recycled self watering containers for plants

**Josh** on 5/21/2010, 12:18 pm

Here is a self watering plant container for plants. It's made from a 2 litter soda bottle.
You measure down 7 and 1/4 inch and cut it into two pieces.

You need to cut a half circle in the bottom piece for a place to add the water to the bottom.
take the top piece and turn it upside down and push it all the way to the bottom,the neck piece has to be sure and touch the bottom piece.

Put mels mix in it and push the soil down into the neck tightly so it will wick the water up to the plant. Add your plant, it could be flower,herb,smaller veggie. Add water to the bottom using the half circle hole

it will then self water and you can easy see when you need to add more water
plus you will be helping to recycle the soda bottle

miinva on 5/21/2010, 12:36 pm

Wow Josh! I think I'll make some of those with my son next weekend Very Happy

Thank you for the great idea. We'll grow some flowers for beautification and if the bottles start to break down, we'll just recycle them!

**mckr3441** on 5/21/2010, 1:43 pm

Josh, you are the greatest! You come up with such very good ideas then you teach them so well. I'll have to try this one!

Claire

Paintedlady on 5/21/2010, 7:14 pm

What an awesome idea--good job!

alijoefam5 on 5/21/2010, 10:15 pm

That Is Awesome! I started using water bottles, but I didn't think about using the other half! Going to to do that tomorrow!
Great Idea!
Very Happy

new2this on 5/22/2010, 8:09 am

I love it, Josh....too cool!

timwardell on 5/31/2010, 6:01 pm

Another great idea Josh! Very Happy

nursekat424 on 5/31/2010, 7:44 pm

what a brilliant idea. i am heading to Ohio in a few weeks to visit family and friends and had promised to bring cuttings of my wandering jew to several ppl. was trying to figure the best way to get them there (2 day drive). this is perfect. and the bottles fit right into the left over plant holders (what the individual plants come in) from walmart. here is a pic of mine. thanks josh!!!!

**Josh** on 6/1/2010, 6:01 pm

nursekat your pots look great,glad you found them useful!

jkahn2eb on 2/14/2011, 9:57 am

Do you have any troubles with the clear plastic amplifying the heat/sunlight and cooking the soil & water inside?

Have you tried growing lettuce or spinach in something like this?

LaFee on 2/14/2011, 11:58 am

jkahn, you can see how Josh used these self-watering pots here:

http://squarefoot.creatingforum.com/t2552-wall-of-flowers

He also talks about how they hold up in the sun, too.

windrider1967 on 3/9/2011, 6:51 pm

I was looking for info on the forum about automatic watering and came upon this one and HAD to bump it. It is such a great idea. I have stuck 2 liter bottles in previous gardens as self waterers, and had looked at getting the tomato trays that are in the store, but I am thinking about making my own. I ahve been looking EVERYWHERE for the foil angel food pans, figured I could place them around the tomatoes/peppers and punch some holes in the bottom. May try it with either soda cans or bottles partially buried with holes dug in. Any thoughts

shannon1 on 3/5/2012, 2:44 am

They are just great I wonder how weird my neighbors will think I am as I pick through their recycle bins next week? Well they should be used to my oddness by now;)

kittykat on 4/4/2012, 3:40 pm

Calling all photos!!!

I'd love to see how people have used these pots. I saw Josh's wall of flowers and now his pole of flowers in the other thread... Any other ways y'all have used these??

kbb964 on 4/12/2012, 7:56 am

darn it now i need to go find soda bottles!

How did you attach the bottles to the fence Josh?

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Awesome Josh

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