Bottle planters

Plant drip feeders

Keep your plants watered

What you need:

•Soda bottles (washed and dried) • Scissors

•A sharp knife or a drill with a 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.

What to do:

1. 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. 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.