hanging herb garden

You will need:

Scrap of wood
Empty 2-litre plastic bottles
Batting
Fresh herbs
Potting soil
Some small screws
2 picture hooks
2 concrete nails
Hammer

Optional:
PC printed stencil
Craft acrylic
Paintbrush

Here's how:

1. Cut a piece of board to the size that you want your hanging herb garden.

It should be approximately 20cm wide and long enough to accommodate the amount of herbs you want to place in the herb garden.

2. Attach two picture hangers to the top of the board at the back, for mounting onto the wall.

3. Use a craft knife to cut the top section off the cold drink bottles.

If you look at the empty bottle you will see a moulding line at the top, and you can use this to cut a straight line.

4. Space evenly along the length of the board to allow for growing height, and fasten the tops onto the board with small screws.

5. Use a piece of bundled up batting to fill in the neck of the bottle.

This prevents the soil from falling out!

Only place a small amount of potting soil into the container for the time being, as the soil from the potted herb will take up quite a bit of space.

Plant the herbs into the container and fill up with soil, leaving at least a 1cm gap between the level of soil and the top of the container.

Now you are ready to hang your herb garden in a sunny spot just outside the kitchen door. Measure where you want it to hang and hammer in two concrete nails.

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Materials:

• spray bottle 
• Pickling vinegar (It works better than regular vinegar because the acetic acid % is higher)
• Salt (1/2 cup for medium size bottle)
• Dish soap (a squeeze)

Fill a spray bottle almost full with Pickling vinegar. Add the salt. Squirt in a dash of dish soap into the bottle. Close the bottle tight and shake, shake, shake. You are done!!!

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