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From the lens My plastic bottle greenhouse.

  • winney May 26, 2012 @ 9:37 am | delete
    Wow that's is simply amazing. I'm super impressed that it held up over the years. for sure, I will be putting it in my summer project plans :) Thank you for sharing this idea and all the extra details too!
  • Big_Joe May 25, 2012 @ 9:13 pm | delete
    Very creative way to recycle plastic bottles and grow you some greens at the same time... :)
  • Papier May 25, 2012 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Fascinating how a plague of the planet can be turned into a lifegiving feature. Thanks for building this lens.
  • danielmccarthy Apr 22, 2012 @ 7:21 am | delete
    Yeah excellent idea, I go through loads of bottles as well! so many good ideas on squidoo.
  • tvyps Apr 20, 2012 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    This is a cool idea and you could make these to make sure they don't look like something from Hillbilly land, ha! Squid Angel blessed!
  • RevRoger Apr 19, 2012 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    Very cool idea!! you get my vote!
  • earthybirthymama Apr 18, 2012 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    I want to build a little green house for myself. What a great idea! A good way to use old water bottles. Many Blessings

    Cheers
    Grace
  • earthybirthymama Apr 18, 2012 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    I want to build a little green house for myself. What a great idea! A good way to use old water bottles. Many Blessings

    Cheers
    Grace
  • BuddyBink Apr 17, 2012 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    I always knew there was a use for those 2 liter bottles. Well done.
  • Cal Apr 14, 2012 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    I just wanted to say thank you for posting this, and thank you for keeping it updated! It is really useful to know how it has been faring. I found it all very inspiring.
  • futurefocus57 Apr 12, 2012 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    Good idea...save the plastic...save the world.
  • jholland Apr 12, 2012 @ 1:19 am | delete
    southerncoloradogal, your weather sounds like ours. We are ONLY 4,500 feet above sea level, but still pretty harsh weather. I have not tried this idea yet, but I can tell you about similar plastics in our sheds. We do have to replace some things faster due to our harsh climate - but we have some plastics that have held up outdoors for years. My guess is that if your frame is sturdy and well-made, the greenhouse will be fine. Even if you eventually have to replace the plastic bottles it should last a while.
  • southerncoloradogal Apr 5, 2012 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Interested in this, but, does anybody know how well it holds up in high altitude sun (I'm at 1.5-miles elevation), temps fluctuating between 30-40 degrees F below zero & 90 degrees F above zero, & fairly frequent wind above 50mph???
  • flycatcher Mar 26, 2012 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    This is so cool - brilliant reuse of old plastic bottles!
  • flinnie Mar 24, 2012 @ 9:30 am | delete
    Hi I love this,I so wont to build my own greenhouse.What a cool site.I live in the deep south we are almost able to garden year round.Some of my annuals flower and leaf veggie over wintered.Great lens.
  • athensfever Mar 23, 2012 @ 6:20 pm | delete
    Very interesting... great work!
  • Teenysdaddy1981 Mar 18, 2012 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    I think I'm gonna try to build one of these. Thank you for the idea.
  • KellydeBorda Mar 17, 2012 @ 6:50 pm | delete
    What a wonderful way to go green AND show off your green thumb! Green-liked for St. Patty's day!
  • RiaB Mar 17, 2012 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    Great Lens! If I ever get a yard to work with I am going to do this. Thanks for sharing it!
  • StaCslns Mar 17, 2012 @ 8:51 am | delete
    I would have never thought of this! Very clever!
  • SimplyTonjia Mar 16, 2012 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    Terrific idea and a great lens. Thank you.
  • TheArtLibrarian Feb 24, 2012 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    Wow, what a cool idea! This place looks just like my p-patch.
  • victoriuh Feb 14, 2012 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    Very cool!
  • dfroray Feb 8, 2012 @ 8:29 am | delete
    very cool. I don't know how you find the time to have so many lenses and do projects like this.
  • jeremykim2011 Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    This is brilliant!
  • hysongdesigns Dec 24, 2011 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    A greenhouse made from plastic bottles, what a cool idea! thanks for such detailed info.
  • sherioz Dec 3, 2011 @ 8:09 am | delete
    This is terrific!
