All it takes is an empty wine bottle that has been cut (about ... which is how the water gets to the plant. Roots work in much the same way, but you'll be helping your plant's roots along by ...

One good method is to plant a spade or garden fork in the ground at a low angle and poke the bottle through its handle. Into the bottle put roughly 500ml of water (a quarter of its capacity).

7. Make a watering globe Finally, you can turn old plastic bottles into watering globes. Water globes are self-watering systems for plants. They're useful when you go out of town because they keep ...