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Posted: Apr/27/2009 6:06 AM PST
ok im corious what yall think can grow AND ;live in that size bottle it must be hebs but can they germinate or must they be cuttings? the bottles are specifically sprecher bottles --another thing my mom thinks will be ugly i think itd be an awesome ideal oh! think the lasbels can be left on? or they need to be taken off? |
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Posted: May/01/2009 2:56 PM PST
over 100 views an NO comments? seems kinda strange |
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Posted: May/02/2009 7:04 AM PST
I would think that you could plant herbs in almost anything, with or without the label. I do all my herbs outside, so I'm not much help with your container question. |
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Posted: May/02/2009 8:03 AM PST
thankies fer the effort tho LOL an ive 1 with the dirt in it allmost full label on once filled totally add some water maby let sot overtnight if i think ive over wate4red pop some seeds in it seran wrap over top fer greenhouse put by aerogarden wait fer germination and the brown of the bottles will turn some light into heat fer the soil LOL i think itd be cool to have them as planters my mom like everything else seems to hate the ideal |
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Posted: May/03/2009 4:18 AM PST
Let us know how it works. If it does, post a picture. |
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Posted: May/03/2009 5:25 AM PST
I've used soda bottles and different sized plastic cups. All have worked well for sprouting veggie seeds. Bigger seeds, like those of a mango, I do in nursery potts. You need to provide drainage though or a slight overwatering can kill your seedlings. I take a small knife and poke four large holes in the bottom. The cool thing is, when you water, you can see how much water you need since it's transparent.  The soda bottle I cut in half before using as well. |
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Posted: May/03/2009 5:27 AM PST
Also, keep in mind that I never planned for the bottles or cups to be their permanent home, just to start them. I would imagine that there isn't enough space for a plant to grow to full size. |
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Posted: May/03/2009 5:28 AM PST
these are brown tinted glass so harder to drill--ill def photo the progress |
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Posted: May/07/2009 6:53 PM PST
update!!!! the 1st has seeds and is covered by plastic wrap under the aerogarden has no soil coveering the seeds but the water has appeared to come up to the level of the seeds drenching some its been only acouple days dosent look like the flowers are germinating yet to me mondaynight tuesday mornin leaving fer like a week vacation im not shure how everything including the peppers will do during that vacation dont think i wanna leave them oiutside ill prolly leave in tray with lotsa water the aloe will be fine LOL --i do hope the rootbeer thing has germinated by then |
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Posted: May/28/2009 3:07 AM PST
if the bottles are clear the sun will burn the roots of your plants and kill them, so you should cover the bottles with paper or paint them to keep out the sun on the roots, I use the plastic coffee canisters for my planters, just drill a few holes and plant they also make great topsy turvie planters for tomaotes. |
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