  • seosmm Nov 25, 2011 @ 7:34 pm | delete
    Very nice lens!
  • trees001 Nov 8, 2011 @ 11:27 am | delete
    This is so awesome! Sharing it all around - this is too cool to hog to myself! Great job!
  • Graceonline Nov 5, 2011 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    What a wonderful idea! Thank you so much for sharing the chronological history and updates. I'd love to see another lens on how you constructed the greenhouse, stepXstep. Angel blessed.
  • Alloit_com Oct 18, 2011 @ 11:18 pm | delete
    Hi, I am new to squidoo and would really appreciate if you check out [and liked] my first lense! Thanks! http://www.squidoo.com/natural-and-organic-things
  • homerepellent Oct 8, 2011 @ 3:58 am | delete
    It has been said that in order for you to believe that something is possible, you only need to see one other person do it, such as Roger Bannister who run the mile in under 4 minutes. I've seen you built your greenhouse with plastic bottles and I believe that I will be able to do so. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Cheers,
    Homerepellent
  • spikey64 Oct 5, 2011 @ 10:25 am | delete
    What a brilliant way to recycle old plastic bottles thanks for the tips.
  • Toolesque Oct 2, 2011 @ 11:56 am | delete
    WOW! This is way rad! Lots of work. I LOVE it!
  • adamfrench Sep 28, 2011 @ 7:31 am | delete
    Impressive lens, thumbs up
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Sep 25, 2011 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    Nicely done squid planter and builder. I hope to use some of your information in Mississippi in a few years.
  • GonnaFly Sep 24, 2011 @ 11:30 pm | delete
    Just returning to add a little angel blessing and let you know that this lens has been added to my Upcycling Ideas lens.
  • HSSchulte Sep 18, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Revisiting to bless again.
  • Benjamin_Vaughn Sep 8, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
    Thanks Andru, I'll be testing this out in Costa Rica.
  • andru Sep 8, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Let me know how you get on!
  • fanmail Sep 7, 2011 @ 8:24 pm | delete
    Nice I felt I was watching an episode of HGTV only better!
  • Craftybegonia Sep 5, 2011 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    Amazing! I love it. Great use for something that usually winds up in landfills. Thanks for sharing and for illustrating your progress!
  • MiddleSister Sep 5, 2011 @ 4:17 pm | delete
    Incredible. What an ingenius use for plastic bottles.
  • SpaceyGracey Sep 5, 2011 @ 1:28 pm | delete
    That is sooooo cool - I love it. We have loads of plastic kids drink bottles - I'll have to think of a way of getting creative with them. Great lens.
  • AnthonyAltorenna Sep 3, 2011 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    This is a great idea, and a creative way to recycle plastic bottles into a useful structure. How many bottles did you need to make your greenhouse?
  • jbauer0318 Sep 3, 2011 @ 7:10 am | delete
    This is such a cool idea. I love the creative things people come up with.
  • Sequoia-Technology Aug 30, 2011 @ 2:53 am | delete
    Wow amazing greenhouse! Can't wait to read about how the plastic bottle coldframe trials go!
  • rlmodranski Aug 29, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    Excellent idea!
  • hessa_johnson Aug 28, 2011 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    This is a wonderful idea and a great lens.
  • TheGourmetCoffeeGuy Aug 27, 2011 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    What a cool lens! Our family has been talking about building our own greenhouse and your lens is a definite motivator to do so. Where there's a will, there is a way. Not sure what material we will use but you certainly prove that all is possible. Thank you for sharing.
  • LadyCharlie Aug 27, 2011 @ 1:10 pm | delete
    Great Idea...one of my first thoughts was that condensation in the bottles would help keep your garden watered...nice job! Thanks for sharing!
  • dbodnariuc Aug 26, 2011 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    Great idea Andru. Great lens, with all of the updates where you prove the concept.
  • MareeT Aug 26, 2011 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    Great way to recycle. Nice lens!
  • wellwritwitch Aug 26, 2011 @ 7:41 am | delete
    Amazing idea and design! Thank you for sharing this, I'm bookmarking it for reference.
  • BusyQueen Aug 26, 2011 @ 2:06 am | delete
    wow, I read every word, keep it up, you may invent something to sell!
