Application of plastic bottles in the country: useful products and decorations

Various products from plastic bottles have been in demand not so long ago, but already managed to gain great popularity among connoisseurs of hand-made. Their popularity is due to the availability of material, the ease of making crafts and the long life of ready-made things. Thus, anyone can make a lot of useful tools for a farm in a short time. In the hands of a person with a creative vision, a plastic bottle will have a second life, transformed into decor elements or things necessary for everyday life. Next, we will talk about the use of plastic bottles in the country. About this, what can be crafts from the above mentioned material and how to correctly make them, this article will tell.

Life-giving moisture for plants

In most people, the dacha is associated with the cultivation of seedlings and other various useful plants, without irrigation which can not be avoided. Especially capricious and sensitive to a lack of moisture cucumbers. In the laborious matter of their cultivation, distinctive adaptations made from used containers will become an excellent assistant. Watering cucumbers from plastic bottles can be carried out in several ways. Let's consider some of them.

The first method of watering this culture will especially appeal to the dacha, who rarely visit their possessions. It consists in the following: at the necessary quantity of plastic bottles it is necessary to cut off a bottom and to insert a neck in the soil near each bush of cucumbers. Further it is necessary to fill all the containers with water - and that's all, the work is done.

Water from such adaptations will go away slowly and nourish the growing vegetables for a couple of days. To extend the flow of water from the bottles into the soil for a longer period, you can screw on their neck conical nozzles, which are purchased in specialized stores.

The second method of watering cucumbers is to use a hose, and the container itself will serve as a means for splashing water. The use of plastic bottles at the dacha in this form will provide moisture not only to the roots of the plant, but also its leaves. To do this, you need on one side of the container along the length to make many small holes. Then it should be connected with a special nozzle, the edge of the hose and the neck of the bottle. This device is laid directly on the ground and perfectly splashes water droplets on the plants. Such an invention can be used to irrigate the entire garden in the country, from time to time transferring the container to a new location.

House for seedlings

Each summer resident would like to have at his disposal a greenhouse for the cultivation of different crops. But, unfortunately, not everyone can buy building materials for its erection. A great alternative in this business is the use of empty plastic bottles. Implementation of this idea will take some time and skill. But the future greenhouse of plastic bottles will please their owners for a long time. Everyone can do it, having got acquainted with the sequence of actions of its creation and having accumulated a sufficient amount of plastic containers.

The first stage in the construction of the greenhouse will be the installation of a frame of the required dimensions. For these purposes, you can choose any available material, such as a wooden beam or metal bars. Then proceed to fill the frame space, and do it, just applying plastic bottles. The sequence of filling the voids can be different. The simplest way is to string bottles with a cut bottom onto ropes or rods, which are then fastened to the frame of the greenhouse and placed close to each other. It is recommended to use bottles of light tones, otherwise the greenhouse will come out dark and unfit for growing plants. The so-obtained greenhouse of plastic bottles perfectly preserves warm air indoors and condenses moisture for plants.

Perfect solution

If, for some reason, the construction of a greenhouse at the dacha is impossible, then a variety of capacities can be used to grow seedlings. The simplest way, which does not require any investment, is the production of pots or miniature greenhouses for window sills. And it is plastic bottles for seedlings that are considered to be the most common and popular material for growing country cottages among all truck farmers.

Most often mini-pots for sprouting seedlings are done in a simple way by cutting off the top of the bottle. At the bottom of the resulting capacity, several holes are made to drain excess water. But anyone who wants to improve this device, it can make a little differently. And they do it this way: the bottle is cut into two parts, the upper part, with a lid, is inserted by the neck down into the bottom of the bottle and filled with soil. In the cover, a small hole is first made and filled with a piece of dense woolen thread. One end of the thread should be fastened with a knot from the back of the lid and slightly go into the soil, and the other - hanging in the lower part of the cut bottle, filled with water. This kind of pots from plastic bottles will save the summer residents from daily watering, since the necessary moisture will feed the root system of the plant through a wet thread.

Useful couple

Any part-time farm does not do without cleaning its territory, so every owner of a summer residence must have the necessary equipment for this. It's very easy and simple to make some of them yourself, namely a broom and a scoop. Broom from plastic bottles is not inferior to purchased analogs and at the same time saves money to its owners. On how to do it correctly, tells a step-by-step photoinstruction, presented below. In the picture everything is so detailed and understandable that it is simply not wise to describe the procedure with words.

