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Seed Swap Saturday is on The Malaysian Insider, 14th August 2012
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![“How To… Garden In A Bottle” | READY, SET, GROW! - 5th Issue, July 2017 [LINK IN BIO]
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INGREDIENTS:
Plastic bottle
Cutter
Nail punch
Cotton wick
Masking tape
Potting soil
Plant cuttings/seeds
Light-proof material (eg: jute, felt, thick paper)
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METHOD:
1. Cut bottle in half.
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2. Make five drainage holes (about 1cm in diameter) around the neck of the bottle from the inside. Hold the piece tightly and use the nail punch to make the holes.
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3. Insert the cotton wick and guide it out through the bottle’s neck.
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4. Place this into the bottom half of the bottle. Make an overflow hole in the bottom half of the bottle below where the neck of the top half sits (separate the halves to do this, then put them back together). This will allow excess water to flow out as too much water can rot the roots of some plants.
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5. Tape the two pieces together with masking tape to secure their positions.
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6. Fill the top half with potting soil and then insert the seed/cutting. To get the capillary action going, water from the top until water flows out through the overflow hole in the bottom half of the bottle.
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7. Wrap the whole container in lightproof material (cloth/jute/paper); this is to prevent algae from growing within the container.
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8. Keep the container away from direct rain. Keep the top moist and compost-fed.
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