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2-liter bottles for plant "houses"

> <<I would also cover them with mini-greenhouses made out of
> two-liter coke bottles or out of plastic over wire fencing.
> I live in Tacom (warmer & earlier than you) but
> I always do this until mid-june and I have great fruit set.>>


> Excuse me for jumping in here without a proper introduction,
> but I'm curious about using 2-liter bottles to cover peppers.
> Do you just cut off the top of the bottle and set it over the
> pepper plant (pushing it into the soil a tad, I presume)?
>
> This probably sounds pretty dumb, but do you cut any
> holes for air circulation?  This sounds like a good way
> to protect my plants (also being tortured by the wind)
> from the fluctuating temperatures of southern Michigan.

Tracie,
  I usually just cut off the bottom of the plastic soda bottle (about
3") and use the top portion as the plant "house".  If you take off
the lid of the bottle it will provide a bit of air circulation.

  In order to keep the little houses stable in windy weather, you may
wish to cut tabs from the bottom instead of cutting it away
altogether.  This way you can anchor the tabs into the soil with
U-pins or nails, etc., and the little house will be stabilized over
the plant regardless of the wind.

Hope that is helpful,
Joan

Email: joanm@bigfoot.com
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8098/index.html
USDA gardening zone 7b (just north of Dallas, TX)

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