To make a shovel from a plastic bottle is even much easier and faster than a whisk. To do this, take a five or ten liter bottle with straight sides and cut out the shape of a scoop. Handle for crafts should be inserted in the same way as in the manufacture of brooms from plastic bottles. These devices for cleaning the territory are very strong, they are easy to clean and do not break, which means they will serve their owners for a long time.

Stop the pests!

People who have summer cottages know firsthand about various pests of vegetable and fruit crops. Unfortunately, sometimes summer residents lose in the fight against them, and lose long-awaited crops. Plastic bottles will help to destroy or deter some types of pests. Thus, from plastic bottles for a garden and a kitchen garden it is possible to make very effective means of struggle against uninvited visitors.

Consider how to make a mole repeller from plastic containers. To do this, you need a certain number of empty bottles, based on one product per three square meters of land. In each tank it is necessary to pierce the bottom, and also cut 4-5 blades in the center of the bottle. Next, you need to put a long and steady metal rod through the hole at the bottom to the top of the lid. The bottle will seem to be dressed on it. The other end of the rod must be firmly inserted into the soil in such a way that it rises above the ground by about 30 cm, not counting the bottle. The principle of this repeller is that the bottle will thunder from the winds, and since the moles have excellent hearing, they will not climb on this site.

Another kind of trap will help get rid of wasps, flies, ants and other insects. Despite the fact that it is quite simple to make, it is considered to be a fairly effective method in the fight against pests. So, to make a trap from a plastic bottle, you need only one plastic container and a little sugar syrup. The bottle will need to cut off the upper part and, turning it down with a neck, insert it into the bottom half of the plastic container. The neck should not touch the bottom of the container. The lower part of the container should be filled with a thick sugar syrup and put a trap in the places of pest accumulation. When the insect gets inside the craft, it will not be able to get out again. Such traps are updated as they are filled with insects.

Vodichka for chicken

The use of used plastic bottles at the dacha is not limited to making things from them only for the garden and the garden. They can also be transformed into a variety of adaptations for animals and birds living in the suburban area. Especially popular with lovers of growing chickens is using a drinking bowl. There are many different methods for making drinkers for chicks from a plastic bottle. The simplest of them is this:

• At 1.5 or 2-liter bottles with a convex bottom it is necessary to make one hole in each petal of the bottom. The holes must be small.
• Prepare a plate with small sides, you can take a tray from the flower pot.
• The bottle is filled with water and put in a bowl.

After the container is installed in a bowl, the water will begin to slowly begin to flow from it. With the use of water by chicks, it will gradually be added. Thus, this drinker for chicks from a plastic bottle will always be able to supply the bird with fresh water.

Nelaskovy animal

Growing an agricultural poultry in a dacha can attract such a predator as a weasel. To get rid of this unwanted guest and not to lose all the stock of chickens, geese or ducklings, you need to make a special trap for the pest. In this case, you can also resort to the use of plastic bottles. From affection at the dacha, you can get rid of this quickly enough. The creation of this trap does not take much time. You must start it by the following steps:

• Prepare a 2-liter bottle, a bucket or a large deep saucepan with a lid, and a piece of meat (for bait.
• The bottle should be cut off the bottom and neck to thicken.
• On a part with a neck to make spear-shaped cutting and to fix bait on it. Next, the neck with meat insert inside the cropped bottle.
• The design is installed and easy to fix on the edge of the table or chair.
• Near the table or chair set the container to catch the predator (bucket, pan) and cover it with a little lid so that it can slam shut when you get affection.

The operating principle of such a trap is quite simple. Lusk is a small animal with a very good nose, so she will hear the aroma of meat trapped and run after him from the bottom of the bottle, which will fall into the container under the weight of a predator. It is often necessary to check this device, otherwise the animal will get out of it. The captured animal should be taken away from its site and released to freedom. The use of plastic bottles at the dacha in such a performance will help to catch not only caress, but also other predatory pests such as rats, martens and other rodents.

