How to save space - grow onions in a plastic bottle

In winter, vitamins are so lacking, and fresh fruits and vegetables during this period are quite expensive. There is a good way out of this situation - to grow them at home on the windowsill. It is most easy to grow onions at home. There are several ways to grow onions. In this article, we will look at how to grow onions in a plastic bottle at home.

Growing instructions

In order for onion cultivation to go as it should, you must first prepare for this process. First, you need to pick up the following set of tools and ingredients:

• plastic bottle. For planting onions, it is recommended to use a volume of 3 or 5 liters. It is necessary to use only those that remained after food products;
• fertile land. It can be purchased in any garden specialist store during the winter. Fertile land can also be harvested from your own garden plot in the fall. But in this situation, it needs to be disinfected in order to avoid contamination of the plant in the future;
• water;
• sharp, clean scissors or other sharp object;
• directly onion.

In order to properly prepare the bottle, you need:

• first, the neck of the plastic bottle must be cut off. The resulting hole should be of such a size that the bow can easily pass into it;
• then holes are made on the side. These holes should be slightly smaller than the size of the bulbs. They will play the role of traffic jams, preventing the earth from falling out of the container. The holes are made with scissors or pierced with a heated iron sharp object;
• after making the side holes, pour fertile soil to the bottom of the bottle to the level of the lower holes. Then you need to expose the bulbs through these holes and again cover with earth to the level of the next holes. You need to plant the onion in such a way that the growth point looks out from the hole. The procedure is repeated until they reach the upper hole.

As a result, this method of growing onions in a bottle allows you to place layer-by-layer soil with onions and grow a fairly large number of bulbs in a small area at once, which will significantly increase the yield of green feathers.Watering onions in a bottle should be done in layers, and after planting in a plastic container, watering should be done at your discretion. At the end of all the above manipulations, you can return the neck of the bottle to its original place. This technique will greatly simplify the watering procedure.

The resulting container with bulbs must be placed on a pallet and placed on a balcony or window sill. Do not forget that such an onion should be watered periodically. Excess water will drain from the container into the sump. Therefore, you should monitor the presence of water in it and pour it out in a timely manner, otherwise it will simply start to overflow over the edges. After a while, green onion feathers will appear from the holes in the bottle. Now you can add vitamins to your winter meals.

In order for the structure you have built for planting a bow to be more practical and durable, you should adhere to the following tips:

• do not cut holes very low, otherwise the water remaining after watering will flow out of the container;
• you need to cut the holes sequentially, each time checking the size of the bulbs in order to avoid their loss in the future;
• Such a simple technique will greatly facilitate the process of cutting holes - water should be poured into the bottle, approximately 1/3 of its volume. Then the container with water must be exposed to frost. After the water freezes in it, you can start cutting holes;
• all the above manipulations should be done over a basin or sink in order to avoid contamination of both the floor and clothing on yourself.

Following the above step-by-step instructions, you can easily create a correct and durable construction from a plastic bottle, and in a short time you will regale yourself with herbs, and your dishes will become more useful.

Disadvantages and advantages of this method

Like any growing method, this method has its advantages and disadvantages.

The disadvantages of the method of growing bulbs in plastic bottles include:

• painstaking work, since when cutting holes, it is necessary to compare their sizes with existing bulbs;
• the cutting process is quite laborious, especially if cut with scissors. This can be avoided by using a red-hot iron bar, but you should be very careful not to burn yourself;
• when creating such a bottle design, you, despite all the precautions, will still get dirty, since you need to water each layer of bulbs. The larger and higher the bottle is, the more layers will have to be done;
• you need to constantly monitor the water level in the sump, otherwise you risk contaminating both the windowsill and the floor.

But, despite the presence of these disadvantages, this method has a lot of advantages:

• in a small area (windowsill, balcony), you can grow a large number of bulbs. In the case of growing onions for sale, even at home, you can easily create a large plantation;
• the method is very economical and does not require large financial costs. Plastic bottles can be found in abundance in any apartment;
• the appearance of the created structure is much better than when the onion is grown simply by placing it in a container with water;
• you can use bottles of different sizes: 1.5, 2, 5, 6, 10 liters. It all depends on your needs and growing goals.

This method of growing onions is very beneficial at home, since it allows you to get a good harvest with minimal financial and physical costs. At the same time, there will be cleanliness on the windowsill, you will not find insects in the house, and there will always be fresh and nutritious greens on your table.

Video "Growing Onions in a Plastic Bottle"

In this video you will find step by step instructions on how to grow feather onions in a plastic bottle. In this way, a large amount of greenery can be grown in a minimal area.