BOTTLE TOWER GARDENS
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- This video shows the efficiency and sustainability of a bottle tower garden. They can be installed against the wall of a house or along a hedge or a fence. The number of bottle towers has to be adapted for providing food security for the family all year long and year after year. It is a method applicable anywhere on earth, both in rural and in urban areas, e;g. on a balcony. It can be applied at the lowest cost to alleviate malnutrition and hunger.
Hello, I want to thank you for this video. I made a bottle garden this year and can't believe how successful it is! I Everything with the exception of a small amount of twine and wire is recycled. I started with a gazebo frame that someone had given me, and many 2 L bottles and pots. I live in BC Canada, and many people I know are going to do this too. We need to grow our own food, since we can not trust the people that produce our food for profit. I hurt my back a while ago, and am living on a very small income. This has been wonderful. Thanks again.
I always, love to see Willems bottle gardens, they are truly inspirational and have a real message behind them to help those in need in other countries who are struggling to produce food. BIG FAN
Happy Gardening
Marty Ware
Imagine using plastic bottles that never decay in a landfill and using them as free planters to feed people. The man deserves an award. Thank you so much for such a well presented idea. I will use this for my small garden.
I agree. This is amazing. I have actually started, not this method, but I drink a lot of water and I keep the bottles and use them to plant my cucumbers, squash, beans and tomatoes in as a hanging basket on my porch.
Good News: Plastic is now biodegradable: www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24024/20191010/bacteria.htm
There are people using them to build water reservoirs in some countries. Or walls. Get creative.
They have been using them to build homes in some places
All these methods are not sustainable because almost all plastic these days are made to biodegrade and that is what and why we should move away from using anything plastic. I wouldn’t have such an issue if plastics weren’t designed to leach out into food and water and more would recycle but those days are long gone.
love this. what a wonderful idea. we shall start today and build us a bottle garden.........two wise and lively 70yr olds
This is amazing. I appreciate you following this and sharing the results. I garden on a patio and will be applying your method to next years set up. Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate your project!
thank you so much for sharing this video i believe your main purpose on this is recycling, space saving, decorative and a lot more good thing that i can see, and the fact that the spices and the leaves of the vegetables that people will put in their salads are really, really, really clean seeing that there will be no cats or dogs can walk through it..thank you again, Praise GOD for the knowledge and wisdom he had given you Dr.Cotthem.
I have never seen something so beautifully managed and completed. it's experimenting and its food grown by your own hand, and it's artistic as well. It also is reused recycled material. i applaud you all who had the great results.thanks for putting the video up, I very much appreciate and learn something new every single hour! thanks again!
We have been doing this in Brasil for many years, but only recently this kind of ´house garden´ has became more popular. It is good to know that you are spreading the word in Europe! and your garden Looks really nice!
What a totally FANTASTIC idea! Seems so very simple! So why did I never think of it? lol Thank you so much! I'm really excited to try this! :) I am also happy to see you and your son gardening together... My father and I used to, also. I miss that! Thanks for sharing the fabulous garden AND the love! :)
Bottle tower gardens are amazing. I love how they can hang on walls and can be attached to fences. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
It is way better than a video! It is beautifully done and much more clear, with typed explanations!
A great idea that can be used even here in the Philippines.. Its so convenient, eco-friendly because of the used of bottled plastic.. Everybody now have the opportunity to have their own garden at home.. Thank you for spreading love in the world.
I'm shocked that people can give this video a thumbs down.....What is wrong with them?? We only have ONE PLANET.....Recycling anything is a godsend!!! Good on you Willem you have a new Aussie fan!!!
agree with you. recycling is something important. maybe they give thumbs down because they think recycling waste of their time, smhh...
it's a poorly made sideshow that leaves out the details? you can like a message but be against the orator who tells it
yes, I still have no idea HOW to make this garden and how does water get to the lowest level in the tower. these are not step-by-step instructions and it's way too long
Beth MacKenzie
And a new Mauritian friend. Would love to start mu mural kitchen garden
WOW, Wow, wow. This is the solution to keeping my destructive neighbors from poisoning my garden. I have an area that get lots of light and heat that they can't access. Thank you, and blessings too. :)
Very cute! My dad (he's a weirdo) has been saving milk gallon bottles for a few years and my barn is overflowing with empty milk jugs piled everywhere! NOW I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEM!! :D
Bless you!
