Living in urban areas with limited land is no reason not to be able to garden. With a little willingness to take a moment and not be ashamed to go to the scraper to buy used bottles. You can have a vertical garden in a narrow area.
The seeds are not expensive, you can buy them at seed sellers at a price of 5000 rupiah, certainly you are overwhelmed to move them from the nursery.
And ... 3 weeks later ... You can see mountain-style vegetable gardens around your house. Now cooking boiled noodles or just making vegetables doesn't need to go to the stall: D
Interesting right?
Well ... if a model like this is more space saving. By arranging a standing bottle and hanging it can save more space and your collection of vegetables can be more complete. But you need to spend on making clothesline hangers to hang the bottles ... hmm ... everything will pay off when vegetables can be harvested.
It is a matter of pride to cook vegetables from planting and gardening yourself.
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How to Plant Vegetables in an Aqua Bottle Easily
To make your home garden green and filled with productive plants is not difficult and requires expensive costs. You can use used aqua bottles. Besides saving costs, you can protect the environment by recycling bottles at home.
Bottles that are used as a medium for these plants can be filled with various kinds of plants, one of which is vegetables. Of course by planting these vegetables can be very useful later for you to consume. If you are interested in doing so, the following will be explained about how to grow vegetables in an aqua bottle.
Material Required for Planting Vegetables
- Used 1.5 liter or 600 ml aqua bottle
- Cutter or knife
- Markers
- Vegetable plant seeds that have been prepared
- Fertilizers
The Process of Planting Vegetables in an Aqua Bottle
- Cut the Used Aqua Bottle
The first step is to cut the aqua bottle in half. To be neat, you can use markers to mark which parts will be cut. Of course what must be marked is the aqua bottle in the middle. After dividing into two parts you use only the bottom. While the top to the mouth of the bottle does not need to be used. Unless you are going to make hydroponic plants.
- Enter the soil and fertilizer into the bottle
Next is to put the soil in the bottle. In Indonesia, there are several types of soil for planting plants. And land suitable for plantations and agriculture is the one that has the following characteristics:
• Has a Ph <7
• Contains organic elements
• Has high humidity, especially when the dry season arrives
• When planted with plants, the soil will not harden.
And land that has the above characteristics can be found easily around the yard. Before putting it in an aqua bottle, don't forget to mix it with manure or other types of fertilizer that you have bought from stores that sell plants and the like.
Enter the Vegetable Seeds into the Bottle If the process of entering the soil and fertilizer is complete. Then the next step is to put vegetable seeds into the bottle.
Treat and Flush After the above process has been completed, the next step is to treat and water the plants that you have stored in the used aqua bottle. To water it do every day in the morning and evening.
Some examples of pots from used bottles
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Suitable Vegetables Stored in an Aqua Bottle
Not all types of vegetables can be planted in an aqua bottle considering the small and limited size of the aqua bottle. Therefore, so that you do not choose to plant vegetables, the following types of vegetables can be grown in aqua bottles, such as:
- Chili
- Kale
- Eggplant
- Tomatoes
- Spinach
- Mustard
The types of plants and vegetables above, when they grow, do not have the capacity to consume space and are short-lived. If you are tired of planting one of the vegetables above, you can replace it with another type of plant.
Overcoming Pests and Diseases
The risk of growing vegetables is the most common is the presence of pests and diseases in these vegetables. Vegetables that are vulnerable to this pest are kale and mustard greens. Usually the types of pests that land on these vegetable plants are caterpillars and white fleas. However, this can still be solved manually using our own hands. However, if there are already many and are considered dangerous, you can buy them at a plant-specific shop.
That's the process of how to easily grow vegetables in aqua bottles. Hopefully all of us can love plants even more by starting from our own environment. Good luck!