{"id":16462,"date":"2014-05-15T15:13:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T21:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16462"},"modified":"2014-05-15T15:13:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T21:13:06","slug":"diy-hydroponics-straight-recycling-bin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/diy-hydroponics-straight-recycling-bin\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Hydroponics, Straight from Your Recycling Bin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the fun aspects of <a href=\"http:\/\/insteading.com\/2011\/03\/26\/gardening-in-small-spaces\/\">container gardening<\/a> involves finding unique, even weird, containers that work well for the vegetables you want to grow. In fact, I&#8217;m pretty sure that&#8217;s at least part of the appeal of products like <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2009\/03\/five-more-greenish-products-youve-seen-on-tv\/\">the Topsy-Turvy<\/a>. So, if you&#8217;re into gardening that also starts conversations, you may want to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buypetomato.com\/\">Petomato<\/a>, a kit of materials that allows you turn a plastic bottle from your recycling bin into a small diy hydroponics experiment. Check out the video below for more details&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petomato\u2122 - Petomato\u2122Man Product Video\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-aSXJoAufWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>OK, you probably didn&#8217;t learn much from that&#8230; but it was fun, wasn&#8217;t it? Petomato kits give you seeds, sand (the growth medium), and a \u00a0cap to put on top of your reclaimed bottle. Follow the directions, put it in a sunny window, and soon you&#8217;ll have fresh herbs, cherry tomatoes, or strawberries sprouting from the the bottle.<\/p>\n<p>Yep, this is definitely another one of those products that you&#8217;d expect to find in a &#8220;Seen on TV&#8221; ad, but bringing together fresh herbs or vegetables with material reuse is pretty cool in our book&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tried the Petomato? Know of a DIY version? Share your experience with us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/petomato-bottle-caps-convert-plastic-bottles-into-tiny-hydroponic-gardens\/\">Inhabitat<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/seed-filled-caps-turn-plastic-bottles-into-tiny-gardens-1576201660\">Gizmodo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buypetomato.com\/petomato-gallery-of-plants\/\">Petomato Galley of Plants<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to start gardening in a small space? 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