Rebel Rebel you can use the milk jug handle to slide onto horizontal poles like a hanging basket. I thought it was a great idea
This is a great recycling venture. Love it! For everyone who has issues with eating produce grown in plastic bottles (and given the treatments food undergoes to keep it fresh from farm to store, I feel that's just a little irrational - no matter how many 'studies' one chooses to read) you can always use this method to create a colourful flower garden in a small space! Think outside the box...
What an idea!! excellent work, by this we can reduce the pollution (plastic waste) protect the environment , good quality of vegetables.
I've been researching tower gardens for a small commercial strawberry application for some time. There are plenty of better looking systems out there, but they all cost a LOT more. This system is simple, economical and it works. The one modification I am going to suggest is painting the bottles white to reduce heat in the soil before the leaves get big enough to shade the bottles. Other than that, I'm investing a lot of time and money into this very shortly - 4-6 weeks. I plan to use a 2x4x8 board, pressure treated, sunk about 3 feet into the ground and 2 towers of bottles on the pole with 5 or six plant spaces for strawberry plants. no or minimal weeding, easy to set up a timer on a drip irrigation system. Not going to do a you pick, everything will be me or staff. Yes it doesn't look as pretty as the commercial towers for $100 plus each, but this can be made under $5 a tower and from everything i see should work just as well. as for bottle degradation, i plan to replace the bottles in 3-4 years as the life of the plants die, so that's no big deal if they do deteriorate, if not i recycle them. I don't think they will, plastic pop bottles last 100s of years. it's the milk jugs that break down. THANK YOU for the video. I really appreciate it as there are very few other videos out there on tower pop bottle gardens. VERY IMPRESSED.
I'm so happy I found this brilliant vid. I'm renting a small unit with hardly any back yard and there is a fence close to a very narrow strip of land. I'm going to start looking to see how I can use your brilliant ideas to fill that (useless) space. Can't wait. Thank's.
This is brilliant. there is a walled walkway in the entrance to my garden that gets so much sun. I am going to prepare to do this. not only will it look pretty when everything grows but yummy inexpensive organic herbs and veggies. Thanks Doc!
Thanks so much for this presentation. I personally appreciate the manner in which you addressed the BPA question to the scientific community. Thank you for posting the molecular explanation which makes a heap of "good ole" common sense to me now. Much Success to you
Fascinating video! I believe that bottle towel gardening is easy to create and maintain. I was really inspired by this video. Bottle gardens can also be used as a form of decoration in areas with little spaces. I will strongly recommend it to my friends too! Thank you.
Great idea. I have started prepping the bottles. I plan on enlisting the help of my grandchildren in filling and planting! Thanks for sharing!
I can't believe how easy you make it look! I will be trying this as soon as I can. Thanks for posting the Video!
Dear Dr.Williams Bless U for sharing this video...feel so elated watching this lovely green creation...soo inspiring ! 😀🙏🏻
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TEACHING US THIS AMAZING WAY OFF GARDENING. WOW, I LOVE IT!!!!!
+montelimartju044 : Thanks !
Genius! Thank you for sharing your ideas. I am already collecting bottles for my vegetable tower garden. Can't wait to start building it. Hats off to you.
Great idea for us folks with small spaces to work with! I'm lucky that my yard is fenced in and I can utilize that without start up expense! Thank you for sharing!
