By Joseph Parish
I am certain that just about everyone reading this article has at one time or other created a make shaft green house from a discarded plastic soda bottle. The idea is far from new and is easily implemented.
To start you merely cut a plastic soda bottle in half. It doesn’t matter if it is the small 16 ounce bottles or the 2 liter version. After you cut it in half take and deposit some dirt in the bottom portion of one of the bottles. Now plant a seed or two in that dirt. A good seed to plant would be the wheat seeds. Place your new greenhouse in a sunny spot and watch it grow.
In the event that you have to bug out you can also use this method while spending some time in the woods or at your survival retreat. It is very adaptable to use in an automobile or BOV. In place of sitting it in a window you only have to place it on your dashboard and let the sun directly hit it. You can easily push the bottom pieces back into the top portions of the bottles and leave or remove the cap as necessary to provide ventilation to your new growing plants.
I remember these little greenhouses when my own children were pre-school age. I would help them plant the seeds and we would watch them grow. As an adult I even employed the same technique for starting plants for my garden. The principle is the same whether it is done for fun or for serious survival purposes.
Several types of quick growing plants that you can use in it would be wheat, Swiss chard, Collard Greens, Garlic Clove or any other green vegetable for that matter. I would highly recommend that you attempt this method of gardening at least once in the event that you will need to use it in an emergency situation. At least in that way you will have some familiarity with it. If you are a fan of sprouts then this would be an excellent means of supplying the family with fresh sprouts for their garden salad all year long.
Copyright @ 2009 Joseph Parish
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