You could create a heat collector for the North Wall of a greenhouse using whole bottles of water with a dash of bleach, but this isn't a greenhouse.
Try this. Snip off the bottoms of the bottles, put them on a PVC spindle top down and nested together, and caulk them watertight. Pump water up through the PVC and let it gurgle all the way back down.
Store the water in a large drum and circulate it at night to warm the greenhouse.
@Jkirk3279 you are a genius. i was thinking of the same thing, but didn't think about circulation or bleach (even though i saw a "window" made in a ceiling with a single bottle of water and a little bleach). the beach is for algae, i assume, but does it degrade gasket seals?
If you were going for screening walls I think you may have found something. As far as a greenhouse goes I don't see good sunlight coming though those walls. I was hoping you were going to open the door on that greenhouse so we could see if light really gets through or not.
To really make use of plastic bottles you can cut off top and bottom parts of bottle and then cut resulting cilinder to make a sheet of plastic. Then staple these sheets to a frame and you will have a greenhouse with cheap "glass" (cheaper then polycarbonate or glass) but more durable then plastic film greenhouse.
The idea to utilize plastic bottles is cool, however unfortunately this does not work as greenhouse.
The idea of greenhouse is to capture warm air and don't let it escape while allowing sunbeams to enter. In this "greenhouse" the warm air escapes through the holes between the bottles. This is not likely to increase the temperature inside a single degree. The only effect bottles will have is diffusing some light (which can be both bad or good for plants).
just an idea but if you turn the bottles on your greenhouse upside down so the neck of bottle is facing down,you can harvest the dew/rain/Condensation from the bottom...?
ARE YOU PEOPLE DUMB??? PLASTIC???? DO YOU FOLKS HAVE ANY CLUE WHAT IS IN THAT PLASTIC??? SO YOU START A PLASTIC BOTTLE GARDEN , SO YOU CAN PERSONALLY REGULATE WHAT CHEMICALS AN FERTILIZERS GO IN TOO YOUR FOOD. OK THATS GOOD BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS THAT LEACH OUT OF THE PLASTIC !!! WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY ..... TAPPED ...... HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOU FOLKS WILL WAKE UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Law we can not reuse food grade plastic. That needs to change. We can recycle food grade plastics into other products. ALL PLASTICS CAN BE RECYCLED!
boringggg i was hoping to hear about the efficiency of a bottle green house. i was looking to build one but now im going to waste more bottles out of spite
good for you!!! you're up to almost 90,000 views. Congrats Peter!!!! You Rock!!!
Fenikkusuuk 5 days ago
beautiful! I love the idea!
freedom4mymind 1 week ago
I would need like 20 years to collect so many bottles...
nacek4444 1 week ago
lol... nice nose ring DUDE...
Sorry it's the first thing I noticed.
Nice plants too though.
ColeFried81 1 week ago
I found the 'lecture' very informative and interesting! Thanks for sharing the idea (and the info!)
bestestmama 1 week ago
I wish you opened the door and you showed the inside. It is really cool, congrats.! : )
mccastillo1 2 weeks ago
THAT IS AWSOME....THANKS FOR HELPING ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME .
rewa40 3 weeks ago
Bottle Gardening Where? Greenhouse? Oh....I see it now....okay
acrow11 1 month ago
u like like Hugh Laurie when he was younger!!!
kittymanmanson1 1 month ago
This is not a greenhouse! The only thing this is a barrier to is kids and pets.
mcamodell 1 month ago
enough with those boring herbs, show us the 30 foot tall weed plant
aberry9475 1 month ago
erbs
greatkeyboardwarrior 1 month ago
your hot!!
WeMustCoexist 1 month ago
You could create a heat collector for the North Wall of a greenhouse using whole bottles of water with a dash of bleach, but this isn't a greenhouse.
Try this. Snip off the bottoms of the bottles, put them on a PVC spindle top down and nested together, and caulk them watertight. Pump water up through the PVC and let it gurgle all the way back down.