Very nice sir and Im going to start saving the containers all winter so i can do a garden in the spring also I make ceramic's so i mighttry making some pots with the spaces cut out for the plants and see how it would work with them since I fire all my own ceramics and have aot of molds i can experiment with alot of different designs to see which ones would be best for each plant i wish to grow.also the bottle irragators will work well for me too thanks so much for you r great family and ideas and help with getting this country to start doing things to help their environment and recycle and also groow their own food is what we all need to do to survive and get healing mother earth .Thanks Stacey
I love how you are reusing something that is around everywhere to an access, I love this idea and its recycling something to be used to produce something! I am going to do this on my balcony this yr! TYVM
This is a great way anybody, no matter where they live, can begin growing their own food!!!
que maravilla!! me encanta lo que lograron, yo misma e creado mi propia huerta, mas tradicional hace 2 meses y me hace muy feliz ver como crece!.
voy a ponerme en campaña para hacer una como esta!! los felicito!
nice method to increase production of food by utilizing small space .. innovative work
good sir keep it up !!!
cheers
Varun
My hope is one day these plastic bottles (& other plastic) will no longer be manufactured, but this is a good idea to keep them out of landfills. It's great that you keep the roots in there to compost. That's a good move in all gardens. Great option for city dwellers, especially ones who could only grow on a porch or balcony.
gracias por sus videos una buena manera de reutilizar y no botar para destruir nuestro planeta y que mejor hacerlo con plantas para nuestra alimentacion ...yo tambien uso botellas de bebidas en plantas de todo tipo y disfruto mis verduras frescas en mi cocina y tambien mis flores en mi pequeño jardin..
I am amazed. So creative.. The music is very beautiful. I moved to a beach area and only have a small space...but a big deck..I"m thrilled to see this and put it on my facebook. Gardening is soulful work.
This is a very good way to make good use of small space. I love how neat and organized it looks
Great idea very innovative 👍
....To everyone arguing about plastic recycling and plastic toxins and blah blah blah... Making plastic is the real issue. These bottles will still end up in the trash eventually so that sucks no matter what, & trying to get as much positive secondhand use from plastics is great no matter what. So instead of wasting time bashing each other’s opinions we should be trying to end the making of more new plastics on our planet. We (the majority humans) choose to buy and use unrecycled plastics all the time right? ... most of us are watering our plants with a plastic hose myself included... just saying guys 🌎
it is wonderfull simple and the best bottle gardening i will use this method in my country
thank you
This is an excellent idea for towers standing individually. For those standing against a wall 2 alternating vertical colums seem to be the maximum.
Thanks Willem,i am going to make my own bottle tower garden and share your idea to people here in North Borneo on how to save money.
Didn't expect the bong hit sounds! You win the internet!
Masha'Allah very nice garden
Great experiment! Thanks for sharing, I am always interesting reusing and making small spaces productive.
NO WEEDING ! What a great Idea!....thank you !
Awesome William! Thank you for sharing & showing what is possible:)
What you have created is absolutely amazing and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
From Pointe-Claire, Que., Canada
Thank you doctor...we have a serious problems with plastic bottles..thank you for your knowledge.
Charles - I don't know where in Canada you are - but at least here in Ontario, we know longer get money back for bottles - so this is a great idea especially for people without access to a yard can grow a fair bit on their balcony.
A classy, very professional and informative video Bravo Willem !! well done.
Loved this, and I definitely will give it a shot. Thanks for posting.
Love this!! Thanks for sharing and promoting sustainable gardening.
I think it was a great experiment and can be built upon and used also in a Aquaponic system.. This gave me great ideas .. Thank You !! Very Nice Garden !!!
Fabulous! I want to try this in my small space. Thanks for sharing this creative idea.
I think these ideas are viable in so many ways, Cudos to you. I am going to try it soon. As for the closed minded, I say be glad and proud you are not like them and let them say what they will but definitely ignore it. Sincerely, Diane
I feel so inspired by your video, I will give this a try in my garden. Fantastic !!! (UK)
William love the technique and the video is very cool! Love the music and slide show style!
Thanks for sharing. This is great for condo people too. :D
You have a beautifull garden.
I can't wait to implement it. With my boy scouts and I'm designing a sweet potato tower with the exterior of the bottle towers.
Fantastic job, Thank you for sharing! It may not feed the whole family but it helps, and the quality, it is incomparable. :-) Thank you!
