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Plastic Bottle Planters

by Chicken Girl on September 21, 2011

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Plastic Bottle Planters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro: Plastic Bottle Planters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: Materials Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2: Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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 Author:Chicken Girl Mike and Molly's House
I'm a girl with a couple of kids, chickens and bees, and yes, let's not forget Mike, my husband. I'm always running down the rabbit hole with some new idea.
I'm learning to temper my passion for everything with a dose of frugality!

Intro: Plastic Bottle Planters

Around here we are always trying to find a second (or third or fourth) life for things before we recycle them or turn them into papercrete. I haven’t achieved the Johnson
family’s success on not taking things into the house in the first place but a girl needs an aspiration! I came across this planter idea earlier this summer and just
absolutely loved it! It’s reusing a plastic bottle and giving it a new life.

Step 1: Materials Needed

Materials:

Xacto knife (I prefer it to scissors- but be careful!)

measuring device (a ruler would qualify)

plastic bottle (it’s a no starter without one)

muslin fabric (about a 2″ diameter circle)

rubber band

Step 2: Instructions
1. Mark 1/2 way on the bottle (this does not have to be exact, just somewhere close to the middle).

2. Cut the bottle on your mark

3. Take the cap off

4. Take the muslin and cover the mouth of the bottle. Secure the fabric with the rubber band around the neck of the bottle.

5. Take the top half of the bottle and fill it with dirt about half way up.

6. Take a small plant and put it on top of the dirt. Take more dirt and fill in around the edges. Make sure you have about 1″ of space above the dirt to the top of the
container.

7. Put the top 1/2 of the bottle into the bottom 1/2.

If you like this come check out my blog at Mike and Molly's House! My husband and I are wanna be DIY superheros trying to discover our superpowers! You can follow
us tinkering around our spread outside of Santa Fe, NM.

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