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Comment by amer chohan on February 3, 2013 at 4:24am

Soda bottle idea is great. Such ideas are making me think growing some vegetables, I have never tried before. At least some flowering plants, a little shift from all cactus.

Comment by Chris Breman on February 3, 2013 at 2:22am

What a good idea about the soda bottles! I'm going to try it immediately! Yesterday I couldn't wait any longer and started my roof vegetable garden by sowing the first vegetables: cabbage turnip, peas, beans and celery. You can see how well timed your idea is!

Comment by Chris Breman on February 3, 2013 at 2:16am

Thanks Joan, it's a beautiful video! And yes, the first few images are of Schiedam. I don't live on reclaimed land - not recently reclaimed. It's a river estuary close to the sea; a thousand years ago people lived here on dry patches in the mud, as we still do, only much more comfortably. The bottom of this building is only 3 or 4 metres below sea level.

Comment by Joan Denoo on February 3, 2013 at 1:45am

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/climate-desk-greenla...
Humans Have Already Set in Motion 69 Feet of Sea Level Rise

Comment by Lillie on February 2, 2013 at 8:04pm

This is so clever, Joan.  I am going to try it.  My family uses lots of soda bottles.

Comment by Joan Denoo on February 2, 2013 at 4:46pm

From Cheryl Smith,
RECYCLED soda bottles make FABULOUS self-watering SEED starter POTS! ✿✿✿ Here's HOW --> http://ow.ly/gRvi3

Comment by Joan Denoo on February 2, 2013 at 4:17pm

@Chris Breman, You may not be a member of science and I posted a video about the Netherlands there. To be sure you see it, National Geographic Megastructures North Sea Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAoPphN4TOU
As I remember that area, it is very low country and a lot of water. Google Earth shows Schiedam
Netherlands very near the coast and lots of water canals. Beautiful scenes around the area, a very pretty part of the world. My goodness, the effort it has taken to reclaim the land from the sea. Do you live on reclaimed land?

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 31, 2013 at 9:40pm

Who says a kitchen garden can't be beautiful?

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 31, 2013 at 3:18pm

Spud, that is my understanding: vinegar kills plants. In fact, I use it as a weed killer in my planting beds. 

Amer, thanks for that information. The test makes sense. 

Comment by amer chohan on January 31, 2013 at 10:34am

It is not that bad, only concentration of acid should not be very high. To be absolutly sure that it is harmless to the plant, a little water can be added to further lower the concentration.

A one leaf test before actual treatment could also be beneficial.

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