  • Teddi14 Aug 25, 2011 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Very cool lens. Congrats!!!
  • Frankster Aug 24, 2011 @ 11:50 am | delete
    Wow. Great job on the greenhouse and the lens. Well deserving of the LOTD. Congrats. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • JJNW Aug 23, 2011 @ 9:28 pm | delete
    How incredible! I am so impressed! I really want to make one. I have always wanted a greenhouse -- and this is the greenest greenhouse ever. Fantastic and truly worthy of LOTD!
  • Rankography Aug 23, 2011 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    nice lens. interesting topic.
  • Poetryman Aug 22, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    sounds like a good way to propagate cuttings as well!
  • RawBill Aug 22, 2011 @ 4:35 am | delete
    What an amazing concept. It certainly is better to reuse than recycle and what better way than to reuse for growing food. If I lived in a cold climate and had access to lots of bottles, I might just give this project a go myself. Well done and congrats on LOTD!
  • Quickcutters Aug 21, 2011 @ 1:12 am | delete
    I love the idea of using these plastic bottles to make this green house how awesome is that. I have used plastic soda bottles and those clear plastic contaners that food comes in like a salad or what not. I would plant in these and just start plants in the house. This will be my first time.
    I will be back to read the rest of the links you have on here.
    Thanks for a great lens.
  • Alfira54 Aug 19, 2011 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    Great idea, I am impressed with your effort
  • NidhiRajat Aug 19, 2011 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    congrats a ton for lens of the day!!!
  • dotsonr Aug 19, 2011 @ 10:57 am | delete
    I many not be able to scrounge up enough plastic bottles to duplicate this, but what an awesome idea!
  • debsgreatfinds Aug 18, 2011 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    Wow what a great ideal thanks for sharing :)
  • shivnagsudhakar Aug 18, 2011 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    good lens
  • shivnagsudhakar Aug 18, 2011 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    good lens
  • thebutler Aug 18, 2011 @ 10:54 am | delete
    Was wondering how the project held up over the years. Interesting stuff but I'm wondering how it would stand up to snow.
  • happynutritionist Aug 18, 2011 @ 10:21 am | delete
    I am fascinated, never heard of using plastic bottles this way. So creative and nice to be taken through your experiences. Glad this got a LOTD, it deserved it!
  • Luminosity Aug 18, 2011 @ 6:16 am | delete
    I was thinking of building a sailing vessel with plastic pop bottles.
    This is very cool, good job, it's a way to reuse, repurpose and refun.
  • RinchenChodron Aug 17, 2011 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    Great youtubes on this project. Well done. Congrats on LOTD
  • wdhart777 Aug 17, 2011 @ 10:54 am | delete
    Love this idea, glad to see some people are actually taking action to keep the earth green and save energy as well. I will bookmark this lens and be back soon!

    house plans
  • Aug 17, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Hi andru,
    Nice lense. A great way to re-purpose plastic! Like it alot. :)
    N T T
  • Srena44 Aug 16, 2011 @ 10:24 pm | delete
    Congratulations, great lens
  • alternative-help Aug 16, 2011 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LotD - an amazing concept.
  • Stazjia Aug 16, 2011 @ 6:08 am | delete
    What a brilliant idea.
  • WeddingZazzle Aug 16, 2011 @ 5:00 am | delete
    This is awesome!
  • Aug 16, 2011 @ 3:18 am | delete
    This lens is fantastic! liked it! Thanks for being one of the few saviors of this Mother Earth. Two thumbs up!
  • I_love_Portraits Aug 16, 2011 @ 3:09 am | delete
    What a great idea and brilliant way to recycle your old bottles.
  • postingbits Aug 16, 2011 @ 2:54 am | delete
    Your lens looks great, have you looked at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales? They have a good website with a few downlands. When we move we will do something similar to this, perfect way to get rid of rubbish out of landfills.
  • tw006e6375 Aug 16, 2011 @ 2:29 am | delete
    A completely novel idea using plasric bottles for a green house there are few people that would have thought of it. Im very glade that it has worked so well. Tom
  • NoobWriter Aug 16, 2011 @ 2:18 am | delete
    Great lens...
