Plastic bottle pots and planters by Sadie C

My project was to make pots out of old plastic bottles that also created more planting spaces for people who don’t have much space for gardening. My inspiration for the project stemmed from a planter I saw at the Wellington Botanical Garden that was made from old plastic milk jugs, and I wanted to do something like  that for the maker fair. One challenge for me was that I couldn’t find the right kind of hook to mount my project on the wall , so I ended up (My project was to make pots out of old plastic bottles that also created more planting spaces for people who don’t have much space for gardening. My inspiration for the project stemmed from a planter I saw at the Wellington Botanical Garden that was made from old plastic milk jugs, and I wanted to do something like  that for the maker fair. One challenge for me was that I couldn’t find the right kind of hook to mount my project on the wall , so I ended up ( (This is my maker fair booth being set up) just having the milk bottles as pots on the ground.                                                                                           

The original idea was to make an indoor wall mounted garden with a drainage system and some LED lights, but that proved to be too complicated to finish in like 7 hours, so I decided to do a few different examples of  outdoor planters from old bottles. Something I learned in the process is that no matter how much you plan, you might still screw something up, or discover some kind of design flaw that will force you to comepletly change your presentation or set up. If I had more time, I would’ve  found that hook and mounted my projects on the wall. The hook that I needed probably cost about 8 dollars, although you could probably use a normal hook. The cost of the plants varies depending on the plant, and the rest of the materials are free or very cheap.https://balconygardenweb.com/best-vegetables-to-grow-in-pots-most-productive-vegetables/ This is a link to a website for small space gardening

6B-4b Repurposing the Worm Bin

        For our project, we repurposed the worm bin in the school garden. We wanted to do this because it will help the school garden. In seventh grade, we plan to refill the worm bin with soil and worms. This is important because we can reuse our compostable scraps, and it will help the school garden by creating healthy fertilizer. We repainted and cleaned the worm bin. The fresh coat of paint makes it more approachable. One challenge was that we are both very afraid of spiders, and the worm bin had basically become a spider bin.

        Our first priority was to clean the worm bin out. It was filled with old hay and paper, which was the old bedding. After we cleaned out all the bedding, we got rid of all the critters and cleaned it. Then, we painted it green. We hope this will help the school by giving the garden fresh soil.


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