Help the birds

Many summer residents like to feed various birds with all sorts of goodies. For these purposes, you can make a great feeder, which will be a place for feeding garden feathered dwellers and perfectly decorate the space in the suburban area. For these purposes, it is worth choosing a large capacity, about 5 or 10 liters, because it can accommodate not only small visitors, but also individuals of medium size. A trough from a plastic bottle should be made in such a way that the birds are not afraid to fly up to it. The principle of work on the future adaptation is simple and consists in cutting the walls of the bottle in the form of windows with rounded sides.

To give a more neat look to the "bird house", it should be further decorated with decor items. Such a feeder can be zadekorirovana any elements, for example, threads, dry reeds, artificial flowers. Also, the feeder from a plastic bottle, painted with colors, will look good. If desired, you can attach a few thin wooden sticks to it, so that it's easier for birds to get to the stern.

Beauty in the details

Staying at the dacha should not be limited only to working moments. Therefore, it is extremely important to equip its territory in such a way that it looks well-groomed and beautiful. The use of plastic bottles in the country as a material for decorating the house, courtyard and garden will help to equip the territory and turn it into an excellent recreation area. Consider a couple of original ideas.

Idea number 1: suspension "Weightlessness"

To implement this idea, it is necessary to cut off the bottom of the bottom with each small bottle (0.5l) in such a way that the shapes in the form of flowers turn out. Next, you need to connect all the elements with a thin line, sealing its ends. The style of the connection can be different and depend on the desire of the master. If, for example, the suspension is used as curtains on a door or window opening, then the elements must be connected in long chains. If you use it as decorations for trees in a recreation area, it is preferable to combine the elements into chains of different lengths. The plastic bottles converted in this way can be of different colors for handicrafts by their own hands, but they look more gently if they are made in light colors.

Idea number 2: "Rainbow charm"

From plastic bottles of various sizes, cut the bottom in the same way as in the previous case. Finished elements should be painted in different colors, depicting the middle, as in living colors. It is also necessary to make leaves for flowers that can be made from the middle of the container. Ready fittings should decorate the fence, poles, the walls of the house in a chaotic order. You can fix elements with superglue, nails, and also with buttons.

Luxurious flowerbed

Beautifully decorated flowerbed can become an ornament of any garden or yard. Make your own flower beds of plastic bottles for the garden or any other site will not be difficult even for a beginner. Let's consider some simple variants of decorating flowerbeds with plastic bottles.

Option number 1: "The Magic Ribbon"

In plastic bottles of the same size cut off the necks to thicken. The amount of tare required will depend on the size of the flower bed. On the perimeter of the flowerbed or along its circumference (if it is round) make a small depression in the soil, about 5-7 centimeters. Next, you need to insert the prepared container into the cavity with the cut upwards. All bottles should be located close to each other and create a small fence. After this, it is necessary to pour the soil into each container and plant flowers. It is best to drop bottled flowers of the same color into bottles. Thus, the flowerbed will be, as it were, edged with a ribbon of flowers. If desired, you can make several of these borders in the flowerbed.

Option number 2: "Decorative rings"

This type of flower beds will require some skill and skill to work with cement. Nevertheless, anyone who wishes can make such flower islets. To do this, you need the following materials: empty plastic bottles (1.5 l), sand, ready cement mortar for laying bricks and empty glass bottles.

Progress:

• Fill the plastic container with sand and cover with lids.
• Bottles of sand lay on the ground in the form of a circle, a short distance from each other. Under the first lower circle, a little sand should be poured. Plastic containers must be laid with their necks inwardly so that in the middle of the circle there is an untouched space. This is necessary to fill the soil with plants. Further, it is necessary to lay cement on the bottles and between them, forming a ring of concrete.
• The next layer, in height, you need to lay out of glass bottles and again lay them with cement.
• Alternate the layers before the formation of the flower bed is completed.
• After the work is finished, the cement must be allowed to dry and after that, it is possible to fill them with soil and plant the plants.

Such flower beds look great both in miniature sizes and in large ones. Their height allows you to plant in them long and curly flowers that will beautifully fall over the walls of the flowerbed. In addition, another advantage of this structure is its durability, which will allow you to admire the beautiful scenery for many years.

The variety of products made of plastic bottles for the garden and garden in the suburban area helps significantly save money on the purchase of expensive building materials and other necessary accessories. Thus, we should take a closer look at this seemingly unusable material. And instead of throwing out plastic bottles, it is better to convert them into useful things for everyday life.