[knightquest]

Any ideas what to do to recycle 2ltr (or other) pop bottles? We seem to end up with a large number of these and would love to use them in our garden somehow..........

Ian

[hughesy]

I use them as plant pots. Cut the top off and they make a good deep container ideal for rooting cuttings in. I've got about 100 willow cuttings in pop bottles now all growing nicely in the back yard. If I plant them straight out the bloody rabbitrs eat them before they get a chance. Get them going in a pop bottle until they're tall enough to put a spiral guard on then plant them out. Problem solved.

[Muc]

Flower-pot, cloches, funnel and for your elderflower cordial.

[little blue]

use the top part upside as a watering funnel - great for courgettes,  the middle bits around your beans to keep the slugs off, and bury the bottom part as a beer trap!

[Sharondp]

You can make a great fly trap from them.

Cut the top off and put it upside down inside the bottom, punch holes either side, thread string through and hang it up.

In the bottom section, just put a mixture of honey & water

Away pesky flies! 

[Helencus]

Well not garden use but bloody good.. Elderflower champagne of course I use them every year for it no problems.

[Norfolk Newby]

All my homebrew beer goes into them. The clear/white ones are best so you can see when the beer has cleared. Strong, easy to wash, they are ideal

NN

[Rosemary]

You can build a greenhouse! Seriously, one of our local schools did it. They built a frame and fitted the bottles into it.

[knightquest]

You can build a greenhouse! Seriously, one of our local schools did it. They built a frame and fitted the bottles into it.

WOW Do you have details?

Some fantastic ideas here folks. Thanks 

Ian

[Susie]

Step by step guide for a plastic bottle green house 

http://www.reapscotland.org.uk/reports/greenhouse%20v1.pdf

[knightquest]

Step by step guide for a plastic bottle green house 

http://www.reapscotland.org.uk/reports/greenhouse%20v1.pdf

Thank you. That is great!! 

[Mickyork]

Greenhouse idea is excellent.

[TheCaptain]

Mole deterrents amongst otherthings:  Cut them about 1/3 from the top then stick the top of the bottle into the top of mole hill - the wind noise, similar to that produced when blowing over the top of a glass bottle like a drunk pied-piper, drives them crazy apparently.  I also use them as useful funnel for weeing into as the moles don't like that either...

[Sharondp]

You can build a boat......

http://www.theplastiki.com/

[Wizard]

and you can make a nice hole in the bottom Cut a nice as you can slit vertical 6" then at 90 degrees the top and bottom make another slit(6 in all) bend the flap you have just made out and make a turbine You need three blades Stick a cane up through the bottom and screw on the lid tight It wants to be nice and loose They dont half make a noise in the wind Collard doves do not like them at all Biggest snag they don't work Like these state of the wind mill generators if there is no wind