic wrap to keep it moist and warm. Wait 1-3 weeks and the seeds will germinate!

Step 4

After all the seedlings have grown out, you can tear off the plastic wrap! But the seedlings are too weak to withstand strong winds and low temperatures. At this time, the 1/3 of the plastic bottle we cut off can be used! As shown in the picture, just cover it like a hat. It not only increases the humidity, but also protects the seedlings.