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DIY Vertical Gardens Hanging Soda Bottle Garden

DIY Vertical Gardens Hanging Soda Bottle Garden

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SFGate
San Francisco, CA
USA
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Solution Overview & Benefits

Any small-space gardener will tell you, when you run out of room it's time to get creative. As The Chronicle's rooftop plot reaches maximum capacity, we've been looking for ways to use some empty walls and doors. Fortunately, garden communities graciously swap ideas, simplifying our search. Noticing discarded pallets outside the Chronicle mail room, Fern Richardson led and planted a vertical garden using instructions from her blog, Life on the Balcony (lifeonthebalcony.com). One of the gardens on this blog is: The Hanging Soda Bottle Garden: Supplies -Clean 2-liter soda bottle -Razor blade -Duct tape -Hole puncher -Thick twine or thin rope -Power drill -Potting soil and plant Instructions: Cut off the bottom third of the soda bottle and wrap duct tape around the edges, allowing an extra inch of tape above the rim. Cut three-four slits around the tape and fold over. Punch two holes on the right and left side of the taped rim. Thread the twine through the holes from the inside out, leaving enough for hanging. Drill a drainage opening in the cap and screw it back on. Add potting soil and plant; water regularly.

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SFGate is the Hearst-owned website sister-site of the San Francisco Chronicle and the go-to online source for all news and entertainment related to the Bay Area. With a Pulitzer prize and 22 million readers each month, the SFGate publishes a moment-by-moment, 360˚ view of San Francisco that is wildly reflective of right now for the most mobile and social audience in the country.

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Publicly available: yes
Countries where available: Worldwide
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