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#141939 April 5th, 2006 at 01:41 AM
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Some of us here are already aware of this trick . . . but I'll share it anyway - just in case somebody's here that doesn't know it.

Save your plastic fruit bottles - get an exacto knife and slit them in half.

Then when you have planted something and you're not sure if the temps might drop, just place your top over the plant or seeds.

Leave the cap off, of course, so the plant can breathe.

Put stones around it to hold it in place or put a stick down it.

Don't discard the bottom part of the container - they come in handy for collecting pine cones, stones and little twigs you might want to save for fill.

Waste not - want not!

#141940 April 5th, 2006 at 01:53 AM
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teech Footnote to Cindy: You are not permitted to use exacto knives without proper supervision...

#141941 April 5th, 2006 at 01:56 AM
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lol@Bill

I use a great big carving knife is that ok?

What I love about the plastic bottles is that they stack for storage so they don't take up much room when I take them off of the plants.

BTW thankyou for the idea for staking them I had a bit of a problem with that earlier this year.

#141942 April 5th, 2006 at 02:22 AM
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OK - I've been sleeping the cold away all day - now, I feel so good, I'm puttin' on me clothes and going out to rake up some more mess.

Thursday is going up to 12 celsius everybody!

YAYYYYYYYYY!

#141943 April 5th, 2006 at 04:04 AM
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And the stones around the base add a bit of heat to them too!!! thumbup

#141944 April 5th, 2006 at 09:06 AM
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very interesting...

#141945 April 5th, 2006 at 09:15 AM
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Good idea! And everyone, not just Cindy, should be careful when cutting plastic cuz it slips very easily!!!

Another good way to store these if you are conserving space is to hang a string from a hook and at the end of the string tie a piece of stick a little wider than the opening of your containers, thread all of the containers through and then flip the stick sideways, instant hanging containers that are out of the way.

#141946 April 5th, 2006 at 11:31 AM
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I bend my bottles a little and cut them with scissors (but I don't run with scissors like cindy does! p laugh )

#141947 April 5th, 2006 at 09:55 PM
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Good point, Weezie.

OK, Cindy - back away from the knife. Nobody's gonna' hurt ya' here . . . that's it - easy now.

;-)

(the exacto blade makes it easier to cut 'em)

#141948 April 9th, 2006 at 09:42 PM
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I used both ends on mine. I cut almost in half and then used hubby's drill holes in the bottom for draining. (wondering if that's a bad idea Duh idea ) and then use a little tape to hold it back togather.

#141949 April 10th, 2006 at 10:19 AM
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I have alot of those large soda bottles and I just use scissors on them, but an exacto knife would proable work better.

#141950 April 10th, 2006 at 10:47 AM
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Triss, thanks for the great idea about hanging them.

I'll try that.


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