  • vivekbhan Aug 16, 2011 @ 2:18 am | delete
    wow what a idea. If everyone starts contributing such sustainable ideas, no matter how small, our planet would be better place to live. The rate which we are consuming this planet is 1.5 earth. So at this rate we are doomed pretty soon. Unless we follow andru and start such practices. KUDOS to you Andru...
  • Rajkumarsingh Aug 16, 2011 @ 2:08 am | delete
    Congrets for lens of day.. :)
  • MomwithAHook Aug 16, 2011 @ 1:39 am | delete
    I first heard about building with plastic bottles from a peace corp volunteer blog. They used them to build a school - they filled the bottles with dirt and plastic trash and then used wire to secure them into walls. You green house turned out fabulous and gives me a bit of an idea for a outdoor playhouse for my son - a homeschool assignment non-the-less.
  • Kris10P Aug 16, 2011 @ 1:21 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! This is such a great idea and a wonderful way to recycle bottles and keep them out of the landfill. I'm looking forward to seeing how your garden grown next year.
  • stylishimo Aug 16, 2011 @ 1:13 am | delete
    This is brilliant, well done you, I love your re-cycled bottle greenhouse!! Last year I made a flight cage for my birds out of 12 old canvas paintings, 2 pairs of tights and a plastic re-cycling bag, I am very proud of my cage and people are always shocked when they learn how I made it.

    I am going to email the link to your lens to my whole family as they love this sort of creativity.
  • klopcic Aug 16, 2011 @ 1:09 am | delete
    Good idea to make something like that! Congrats from me!
  • JanetJenson Aug 16, 2011 @ 12:12 am | delete
    That is SO neat. This is the best article I have seen yet on Squidoo, and I'm telling everyone I know about it!
  • alwaysjules Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:30 pm | delete
    I love your artistry and your mind for recycling!!! Fabulous work! VERY CREATIVE!
  • dier1 Aug 15, 2011 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    Nice creation!!!! Cultivation at it's best.
  • emerladdagger Aug 15, 2011 @ 10:04 pm | delete
    congrats for making LOTD! i like the idea too bad i don't have the space to make this :(
  • cdevries Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    What a fascinating project! I'll be back to study your greenhouse in greater detail.
  • Retro_Loco Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    Congratulations on making an awesome lens and LOTD!! Your plastic bottle greenhouse looks amazing, and it's an ingenious way to reuse those empty soda bottles. Thank you for sharing! Thumbs up and bookmarked.
  • tipsanddeals Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. You deserve it. Good luck.
  • knit1tat2 Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:12 pm | delete
    Hm, I've seen houses built from beer bottles laid like bricks, and mortered in place, and cordwood buildings and homes, but you have a first for me here! Great idea, and just might have to try something similar! Oh yes, also a building built from pop cans, the guy filled them with sand first to keep them from collapsing. Swore how warm the building was! Congrats on LOD! You deserve it!
  • bygproductions Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    Great lens, scheduled it for posting on two of my facebook pages and twitter.
  • KathyT Aug 15, 2011 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    This is just fascinating and wonderful! WOW! Contratulations on LOTD! You are amazingly creative - AND patient! This is almost a piece of artwork! Very, very cool...
    :) Kath
  • mumsgather Aug 15, 2011 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    Amazing. How you use creativity to go green!
  • hmsweaver Aug 15, 2011 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    That is a fantastic project, and an excellent lens! I'm just amazed that you built the greenhouse from plastic bottles, and that it has stayed up for so long. I'm tempted to build one myself, but my hubby isn't big on the "eyesore" factor. ;-)
  • skiesgreen Aug 15, 2011 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD and what a great project. Such an innovative and inspiring recycling with fantastic benefits. Well done. Featured now on Squidoo LOTD Lenses.
  • SofiaMann Aug 15, 2011 @ 4:37 pm | delete
    Fantastici. Super creative. Congratulations.
  • GrandMemories Aug 15, 2011 @ 4:35 pm | delete
    Amazing, inspiring, way cool, and what else can I say! Very deserving of LotD. Bookmarked for future use. Thank you!
  • KimGiancaterino Aug 15, 2011 @ 4:13 pm | delete
    Wow ... is this awesome or what? I'm hoping to do a similar wall with colored glass bottles, patterned after one I recently discovered in the Los Angeles hills. Congratulations on LOTD.
