Looking for a place to start your seeds? How about in 2-liter plastic bottles? To keep the roots from being exposed to direct sunlight use colored bottles. Here’s how to go about it:

• Measure up 6″ from the bottom of a 2-liter bottle and make a mark.
• Put a rubber band around the bottle at the mark to use as a guide for an even cut.
• Cut along the rubber band and detach the top of the bottle.
• Make a 2½” cut in the top piece, and insert it into the bottom of the bottle.
• Invert the top piece into the bottom so the spout becomes a drain.
• Wad up a paper towel and put it in the bottom near the spout to hold in the soil
• Fill the part of the bottle with the spout with potting mix, and plant your seeds.

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2 Comments on “Soda Bottle Seed Starter”

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1. Pete Says:
   September 22nd, 2009 at 5:17 am

   Hey guys this realy works.

   I used grow wool/rock wool plugs instead of potting mix to minimise the shock to the seedlingling

2. Daniel Says:
   December 2nd, 2009 at 1:51 pm

   That’s a neat idea. The more I search for soda bottles the more ideas I find on how to use them.

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