One of our latest projects here at Blue Rock Station is construction of a new plastic bottle greenhouse.
This really cool structure is made using a rammed earth foundation (tires) incorporates over 1000 2-liter plastic soft drink bottles as its walls, a straw bale north wall as well as two 55-gallon rain barrels (courtesy of Little Square Farm) into the north wall.
I just bought the e-book, so excited to download it! It's so exciting to start seeing these things in my Dad's old Mother Earth News magazine coming to life! Andrea Quinn
May I first say that your innovation to make green houses from plastic bottles is fantastic. I have written to request for permission to use your innovation in combating pollution resulting from plastics in Zambia. Brian Chiimbwe
Our daughter’s senior International Baccalaureate project is complete, their plastic bottle greenhouse, and it would not have happened without your inspiration and design. Thank you so much! The project brought together the Westerville community in ways that were remarkable to see. Mary Francis Ball
Our thanks to the students from Clark Montessori High School for their help in constructing this building. We hope they learned as much from us as we learned from them.
Now available, this booklet that gives you all the step-by-step to build your own really cool Plastic Bottle Greenhouse
This 36-page illustrated book includes the following chapters:
The Logic Behind Plastic Bottle Greenhouses
Creating your design
Site Preparation & Drainage
Wind Issues
Orientation
Insulation
Passive Solar Concepts
Thermal Mass Concepts
What materials you will need
How to prepare, cut and place the bottles
Detailed drawings for a 10’ x 10’ sample greenhouse project
Water Capturing
Finishing the Interior
36 Page Booklet: Price $6.95 US * (for paper version)
Electronic Version (pdf): Price $5.00 US *
(sent via e-mail within 24 hours)
* Plus shipping ($1.49 within US), electronic version has no shipping charge. A 7% sales tax will be added for Ohio residents. The electronic version ordered through the shopping cart will be sent to you via e-mail within 24 hours of your order (usually much sooner).
