Monday, August 17, 2009

Keep Your Plants Pampered with a Wine Bottle Plant Nanny [Outdoors]

Keep Your Plants Pampered with a Wine Bottle Plant Nanny [Outdoors]: "

You can keep your plants well-watered by arranging for Twitter alerts when they're thirsty, but using a wine bottle as a 'plant nanny' to maintain consistent levels of moisture seems more efficient. Plus you can sate your own thirst, too.

The Early Show has a neat way of saving $5-$50 by using empty wine bottles instead of store-bought 'plant nannies.' It's as simple as filling up the wine bottle with water, putting a spike on the end, and sticking the entire contraption upside down into a planter. Water will seep into the dirt gradually and keep your plants sated without drowning them.

It's a great, simple solution for keeping your plants watered without much work on your part (though you could also just choose more low-maintenance plants). Have your own neat use for empty wine bottles? Or do you have a particularly sneaky way of making your plants not even notice that you're gone? Tell us all about your tricks in the comments.







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