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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: becky on April 02, 2006, 14:11

Title: The cheapest propagator in the world!!!!!!!
Post by: becky on April 02, 2006, 14:11

 Hello all! I thought I would let you know about a little invention that I made myself last weekend.
  Take a 4 pint plastic milk bottle, and cut it, just under the handle, around three sides, leaving the last side as a hinge. A square 9cm pot will fit nicely inside, with seeds sown in it! Water the pot, then seal the bottle with masking tape, or gaffer tape, any tape. Put the bottle on a sunny windowsill, and wait for your seedlings to appear! If they get too hot, you can take the lid off for ventilation!
  So far, I have germinated chives, basil, and cauliflower, in a week!!!!! Blue Peter career, here I come! :D
  P.S, a 6 pint bottle would fit 2 pots in it, the world is your oyster!

Title: The cheapest propagator in the world!!!!!!!
Post by: John on April 02, 2006, 17:27

What will do if you get hold of some sticky backed plastic????

Good idea :)

Title: The cheapest propagator in the world!!!!!!!
Post by: kooringa on April 02, 2006, 22:00

Yes the things you can do with those plastic milk bottles I use them for that and all sorts of things - they last forever don't they.


Well done Becky

Title: The cheapest propagator in the world!!!!!!!
Post by: John on April 02, 2006, 22:06

Quote from: "kooringa"

Yes the things you can do with those plastic milk bottles I use them for that and all sorts of things - they last forever don't they.


Well done Becky

That's the scary thing... they last forever.

Title: The cheapest propagator in the world!!!!!!!
Post by: Biscombe on April 23, 2006, 10:18

Great idea!!! Tracey Island next!! watch out!!