Gardeners happiness lies in buying plants. I had only a meager of 12 pots on my balcony initially. As the gardener in me grew I wanted to buy more plants or to propagate them.
Space has been always an issue then and space has been an issue now.
Then looking into few sources I decided to grow plants in the plastic bottle mainly due to a few reasons.
Hanging plants are beautiful than the pots placed on the ground level.
Plastic bottles can be reused effectively.
Cheap and easy DIY projects to decor your plants.
No sufficient light in my hall to keep indoor plants alive for a long time so I had to find a way to utilize my vertical space in the garden.
Check here for more ideas on how to make a Plastic bottle planter.
Here are a few plants that can be easily grown in plastic bottles. Most of the plants mentioned in the list are not so demanding plants. They would be happy even if you water them twice a week. These plants are a perfect piece to décor your home. Also, you can gift these inexpensive yet attractive mature plants to your loved ones.
1. Portulaca
Portulacas are easy-growing and colorful plants. Portulaca is also known as 10 O Clock and 9 O clock plants as they are known to blossom between 9 AM to 10 AM. The flowers are available in almost all colors. These plants are perfect for containers and bottles.
You can be more creative by mixing two or more color portulaca in a pot.
As Portulacas is invasive it is advisable to keep them in containers else they spread like weeds. Portulacas do not require any special care but prefer sunlight. They will be happy to grow in almost all conditions.
2. Tangled Heart Plant
Tangled heart plants are beautiful for your hanging plant collection, They are one of the most loved hanging plants. These plants are also easy to propagate and thrive in drought conditions. These succulents grow remarkably when compared to other succulents. These Tangled heart plants are also easy to maintain. I would suggest you give this a buy without any second thought.
3. Pothos or Money plant
One of the trendy and the most common plant on the list is pothos. Money plants are tolerant to climatic, lighting, and water conditions. Pothos can be grown in water but I prefer growing them in the soil as they grow comparatively bushier and faster. They are good air purifiers and are available in many varieties like Neon pothos, Manjula pothos, and Golden pothos.
Pothos is also considered to bring luck and prosperity to the home.
Here is a complete guide on Pothos - with secret tips to grow bushy plant
4. Purple heart
Purple hearts are exquisite for your hanging bottle planters. Purple hearts are fondly known as Purple secretia or Purple queen. Propagating the plants are easy. Insert a few stems into the soil with the node and keep the plants moist until the plants establish themselves. Thereafter water the plants allowing them to dry out in between. Place the plants in moderate sunlight.
5. Wandering Jews
Another best plant to grow in bottles is Wandering Jew, Inch Plant, or the Zebrina Pendula.
To give your garden a plop of color these purple plants with silver stripes will work the best. Wandering Jews do well in indirect sunlight - direct sunlight can burn their leaves or dim their bright purple color.
Look how beautifully they are growing in my planter bottle.
6. Jade
Jades are the most famous of succulent variety. Bonsai varieties of Jades are very appealing. Jades can be easily grown in bottle planters. They require less water making them perfect for containers. Prune the branches to get a bushier jade plant.
I had read many sources saying they thrive in low sunlight. But I am highly against this opinion. My Jade plant was not doing well in low lit conditions. It started dropping leaves and looking like a sick plant. I bought them outdoors and now it has started to grow new leaves. Even if you are planning to grow them indoors. Provide them with good sunlight for at least 4 to 5 hours daily.
7. Tomato
Inverted tomato gardening saves space. Tomato saplings can be grown in a 5Litre bottle provided they are fertilized once in 15 to 25 days. This is the best way to grow your kitchen garden plants if you lack the required space.
Take a bottle and cut a small hole in the bottle cap. Take a healthy sapling and push the root ball gently into the soil. The soil composition can be 50% soil and 50% cocopeat with some compost. Adding cocopeat will not allow the soil to dry out and retain moisture. Once the plant has settled itself in the new environment it will start to grow upwards facing the sun.
Tomatoes love water, hence water them at least once a day. The plants would start to look dried out and weak if they are not watered for two to three days. So have a check on the watering conditions and compost.
To know more about hand pollination techniques to grow more fruits in plants.
8. Purslane
Purslane and Portulacas look similar and have a lot in common. Purslane also belongs to the weed community. These plants are highly inexpensive to grow and care for. They are available in a wide variety of colors. And flowers are often in bunches. These plants are pretty and low-maintenance plants. Even if you ignore them for a few days they would be perfectly alright.
Best plants for forgetful or lazy gardeners.
9. Sedum
Sedums are succulents that can be easily grown in coke bottles.
They prefer well-draining soil and would love to stay outdoors. They are also called Stonecrop plants, available in green and green with golden tinges.
They could also be used as a ground cover.
You can also check how to propagate sedums here
10.Turtle Vine
Turtle vine plant is popularly known as creeping inch plant and trails beautifully. They are one of the most carefree and easy-growing hanging plants. Turtle vine grows really well in plastic bottles. These turtle vines are beautiful and must have in everyone's garden.
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