The reason for the division between moist and dry composts becomes apparent when planting, the next step, for it will be found that by making a planting hole one naturally goes down into the moist layer and the roots are held here, while the dry layer on the top serves to anchor the plants. So far we have managed without any tools or implements except the funnel, but now we need some help.
As it is impossible to get our fingers down through the narrow neck of the bottle our implements must be long and slim. Perhaps the best and most useful tool is an ordinary tablespoon lashed securely to a long cane. This can be used as a spade or trowel.
When the bottle is clean and shining the drainage layer can be inserted. Pea gravel is excellent for this purpose, but if poured in too casually there is a possibility that the glass could be cracked or broken, so first put in just a quarter inch or so of soft peat. It will be found easiest to make a funnel of newspaper or card to aid the insertion of this gravel and the subsequent composts, for to spoon them in takes a long and weary time. So on top of the handful of peat pour your pea gravel or similar drainage material, preferably with a few nuggets of charcoal added to absorb any unpleasant odors that may appear after the bottle garden has been growing for some months. The drainage layer should be between one and two inches in depth and is vital to the whole exercise.
Before actually beginning your planting just group your plants together still in their pots and make sure exactly where they are to go, which plant will be next to which.
Bear in mind the fact that they will grow a little, so do not plant in such a manner that one plant will hide another when this happens.
When all the moist compost has been poured in, add the dry compost evenly on top. - 19955
As it is impossible to get our fingers down through the narrow neck of the bottle our implements must be long and slim. Perhaps the best and most useful tool is an ordinary tablespoon lashed securely to a long cane. This can be used as a spade or trowel.
When the bottle is clean and shining the drainage layer can be inserted. Pea gravel is excellent for this purpose, but if poured in too casually there is a possibility that the glass could be cracked or broken, so first put in just a quarter inch or so of soft peat. It will be found easiest to make a funnel of newspaper or card to aid the insertion of this gravel and the subsequent composts, for to spoon them in takes a long and weary time. So on top of the handful of peat pour your pea gravel or similar drainage material, preferably with a few nuggets of charcoal added to absorb any unpleasant odors that may appear after the bottle garden has been growing for some months. The drainage layer should be between one and two inches in depth and is vital to the whole exercise.
Before actually beginning your planting just group your plants together still in their pots and make sure exactly where they are to go, which plant will be next to which.
Bear in mind the fact that they will grow a little, so do not plant in such a manner that one plant will hide another when this happens.
When all the moist compost has been poured in, add the dry compost evenly on top. - 19955
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