• Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    im not so quick to put this down, it will work. I was also a little turned off by the plastic bottle, but just because I find them junky and gross.

    a glass demijohn would be so much nicer, but then you’d need a diamond hole saw… one for ceramic tiles might work

    • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      I also dislike the look of the plastic water cooler, but it’s resourceful should you have the water cooler jugs anyway. I don’t and I don’t have access to em. That said, I bet I can fashion something similar out of other materials, though I’m curious if the transparent-ness of the plastic is helpful for the plant.

      It looks sorta similar to a terracotta pot I’ve seen someone use for growing strawberries on a patio.

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        1 month ago

        Can’t spell jugaad without jug, after all (see manifesto).

        I will say I agree with your distaste for plastics, and try to avoid it around foodstuffs. I think @rwdf is likely right, and we will look back on our plastic use with dread in the future. It’s just to ubiquitous now that we don’t even think of it.

        But I’m not here to rain on anyone’s parade. This is a great example of thrift and self reliance.