Here I show you how to make an automatic watering plant for seedlings with a bottle.
A trick so that your seedlings never run out of water!
Because with the hot weather, the seeds need water more frequently in their mini-greenhouse.
In addition, it is a technique that makes it possible to recycle and reuse plastic bottles. 0 waste guaranteed!
With just a bottle, a piece of string, water and seeds, your seedlings will never run out of water again.
Here's how to make automatic watering for seedlings with a plastic bottle . Watch:
- plastic bottle with its cap
- compost
- bag of seeds
- knife
- screwdriver
- hammer
- 30 cm of twine
- indelible pen
1. With the knife, cut the bottle in half.
2. Unscrew the cap.
3. Place the screwdriver on the cap, and with the hammer, tap the screwdriver to punch a hole.
4. Take the string and fold it in half to have 2 rows of string.
5. Pass the string through the hole in the cork and tie it inside the cork.
6. Screw the cap back onto the neck of the bottle.
7. Put water in the lower part of the bottle.
8. Turn the top of the bottle upside down so that it fits into the lower part, cork side down. The string must be soaked in water.
9. Fill the upper part with potting soil.
10. Sow the seeds.
11. Write down the name of the seeds planted with the indelible pen.
And There you go ! Your seeder with water reserve is ready :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, right?
Your seeds will grow quickly. Why?
Because the plastic bottle plays the role of a greenhouse and keeps the heat.
This facilitates the "lifting" of the seeds.
In addition, the soil will never be dry thanks to the string that soaks in the water reserve.
It allows the soil to be permanently moistened.
And all that for 0€! Brilliant, this little recycled DIY.
As soon as the plants are 6 to 10 cm tall and the season is right, you can transplant them into the ground.
You can plant all kinds of seeds, both flowers and vegetables:
Tomatoes, peppers, zucchini or squash.
But also carnation, daisy, nasturtium, marigold and sweet pea.
The plastic bottle serves as a pot for seedlings. But at the same time it acts as a mini-greenhouse to keep the seeds warm.
The water reserve - kept warm - irrigates the land above thanks to the string that soaks in it.
The seeds grow peacefully even in hot weather.
