These planters are such a great way to décor your balcony with
hanging plants and it is totally inexpensive. It is such fun to make and requires no professional
knowledge. Vertical gardens with plastic bottles can be created in the same way
and you can utilize the vertical space in your apartment or balcony.
Most of the plants can be grown in plastic containers.
Plants like succulents (Jade plant), purpleheart,Wandering heart or wandering jews, money plant.
Also, you can try experimenting with different plants.
Tools Required:
- Plastic bottles
- Knife
- Scissors
- Stainless Skewers
HOW TO:
- Clean the soda bottles and dry it out completely.
- Remove all the labels from the plastic or soda bottles
- Poke a hole after heating a sharp object like Stainless Skewers. Heating makes the process a lot easier. Heat the knife and create a small incision at the mid bottle.Please get the help of adults if you are under 18 for this process.
Tip : After creating a incision in the bottle, I personally find it easier to cut with the help of scissors.
- Cut all the bottles into two halves like shown in the below picture.
- Punch four holes at the top (to hang with the twine) and few holes at the bottom (to drain the excess water.)
- Paint the bottles with enamel paint or spray paints. You can also use a primer to give a base coat. Acrylics don't stay on the plastic bottles for a long time. For the acrylic designs to be waterproof it is necessary to give a base coat.
- First picture below is spray painted whereas second picture is hand painted. I have used two coats of white paint to give a good finish.
- Add a twine to the plastic pot and hang it. Hurrah your planter is all ready to be filled with a mix of coco peat and soil (50:50)
Also, check out How to grow plants in a Matka
If you are interested in checking out designs to paint your soda planter click here
Check out here to know what kinds of plants can be grown in plastic soda bottle
- Keep it simple or decorate it according to your liking. And your DIY planter is ready.
If you interested in growing tangled check out the ultimate guide to Grow and care for Tangled heart Hanging plant
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