window farm

So I came across this webpage that talked about making window based farming. I was actually looking for how to grow my own lettuce and I found it (http://our.windowfarms.org/).  So over the past couple weeks I have been collecting some bottles that I need in order to make it. Today i finally had 3 bottles so I decided to go ahead and start making it :)

When it is finished it will sit in this thin but tall window we have in the apartment

 So the first thing to do was to cut a whole in the bottoms of each of the bottles, and let me tell you this was no easy feat. I first tried to use just an exacto knife but it turns out that the bottom of the bottle is insanely thick. When that failed Talia suggested I use use her dremil. Unfortunately that didnt work either and I ended up melting the plastic as I cut it. So then I tried her tin snips that Talia uses to cut her corset bones That finally worked so i managed to get all 3 bottles cut. I was trying something odd in the last bottle where I thought that instead of cutting a whole in the top I would put it in the side and tilt the bottles side to side to get them to connect. I'm not sure how it will work but when i get another bottle I will try in out.

then I cut a whole in the side to slide the plant pot into the bottle

 and finally I had to cover the bottom of the bottle in duct tape so the roots dont start photosynthesis and sprout leaves

I'm not done yet. I still have to figure out how exactly i am going to attach the bottles to the window. The instructions want me to attach them to a bar but the window is too big for any of the poles I could find.

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