  • MaxReily Aug 15, 2011 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    Terrific idea! I'd love to try this myself, and I might just do it! Great LOTD!
  • d-artist Aug 15, 2011 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Congratulations on a very cool LOTD!
  • Peter.Murray Aug 15, 2011 @ 2:40 pm | delete
    Inspiring.
  • ajilcliaen Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    Wow...super admirable! Great LotD! Really well documented :)
  • GrammaLinda Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    Excellent! Congrats on LotD! I am sharing this with my son, who wants very much to build a greenhouse. Thanks!
  • BatmanSuperman Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    very nice and green :)
  • bercton Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:30 pm | delete
    Brilliant work and well document lens. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on LOTD!
  • rauspitz Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:26 pm | delete
    This is a GREAT lens with all kinds of superb information. WOW!
  • elyria Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    Awesome idea, congrats for lotd!
  • SudokuNut Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    This is a fantastic idea and an awesome lens. Congrats on a well deserved LOTD.
  • JennySui Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    It is really a great idea for a DIY green house. You worked hard on this lens and it really deserve the title LOTD.
  • Jhoff Aug 15, 2011 @ 1:00 pm | delete
    Very nice. Congrats on LOTD!
  • CreativeArtist Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    What an interesting idea for a DIY green house.
  • bakerwoman Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    Whata creative idea to repurpose discarded plastic bottles. A great DIY lens indeed. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • AngelDey Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Wonderful idea! I've seen a glass bottle house before here in Nevada, but the bottles were mainly used for decoration. This is reusing something for a useful purpose. Great job.
  • heehaw Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    great idea on the building greenhouse using recycle bottles.
  • BunnyFabulous Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Never would have thought of this idea, but it looks great! Excellent lens and fabulous idea to recycle and grow your own food at the same time.
  • makingamark Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Fabulous! Blessed by an Angel plus I'm now off to send a link to this lens to a friend who will no doubt be very taken with it!
  • kathys55 Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    Awesome! That is way Cool! Congrats on your LOTD!
  • solocampion Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:57 am | delete
    All I have to say is FANTASTIC JOB!!!
  • Comfortdoc Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:41 am | delete
    My dad built his own green house many years ago, but not out of plastic bottles. Excellent chronology of your work.
  • dfishbac Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:39 am | delete
    What a great idea. I've always wanted a green house. Might just have to start saving the bottles. Congrats on your LOTD!
  • dfishbac Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:39 am | delete
    What a great idea. I've always wanted a green house. Might just have to start saving the bottles. Congrats on your LOTD!
  • karanta Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Very interesting lens and a super clever idea :)
  • ottoblotto Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Totally wonderful!
  • Margaret_Schaut Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:25 am | delete
    This is very clever, and everyone like the idea of re-use. I'm wondering, tho, if it isn't just as good to use clear plastic sheeting over your frame. This has got me thinking... Very nice lens, btw, well done and interesting!
  • wordstock Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:23 am | delete
    What a very clever idea. I may try a cold frame as a smaller project. No wonder this is LOTD. Congrats!
  • Heather426 Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:20 am | delete
    Awesome! Congrats on LOTD!
  • browndog21 Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:18 am | delete
    What a fabulous greenhouse! I am going to try building one in the early spring next year. I have used plastic bottles to protect seedlings from frost, but never considered that I could build a whole greenhouse.
  • Aug 15, 2011 @ 10:45 am | delete
    Cool Idea! Helping The Envronment In More Ways Than One, You Should Go On Dragons Den.
  • OneFootPutt Aug 15, 2011 @ 10:30 am | delete
    What a great idea for used 2 liter bottles. Congrats on LOTD.
  • manchester Aug 15, 2011 @ 10:30 am | delete
    Very clever!! Though I can't see such an innovation fitting on my tiny balcony so unfortunately, cannot replicate!
  • SunnyDaze Aug 15, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD. Great job with utilizing all the resources around you.
  • Douglas_Brent Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:34 am | delete
    Really nice project I like it.
  • AirT-23 Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:24 am | delete
    Awesome project and great lens, congratulations on a well deserved LOTD!
  • LasgalenArts Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:19 am | delete
    Although my neighbors may have a fit, I think I'm going to try this. We don't consume any beverages that use those bottles but I have enough friends who may collect them before recycle. Thanks for the ideas and links!
