Soda Bottle Planters
 

[b]So it's winter! ----- So what?!

dcarch[/b]

Lime Green Salad
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You know what this is.
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Sophie's
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florida Petite
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another one
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Dcarch -

WOW !
Good growing !
HPS ???
Where do you find the time for
all those fancy pots ???!!

~ Tom

YOU rock :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

I love the soda bottle planters.... So attractive. The ones that look like glasses (using the soda bottle tops!) what is the flat surface on the bottom ?

[quote=Tomstrees]Dcarch -
------HPS ???-------
~ Tom[/quote]

Compact fluorescent.

[quote=IMISSCOLO]YOU rock :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:[/quote]
Thanks

[quote=bizzarbazzar]I love the soda bottle planters.... So attractive. The ones that look like glasses (using the soda bottle tops!) what is the flat surface on the bottom ?[/quote]
I will post construction some other time.

dcarch

All I can say is WOW...I could smell the tomato leaves & I love the pots...I want to know how you made the speckled look???? I see it now more recycled stuff=soda bottles on the back porch.

Eee-awwwee, eee-awwwee, eee-awwwee.
*Flashing blue lights.*

Look like cannabis plants to me.

Seriously, though, nice handiwork. Very jealous. My craft skills are crap and Mr Potato Head and Furry Friends tested my patience.

(My dad used to soak a length of string in kero or metho, tie it around a nice blue or green glass bottle, then ignite. Then dip the bottle in cold water. C-r-a-c-k. And with that a perfect edge. The bottle could then be used for holding pots.)

[quote=Plant Lady]All I can say is WOW...I could smell the tomato leaves & I love the pots...I want to know how you made the speckled look???? I see it now more recycled stuff=soda bottles on the back porch.[/quote]

I will post how I construct them some time.

[quote=Grub]Eee-awwwee, eee-awwwee, eee-awwwee. *Flashing blue lights.* --

Look like cannabis plants to me. -----
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You are confused. It's potting plants, not planting 'pot". :arrow: :lol:

dcarch

dcarch, I REALLY needed that chuckle right now

hahahaha.

Dopey me.

Does that make you one of the 7 dwarfs? Or shall I say in Tville, (more than 7 dwarfs?......9? 10? I think....)

I'm growing Sneezy, but that might be a result of ingesting something else again.

Looking forward to seeing if DC can shake the browns and get some okay fruits from this lot. A challenge, for sure.

hehehe.... I suppose if you are growing sneezy (and dopey on another thread) I must be growing sleepy....Unfortunately I was not part of the project this year....Hopefully next year I will be....

Looking at your avatar BB you could be scary.

I'm glad you posted a picture of Florida Petite. My first one just came up. Good work! :D

I think you should repost the tomato vibrator pics.........................
I am bored with Winter :lol: :lol: :roll:

This is what I have in mind:

I am inviting friends over for Christmas dinner. For the dinner feast, I will be putting all these tomato plants on the table both as decorations and as part of the menu.

I think it would be very memorable and lots of fun for the guests to fresh pick the different varieties of tomatoes for their own salade de jour. I do have to tell the guests that Lime Green Salad is OK to eat green.

You guys may want to give this a try.

dcarch :wink:
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Have you eaten any ???
Flavor reports for indoor homegrown ???

~ Tom

Cool setting. Am I at the head of the table. No?

And I should warn you, I like turkey. Alot!

And put the champagne cooler, with French stuff, of course, within easy reach.

You probably even have snow for a white Christmas.

Grub, who hasn't checked your locale yet :)

Well that is lovely! I now wish I were invited over to your house for Christmas! I'm so happy you showed the Florida Petite plants. Five of mine have germinated today. Mine certainly won't be ready for Christmas dinner but now I know what to expect. Good growing and happy holidays to you!!!

That is a brilliant idea! I love it and I hope your guests appreciate that special treat.

Wow! That is cool. I may have to copy that idea and add in a potted pepper as well.

Oh myyyyy!!! You go, girl! That is spectacular! The table setting--was this a trial run, or what? Those look like salads ready for the 'maters and those wine glasses are full. A nice ham would be good for Christmas. I'll sit at Grub's end of the table and try some of the turkey, too.

Bottling ------------- My desires. (pic heavy)
 

I have always desire to grow tomatoes indoors. I also desire not to have the house looking like a messy farm. So I have been playing with a few ideas to dress things up a little.

Here is a quick and inexpensive way to make use of some empty pop bottles to pot plants.

I think the pictures should be self-explanatory.

For finishes, there are many different spray-on texturizing paints which can simulate stone marble, etc. Check out your local H. Depot and art supply stores.

dcarch
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absolutely gorgeous - thanks for sharing!
8)

WOW that’s nice.
I had tomatoes in a vase for a while but I found the thing to be to long and narrow.
That and the fact t figured I should return it to its rightful owner.

Here are a few pictures of it.
[url]http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/dbfiles/objects/14_2.htm[/url]

Worth

dcarch- master of crafts! neat.

Worth1- you are precious.

Excellent!!

Do they have any drainage?

Which tomatoes are you growing in these?

Have you nothing better to do. Get back to work. :lol:
Great stuff. :D

Tania, Worth, garnetmoth, thanks for your kind words.

[quote=PNW_D]Excellent!!
Do they have any drainage?
Which tomatoes are you growing in these?[/quote]
Some I have drain holes and some not. Over watering has not been a problem for me.
They are: Silvery Fir Tree, Sophie’s Choice and Florida Petité. I have a few other kinds growing.

BTW, the ones with holes are meant to be hanging “baskets” The holes are easily made using simply a hole punch.

[quote=Mantis]Have you nothing better to do. Get back to work. :lol:
Great stuff. :D[/quote]
Mantis, actually, we have nothing better to do except clearing snow once in a while.
BTW, we hate you guys for posting all those incredible tomato pictures. Our turn will come soon!
:arrow: :lol:
dcarch