Plant drip feeders Keep your plants watered
What you need:
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What to do: 1.
• Scissors • A sharp knife or a drill with a
Ensure the outside of the bottles have the labels removed and there is no residue left in them.
2.
Using the sharp knife or drill, cut 10 – 15 holes around the bottle at various heights. An adult should do this part.
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3.
Carefully cut off the base of the bottle (around 2 cm from the bottom) and keep the lid on the bottle. An adult should do this part too.
4.
If you are starting a new hanging basket, add soil to the bottom of the basket, then place the water bottle with the bottle lid down into the middle and fill the basket with more soil, making sure the open end of the bottle is still exposed. Then plant your choice of plants.
5.
If you are creating a drip feeder for an established plant pot, simply follow steps 1– 3 above and then add the bottle by digging a small hole in the middle of the plants.
6.
Fill the bottle with water, which will slowly drip-feed the plants.
Soda bottles (washed and dried)
small drill piece
Hanging baskets: established ones which have been filled with plants or new ones
Top tip Make sure the bottle is completely drained and that the soil is dry before inviting children to refill the drip feeder.
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