Dear Willem, I read your blog article and was quite impressed by all the insightful comments about BPA leaching being more drastic at higher temperatures, how plants would theoretically not allow the BPA ions to get passed their cortex and how higher levels of microorganisms in the soil can chelate the BPA, lowering the amount that is free to be absorbed by plants.
But I am concerned regarding the opinion that low doses of BPA, or other hormone disrupting chemicals, makes it non-dangerous.
great job i patio garden and this method is very efficient. i may try this next summer. thnks
very nice. this inspires me to have my own bottle tower garden.
Great ideas and fantastic music.
I just wanted to say, that is some great background music! Excellent, love it a lot, and hey, the foreground stuff is great to. But I was listening this time and great jams man, dig em! Namaste.....................................................................
Great video Professor! Thanks so much for the inspiration! I am going to teach this to some children on my reservation.
Fascinating. It makes one crazy to realize how many people go without proper nutrition when with just a bit of effort and recycling, voila! Food!
This was so beautiful, I started some more lettuce seedlings and built my towers this past weekend. I bought a small metal trellis which has prongs in the earth and is anchored to a fence.
Yes you are correct. Detailed instruction on assembly and maintenance of this setup is really needed
Thanks Mr. Van Cotthem, I love this idea and may try it. Your photo documentation is fabulous and I thank you for sharing it all. Like many out there, I have concerns about what I feed my family; and in the times we live in, it's hard to discern what's really safe anymore. Sometimes I walk into my local "health food store", Whole Foods, and see crowds of people paying for overpriced, non-organic, not fresh produce. So many are mislead by food labels that read "fresh" "natural" and "healthy" on the packaging, which is NOT regulated by the FDA in any way! (FDA only regulates what's printed in the Nutrition Facts box!) At least your way allows someone to use organic plants and soil and do better for ourselves than what will most likely available in any store. As for the plastics, well, it's all debatable. My young adult son does a lot of scientific research on plastics and is ok with my using #1 or #2 plastics around our home for various things. We certainly don't microwave food in any plastic container, and I'm slowly eliminating all plastic food containers from my home as my budget allows, but I think for this purpose the #2 plastic soda bottles would be just fine. Kudos to you!
That is an awesome idea. I don't drink soda and I filter my own water so I wouldn't know what to replace it with but I'm sharing this on facebook because it's so cool.
Very impressive work. I'd heard about this before, but saw how effective it is.
great bottle garden
This is a great way to grow veggies and herbs in a small space. It is also great for renters that don't have the garden beds available too them!!!!
Wow! I would never have thought of growing herbs and lettuce like this - fascinating and what a wonderful kitchen garden you have created! :)
We started with a mixture of local soil (dirt) and rich organic compost. Apparently, it sufficed for all the vegetables in our bottle towers. It is my experience that many gardeners over-fertilize in their garden, where a lot of fertilizer is lost by leaching. Underneath our bottle towers we collect the surplus of water (drainage of the bottom bottle) in a small cup. That collected water contains the leached fertilizer. Pouring this solution back on top is in fact recycling all fertilizers.
Amazing! have to share love small space gardening solutions!
Wishing you a lot of fun and success.
Thanks so much from AZ 🙏💖
Nice!! You have definitely changed my thoughts on growing in plastic. One thing I would like to mention though is your trust in FDA...( not entirely sure who deems BPA safe or unsafe)."I believe BPA is unsafe and has caused many hard to prove longterm problems. BUT now i know about the Casparian strip and will have to look deeper into this. There's are good chance I will start using plastic for growing again. Thank you so much
that's an awesome idea...
also look very beautiful ☺
Thank you to you and Gilbert - you're doing wonderful work! Thank you so much for sharing! :)
Will be a full success !
Although some people will never accept the points of view of others, I can only recommend to read my views : 2013/02/23/can-food-crops-be-grown-safely-in-plastic-containers-willem-van-cotthem/
I prefer facts to views
Views or facts aside. I've been watching a lot of the container gardening videos this spring for ideas for next year. All very good ideas, but ALL fail to show actual produce at the end of the season. Experiment or not, what did the celery look like when mature? I understand expanding for a family, not a problem. But please show me something PRODUCED. Not just pretty greens on a wall. I am not singling out your experiment. This is a problem I've had with all of these videos.
