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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: suziequeue on June 25, 2010, 09:56:49 pm

Title: Bottle cloches
Post by: suziequeue on June 25, 2010, 09:56:49 pm

We are starting to collect 2 litre plastic fizzy drinks bottles to make individual cloches for planting stuff out early next year.

Can green plastic bottles be used?

or does this cut out the wavelength needed for photosynthesis?

Susanna

Title: Re: Bottle cloches
Post by: northfifeduckling on June 26, 2010, 02:29:54 pm

I always use the clear ones  :&>

Title: Re: Bottle cloches
Post by: Eagledance on June 26, 2010, 07:17:49 pm

Technically plants need red and blue light for photosynthesis so green bottles should be fine - but I always use clear!!

Ed

Title: Re: Bottle cloches
Post by: Hermit on July 26, 2010, 12:22:14 am

If you cut the bottle in half then you have a plantpot with propergator top.