DIY Self Watering Planters Made from Recycled Bottles
Create self-watering planters from recycled plastic bottles, perfect for herbs or small plants while teaching hands-on science.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 1 planter
- Category: Craft
- Method: DIY
- Cuisine: N/A
- Diet: N/A
Ingredients
- Clean plastic bottle
- Cotton string or strip of old cotton cloth (Wick)
- Potting soil
- Plant or seedling
- Water
- Scissors or utility knife (optional)
Instructions
- Take a clean plastic bottle and slice it into two parts. The top will hold the soil and plant, while the bottom will serve as the water reservoir.
- Prepare the Wick by cutting a length of cotton string or cloth and threading it through the neck of the top half so one end reaches the soil and the other hangs into the bottom reservoir.
Notes
Use a towel or newspaper to catch spills. Supervise cutting with scissors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 planter
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg