25l bottle ideas please

[Guest]

Ok I have had these 2 x 25l water bottles kicking about a while and I thought about turning them into mini plant towers. However, I know grapes have a knack for having great ideas. So I just wanted to know what you would do with them?



Thanks as always

[Bigmallly]

Reservoirs for drip irrigation.

[veggiechicken]

Cut top off =
Deep planters for root veg.
Maybe celery that likes wetter roots (I think!)

Use top =
plunge into soil, with cap off, as water reservoir, or for feeding down to roots

Cut side off =
Lay them on their sides and cut a side off to make deep seed trays.
Cut in half sideways and make 2 deepish seed trays/planters............

[Potstubsdustbins]

If they are anything like the ones we use it will be a case of 'saw' the top off. Then drainage holes, paint colour of choice, two largish planters.

[Jungle Jane]

I was looking at these towers last night,you could cut a few holes in those & cut the top off & insert this pipe to make a higher tower?
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dc7VUMGRmBk/0.jpg

[Potstubsdustbins]

^^^^^^^^^^Now there's an idea for offcuts off 110mm plastic soil pipe.

[bario1]

I use a couple of those for making nettle/comfrey tea.

[KevinM67]

Would they be suitable for using some of your produce in the wine making or brewing business ?

I've never tried it myself, YET - but seriously looking into it.

[Glutton4...]

I'd keep them as water containers! Storing extra rainwater in for that hot dry summer we're going to get.

[no_akira]

Use them for transporting water from the sites tap to your plot.

two of them fit snugly in a wheel barrow and are manageable weight wise.

50litres of water = 50kilos