  • tyler70 Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:17 am | delete
    Amazing lens! Very cool and a great idea! I love all the pictures!
  • hysongdesigns Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:13 am | delete
    I have never seen this idea before; very ingenious!
  • daria369 Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:05 am | delete
    I knew this was an outstanding topic for a lens when I first came across your lens. Congratulations for being selected for LOTD! :)
  • janices7 Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    What a fantastic way to reuse plastic bottles. Love the monthly photos showing your progress. Congrats on the well-deserved LOTD award!!
  • QuiltFinger Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Great use of soda bottles!! I bet the dead space inside the bottles makes a superb insulating barrier. Phenomenal project!
  • katiecolette Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
    What a great idea! Looks like your hard work is paying off with a rich crop :)
  • TwoDogHouse Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:46 am | delete
    I can tell you are very dedicated to this project and growing vegetables. I love your focus. Great job.
  • agalova Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:43 am | delete
    What a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Congrats on LOTD, well deserved!
  • partybuzz Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:43 am | delete
    This is amazing! I've really enjoyed reading about your greenhouse. And, I like the Grow Bags. I've never seen those before. Congratulations on a well deserved Lens of the Day!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:42 am | delete
    Congrats on LotD! I applaud this recycling and gardening initiative. Very nicely done!
  • Ener-G Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:36 am | delete
    Congrats on LoTD!
  • Wednesday_Elf Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    What a great idea using recycled bottles for a greenhouse. Good luck with all your growing, and congratulations on LotD.
  • kimmanleyort Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:19 am | delete
    Very cool. I applaud you and thank you for sharing. Congrats on LOTD too.
  • Irenemaria Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:13 am | delete
    This is so funny and smart! Deserve LOTD
  • GrowWear Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:12 am | delete
    SUCH a good idea. Congratulations for LOTD!
  • SheilaVine Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:07 am | delete
    Fantastic
  • gtalan Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:04 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing. Will be back!
  • ohcaroline Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Fantastic idea and well presented. Best wishes in your gardening and congratulations on LOTD.
  • lollyj Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    OH, what an interesting, helpful lens!! Congrats on LOTD. You deserve that and much more.
  • rms Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:31 am | delete
    Congratulations on being selected LotD! You can read all about it here: http://www.squidoohq.com/2011/08/15/my-plastic-bottle-greenhouse/
  • daria369 Aug 11, 2011 @ 1:31 pm | delete
    Wonderful project and lens. Blessed! :)
  • sheedale Aug 2, 2011 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    Brilliant! :))))))
  • Creative_Butterfly Jul 29, 2011 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    This is just absolutely amazing and creative. I love your lens so much! I added it to my Living Frugal lens. You can find it just above the comments in "Other Green Links". I hope you continue the green house. I wonder what other creative things you will come up with~

    (Sorry about the last comment. I'm not sure why it cut off)
  • Creative_Butterfly Jul 29, 2011 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    This is just absolutely amazing and creative. I love your lens so much! I added it to my
  • smithlights Jul 25, 2011 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    Whoa! Such a cool idea!
  • amazeidiot40 Jul 24, 2011 @ 8:38 am | delete
    Its good to read this lense.Thanks for sharing it.

    Bonus
  • michaeljshaw Jul 20, 2011 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    Hey Andru,
    love that you made a structure from recycled plastic bottles- and really aesthetically pleasing as well! I wouldnt rule out submitting your greenhouse to design and/or art competitions- I think it would be much appreciated.
  • herculeafitness Jul 17, 2011 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    This is amazing. Wow. What an accomplishment.
  • Panela Jul 14, 2011 @ 10:16 am | delete
    wow, really amazing your greenhouse, congratulations!
    =)
  • scarlettohairy Jul 13, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Well, I think you're a green genius! You could sell detailed plans for this fabulous creation! Do it! Love it!
  • andru Jul 14, 2011 @ 10:19 am | delete
    If only I were a serious plans kind of a guy, rather than the make it up as you go along kind..... I have on occasion thought about more detailed plans, but I think half the fun is seeing what works with what you've scavenged...
  • poutine Jul 12, 2011 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    Fantastic green project.