Kathryn Blodgett
Kathyrn, look at my videos. I get hundreds of pounds of produce.
So please explain why food coloring, fertilizer, pesticide, insecticide, miticide, fungicide ALL are in the plants for a said period of time if they are used whether organic or not. Yet somehow all 25K chemicals from the bottles dont end up in the food? Show us a shred of science or fact. tests, medical studies.... anything?
dag gooder
If he can, it will be more than you can get from the grocery store! The lesser of 2 evils can improve your health.
Smart and Space-Saving, too.
lol that music at 5:30 WHAT?!??! lolololol great garden, hilarious music
Awesome, beautiful garden.. thank you for the great idea... Going to get started right away.
Great day Sir Willem!
I want to try that in our house fence. Last I tried A garden but failed bcoz of ducks and chickens eating my plants. Also I have a work here in Manila and my home is i the province 4hrs away. Transportation cost is high so I bak to home twice a month. Hope to be succesfull with the help of ur video. thank you
Some instructions would have been good
Found it! Thank very much for posting these videos. Very inspirational.
Gracias,
Saeid
I found the instuctions containergardening.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/bottle-tower-gardening-how-to-start-willem-van-cotthem/
felicitaciones, muy ingenioso, natural y ecologico
I used Pop Bottles last summer here , I am going too use them again this year but I am making a tower or a few , thanks for sharing
Nice, this is to solve the future needs for lands.
very usefully creative... thank you so much for sharing...
Thanks. I only mix some compost or manure to the local soil (dirt). I collect the surplus of water running through the tower and leaving the tower via two drainage holes in the bottom bottle. That water contains the nutrients leached in the different bottles. I collect it in a small yogurt pot underneath the tower. From time to time I empty the yogurt pot in the top bottle, thus recycling the nutrients.
Thanks for the link about the plastics. The input was reassuring. :)
Thats a great idea. it really looks nice. i'm going to see if i can try this . thanks for you ideas.
Wow! this is just wonderful. One possible problem though, Plastics break down over time and can be slightly dangerous over a long period time. Take a few minutes and look into the info on plastic and how it breaks down. Still a beautiful idea. Maybe try glass bottles if you can figure out a way to cut them safely.
just had that "why didn't I think of that" moment that I'm sure is very common for people watching your videos. This is brilliant.
Wouldn't it be fun to set up something like this taking advantage of the natural spout design of the upside-down bottle, shunting it into a water conduit of some sort, then sending the runoff over to a swirl filter of some sort where you could then pull clean, nutrient-rich water to dump right back in to the top? It would cost a few feet of height, but that shouldn't be a huge problem. I am sure most gardeners are happy to have most of the deep bending down tasks relegated to short, less constant duties... I have a problem with the cochlea in my left ear that makes me highly susceptible to dizziness when bending down.
I'm trying to figure out a quick and easy way to build a simple reservoir and pump system. With a 1mm hole in those drip buckets, I'd be worried about clogs.
With a heavily stacked system, you could almost pre-charge the system with a load of water, wait a few minutes, then fill your water supply back up and it would water itself for a few cycles. Great for urbanites.
If only all those people sitting around on welfare could realize what they could be doing with all those Coke bottles, what that would mean for their diet, their energy, their food bills, their sense of accomplishment, their self-esteem, their...
My junkie sister has a boyfriend who loves to say he lives off the grid. The extent of his green thumbery involves growing pot and opium poppies because Welfare already pays for all his other drugs, food and rent. And constantly they complain about their hardships while she is 75lbs overweight, smokes a pack a day, drinks like a fish and chugs 3 protein shakes and 4 energy drinks every single day.
If they did this instead, they'd be slimmer, healthier and would have a daily routine (that didn't involve panhandling and dumpster diving) too!
this is an amazing idea! I just moved into a very small space and I think this would work for me. The music in this video is pretty hilarious too!
Thank you very much for sharing!👍 Wonderful tutorial. 🙌