Store the water in a large drum and circulate it at night to warm the greenhouse.
Jkirk3279 1 month ago
@Jkirk3279 you are a genius. i was thinking of the same thing, but didn't think about circulation or bleach (even though i saw a "window" made in a ceiling with a single bottle of water and a little bleach). the beach is for algae, i assume, but does it degrade gasket seals?
CatcherInTheRyeIsEmo 1 month ago
If you were going for screening walls I think you may have found something. As far as a greenhouse goes I don't see good sunlight coming though those walls. I was hoping you were going to open the door on that greenhouse so we could see if light really gets through or not.
jjsjeffjjsjeff 1 month ago
I imagine the out gassing from the bottles would taint anything grown inside.
SocietyofEnoch 2 months ago
over time the plastic will break down and poison the ground
fuzzynostic 2 months ago
To really make use of plastic bottles you can cut off top and bottom parts of bottle and then cut resulting cilinder to make a sheet of plastic. Then staple these sheets to a frame and you will have a greenhouse with cheap "glass" (cheaper then polycarbonate or glass) but more durable then plastic film greenhouse.
tigra 2 months ago
The idea to utilize plastic bottles is cool, however unfortunately this does not work as greenhouse.
The idea of greenhouse is to capture warm air and don't let it escape while allowing sunbeams to enter. In this "greenhouse" the warm air escapes through the holes between the bottles. This is not likely to increase the temperature inside a single degree. The only effect bottles will have is diffusing some light (which can be both bad or good for plants).
tigra 2 months ago
just an idea but if you turn the bottles on your greenhouse upside down so the neck of bottle is facing down,you can harvest the dew/rain/Condensation from the bottom...?
foxone1974 2 months ago
Igrew up with mother teaching me gardening , today schools have to be parents....good for the schools and shame on the parents
Yetti0 3 months ago
Arbonac and petthekitty: We wrapped the greenhouse.
PeterEvolves 3 months ago
ARE YOU PEOPLE DUMB??? PLASTIC???? DO YOU FOLKS HAVE ANY CLUE WHAT IS IN THAT PLASTIC??? SO YOU START A PLASTIC BOTTLE GARDEN , SO YOU CAN PERSONALLY REGULATE WHAT CHEMICALS AN FERTILIZERS GO IN TOO YOUR FOOD. OK THATS GOOD BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS THAT LEACH OUT OF THE PLASTIC !!! WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY ..... TAPPED ...... HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOU FOLKS WILL WAKE UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CbassTheGreat 3 months ago
By Law we can not reuse food grade plastic. That needs to change. We can recycle food grade plastics into other products. ALL PLASTICS CAN BE RECYCLED!
johnnnyreb51 3 months ago
over 99% of daily trash can be reused in productive ways, nice video
0d0i0a0n0e0L0a0 3 months ago
So bugs can just fly through? That kind of defeats the purpose of a greenhouse.
arbonac 4 months ago
@arbonac Well actually, the purpose is to hold heat in the cold months, and control the environment year round, this is not a greenhouse, lol
petthekittyz 3 months ago
love it carnt afford a green house think we should have a go at making one of these
poppat21 4 months ago
boringggg i was hoping to hear about the efficiency of a bottle green house. i was looking to build one but now im going to waste more bottles out of spite
FrostyBoarder7 6 months ago
Most of those bottles end up in the ocean. I personally do not to buy products in pet-bottles.
AlMayer1100 7 months ago
What about Carcinogens and toxins that seep out of PET bottles? I find using any kind of plastic in growing food at best dubious.
Having said that, it is very difficult to get away from using them, be it PVC, PET, PE, etc.
Great work!
oPickful 8 months ago 2
Peter great idea, I totally share your hope for a better world!
xedemeh 8 months ago
Love your message :)
rosafire32 11 months ago