  • traveller27 Jul 12, 2011 @ 2:45 pm | delete
    What a great idea - I love it! What a great project.
  • moonlitta Jul 10, 2011 @ 6:06 am | delete
    This is amazing. Now I won't feel bad about having some cold drinks because I don't want to throw the bottles away.
  • kab Jul 8, 2011 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    I love this! I'm adding it to my lens on what to do with old soda cans.
  • julietarot Jul 8, 2011 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    Such an original idea. really good lens.
  • promotional-coupons-codes Jun 17, 2011 @ 12:29 am | delete
    OMG this is amazing. I will also give a try. Thanks for sharing.
  • betatype May 28, 2011 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    That's pretty cool, looks like a good project for the kids.
  • RetroMom May 24, 2011 @ 1:36 am | delete
    You really did a good job. You are a very creative person.
  • I-sparkle Mar 29, 2011 @ 2:42 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. I am lensrolling it to my living green innovations page. Congratulations on a job well done.
  • thehiplady Dec 8, 2010 @ 10:47 am | delete
    Interesting site. We used to use plastic water bottles as mini cloches when I lived in a desert. They kept the moisture in and protected the plant
  • jvcronje Oct 24, 2010 @ 8:28 am | delete
    Excellent! You are my kind of guy!
  • Czenyu Jun 18, 2010 @ 1:37 am | delete
    nice!like your squidoo - from the lay out, products....
    welcome our squidoo& and our website:www.czenyu.com/en/collections.htm
  • WeddingZazzle May 29, 2010 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • Ecomum Apr 29, 2010 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    I also like the idea, always wanted greenhouse myself.
  • andru Oct 22, 2009 @ 3:14 am | delete
    Or you could not drink fizzy drinks at all....... as they really mess up your tooth enamel, softening it for 40 minutes after each drink (eating anything sugary has the same effect) So if you're going to drink fizzy stuff, stick to mealtimes only and it will be longer before you've got a mouth full of plastic teeth. Strangely we hardly drink fizzy in my house at all. All except about 10 of the 800 bottles for the greenhouse came from other people.
  • andru Oct 22, 2009 @ 3:07 am | delete
    I didn't Jan, but I have come across various rants on forums which led me to have a look and people seem to either think its really bad, or completely harmless. I cant find any official scientific info, but I've been eating veg out of there for 6 months, and I'm not dead yet....
  • Jan Oct 14, 2009 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Hi really impressed with your efforts! Keep up the good work :)
    Planning a build myself and was asked about the possible health threats of plastic bottles slowly 'breaking down' and giving off poison in the heat of the sun. Been trawling the internet for info and drawn a bit of a blank! (will keep looking though). So I wonder if you could help at all? Did you research this at all?
    Wish I had found you sooner, it is great to see a real work in progress, really looking forward to the next instalment. Thank you x J
  • GonnaFly Sep 8, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Well done. I had seen this idea on the internet before but it's great to see a real working one and to hear how it's going. Keep up with the updates.
  • greendude Aug 30, 2009 @ 7:46 am | delete
    help protect the environment & your health! stop using plastic bottles!
    Plastic is not a biodegradable material , it takes more then 400 years for a single soft drink bottle to decompose.
    Furthermore, Plastic soft drink bottles contain BPA which is hazardous to our health.
    more info here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HObPhkwO3eo
  • seenthia Aug 15, 2009 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    What a wonderful idea but wouldn't it be a good idea to fill the bottles with water to retain heat? I know it would mean figuring out a different way of securing them together, though.
  • Hamilton Grammar Ecoschool Aug 11, 2009 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Hi our ecoschool has been trying to build a bottle green house for some time know. we had a polytunnel which was destroyed by vandalism. the area has been re-secured and we want to build a bottle green house in its place. the only problem is the size of green house, it needs to be two to three times the size of the one in the pictures shown this is length it wouldn't need to be much or any wider. also we may have to place it on already existing concrete or tarmac. could the design shown be able to solve these problems? or could you advice us on how we could build such a structure? if successful it is planed that community as well as school courses could be run here, as well as wildflowers and vegetables grown. thanks, hamilton grammar ecoschool.
  • allsewnupfabrics May 9, 2009 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    What an excellent idea.
    Thank you.

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