Craftiness is Next to Godliness: Water Your Plants with a Wine Bottle
One of the downsides of the hanging plant holders I wrote about a few weeks ago is that they’re sort of tricky to water. You have to either figure out a way to water through the screen (messy) or go outside to water them (easy to forget). Enter a seemingly-perfect solution: a plant nanny. I found a doohickey on Michael Chiarello’s website, Napa Style, that lets you use your old wine bottles to deliver a steady, slow stream of water to your plants. Unfortunately, it costs up to $50. Not quite worth it.
Cool idea, but crazy expensive!
I didn’t want to give up on the idea of recycled wine bottles entirely, though. Reusing them to water your plants looks really cool and its eco-friendly. So, I figured I’d give the whole thing a shot sans expensive Michael Chiarello spike and just fill up the wine bottle and stick it in the pot. Guess what? It worked! Admittedly, the water came out more quickly than it probably would have if I bought the spike, but for water-loving plants, it would work really well.
So, give it a shot. All you need is a wine bottle, a potted plant in need of a little love, and some water.
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