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Making an Upside Down Herb Planter

You can recycle 2 liter soda bottles to make your upside herb planters.

Since I am gardening in such a small space, I need to make sure that I am maximizing every inch possible.

When I was doing my initial research, I came across the Instructable on upside down hanging planters.

Perfect for my fire escape and for this project. Using recycled materials, so it’s inexpensive and efficient. They are also easy to make.

    Tools and materials

  • 2L soda bottle
  • Duct tape
  • Razor
  • Hole puncher
  • Thick twine or thin rope

    Instructions on how to make an upside vegetable planter

  • Use razor to cut off bottom third or so of soda bottle.
  • Wrap duct tape around the bottom part of the soda bottle. Make sure that half of the duct tape is on the bottle and half is above it.
  • Cut slits about 2-3″ apart in the duct tape and fold over.
  • Punch two holes about halfway down the duct tape. Cut two more on the opposite side.
  • Cut string and thread through two of the holes form the outside in. Do the same on the other side.

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  • morassee
    Hi! I just started something similar, in a more girlish style :)

    http://morassee.blogspot.com/2009/07/indoor-veg...

    Good Luck & Enjoy your garden!

    Morassee
  • Mike Lieberman
    What mine aren't girlish enough for you? :-)

    Good luck and I'll be keeping a lookout on your garden.
  • morassee
    Shall we say that the two gardens are kinda twins?

    They started their lives at the same time... Mine lives in London downtown anyway
  • Mike Lieberman
    That works for me.
  • LOVE it! I might just have to give that one a try!
  • Mike Lieberman
    Heather, if you do, please let me know how it goes. Haven't had much success yet. The parsley looks to be hurting at this point.

    Not sure if it's me or that it just doesn't work.
  • Way too cool. Would have never thought about this. But I had never lived in NY either.
  • Mike Lieberman
    Thanks. Not sure I'm sold on this yet though. Will do a follow up post soon.
  • But why grow things out of the bottom? You've got to deal with the soil/water leaking out. Why not just put the lid on and grow stuff out of the top? like a regular pot, just made out of an upside down bottle.
  • Mike Lieberman
    Good call Craig. I did the upside down because of the limited space. Thought it would best suit what I was working with, plus it looked kinda cool.

    Think I need to re-evaluate and what your suggestion definitely makes sense.
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    Margaret

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  • Mike Lieberman
    Thanks Margaret. Glad you are enjoying.

    I'm contemplating reorganizing the site to make it easier to follow.

    Appreciate you following and commenting.
  • Hannah Barron
    This idea is really neat, but plants move water around with the help of gravity so I think that might be why they seem hurt and confused! I would just use the exact same planters as is, but grow the herbs right side up and put a medium sized rock where the neck of the bottle is to keep the dirt in. That way it's perfect for letting water drain out. Also, with the plant right-side-up, it will be able to grow bigger instead of being cramped by the bottle neck and depending on the plant, you might save water because you don't have to pour as much in to make sure it gets all the way down to the roots (if the roots were shallow). Looks very cool though! I like that the bottle is clear so you can see exactly where the roots are and if it's root-bound and needs to be transplanted.
  • Mike Lieberman
    Thanks for the comment and suggestion Hannah. It's already done and working much better http://www.urbanorganicgardener.com/2009/08/sta...
  • This is a great idea, I can't wait to try it out. I actually have room for a garden where I live, but this is just too cool.
  • Mike Lieberman
    Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately these were a failure. I'd recommend making these hanging herb planters instead http://www.urbanorganicgardener.com/how-to-make...
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