Late last spring I did an experiment with some tomato seeds and my own version of a greenhouse. It was a successful experiment, so I decided to try it earlier this year with tomato seeds and some of the nasturtium seeds I received from Renee's Garden as part of the Seed Grow Project.
First I have to make my "greenhouses". I take water bottles and cut the spout end of with a hacksaw or scissors (depending on thickness of plastic). I then take either a nail or a drill and put holes in the bottom of the bottle that will allow air and water in. Ta Da, you have a miniature greenhouse.
Then it's time to pick a sunny location and work the soil, plant the seeds, and water them well.
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That's a cute idea...I have used milk jugs before. I have to worry about plastic things blowing away though. Have fun growing your spitfire nasturtium!
I bury them pretty deep in the ground so they don't blow away, but it's also a pretty protected area. Not sure what would happen if it was a windy location.
What a great idea! I never seem to have much luck with direct sowing flower seeds -- I should give your mini greenhouse method a try. Maybe I'll try it with the nasturtiums I don't end up sowing indoors this year.
I went out this morning with my little pop bottle cloches but the "nastie" plantlings actually looked great, so I left them off. As long as it stays in the 50s overnight, I think they'll be okay? Yes?
Good tip in making the cloches out of the bottles. They're a good way to protect seedlings in the early spring when you still might get some frost.
Not a thing wrong with frugal greenhouse building! Nice tip too!
I didn't even think of doing this with mine - what a great idea! I will be watching to see how they do...nice job!
That's a really good idea to make a cloche out of a plastic bottle. I love opportunities to reuse items that we would otherwise throw away.
My husband thinks I am a pack rat, but these worked well last year. You could probably recycle liter bottles for bigger cloches.
I don't usually have good luck direct sowing either, since our growing season is pretty short.
What a clever way to go about building a greenhouse.....wonder how many bottles it would take to build me an acre? :)
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