Bopher
04-28-2013, 07:55 PM
Now I know that seedling that has been started tnds to do better then a plant just tossed in the ground. So I was trying to figure out a way to create a mini green house just like when you buy a little kit in the garden center at Walmart. Now I have a messy desk and lots of the Walmart brand sports drink bottle that for some reason never make it to the trash can which is like 2ft away. Then I thought mybe they would be good containers so it was time to mod.
First I removed the labels and washed out any remaining drink that was in the bottle.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/38/wp201304286.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/wp201304286.jpg/)
So once they were clean I needed to figure out a good way to reduce the size and make it so I can get to the seedlings easily. These bottles are nice because if they are cut where I marked the one in the following pic they had this little lip that would sit inside the bottom just a little bit and keep the lid from flopping all over.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/600/wp201304285.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/wp201304285.jpg/)
Now I had a little lid and cup that would hold heat and moisture inside and be easily accessible.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/443/wp201304283.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/443/wp201304283.jpg/)
Since I wasn't going to use the lid anymore I ran a bead of hot glue around the lip then set 4 more dots on the outside to make sure the heat and moisture stayed inside.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/203/wp201304282.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/203/wp201304282.jpg/)
I painted the bottoms black to refect heat around if I were to place the greenhouse in the sun or under my glow lamp. Now they look almost professional. The lids would still move a little but a couple of dots of hot glue on the lip of the cup helps keep the lid from moving.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/39/wp20130428.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/wp20130428.jpg/)
Right now I have about 6 of these done up and 3 already have approx 8 plants sprouting after only a week.
First I removed the labels and washed out any remaining drink that was in the bottle.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/38/wp201304286.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/wp201304286.jpg/)
So once they were clean I needed to figure out a good way to reduce the size and make it so I can get to the seedlings easily. These bottles are nice because if they are cut where I marked the one in the following pic they had this little lip that would sit inside the bottom just a little bit and keep the lid from flopping all over.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/600/wp201304285.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/wp201304285.jpg/)
Now I had a little lid and cup that would hold heat and moisture inside and be easily accessible.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/443/wp201304283.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/443/wp201304283.jpg/)
Since I wasn't going to use the lid anymore I ran a bead of hot glue around the lip then set 4 more dots on the outside to make sure the heat and moisture stayed inside.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/203/wp201304282.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/203/wp201304282.jpg/)
I painted the bottoms black to refect heat around if I were to place the greenhouse in the sun or under my glow lamp. Now they look almost professional. The lids would still move a little but a couple of dots of hot glue on the lip of the cup helps keep the lid from moving.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/39/wp20130428.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/wp20130428.jpg/)
Right now I have about 6 of these done up and 3 already have approx 8 plants sprouting after only a week.