Phil's Gardening Tips And Tricks My Opinion On Recycling Soft Dink Bottles To Wicking Pots
Tips, Tricks
My opinion on using soft drink bottles as wicking pots. I had mixed results with the soft drink bottles as wicking pots. Some where successful while others were not as successful. I found that the method using the sand was a better than the funnel method. I think it is because there is more surface area for the water to wick up into the dirt than in the funnel and reservoir method. Also the sponge rotted away very quickly in the funnel method. So I would prefer the wicking method with the sand. Another thing I observed was that if you had 2/3rd sand to 1/3rd growing medium the method worked better. But don't think I would use this method with the soft drink bottles, much prefer my peat pots and wicking them, and my wicking propagation tray. TheEmptyNester has a video on soft drink bottle wicking containers that you'll find interesting. The link is below http://youtu.be/8QI2buIT_R0 Like me on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garden-And-Lawn-Care-Tips-With-Phil/239397872930802 For some great garden info products take a look at: http://food-independence.com http://abundant-herbs.com http://fantasticcompost.com
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I like them. but I use a polyester batting as a wick. I have never tried them with sand. I just started using aluminum foil around the base to reflect thee sun. But I sue them short term. Only my pineapple plant is a longer tern resident to one. Nice video. I just subbed and with look at some of your other videos. Best wishes, E
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Nice experiment Phil - saves me having to try it too LOL Cheers :)
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