{"id":268,"date":"2018-12-10T12:49:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jaywarmke.com\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2021-08-11T08:08:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T12:08:59","slug":"building-a-plastic-bottle-greenhouse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/building-a-plastic-bottle-greenhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Plastic Bottle Greenhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/jaywarmke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Plastic-Bottle-Greenhouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Plastic-Bottle-Greenhouse.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Plastic-Bottle-Greenhouse-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to create your very own plastic bottle greenhouse, for your home or as a school project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thanks to the students from Clark Montessori High School for their help in constructing this building.&nbsp; We hope they learned as much from us as we learned from them.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now available, this booklet that gives you all the step-by-step to build your own really cool Plastic Bottle Greenhouse.&nbsp; This 36-page illustrated book includes the following chapters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Logic Behind Plastic Bottle Greenhouses<\/li><li>Creating your design<\/li><li>Site Preparation &amp; Drainage<\/li><li>Wind Issues<\/li><li>Orientation<\/li><li>Insulation<\/li><li>Passive Solar Concepts<\/li><li>Thermal Mass Concepts<\/li><li>What materials you will need<\/li><li>How to prepare, cut and place the bottles<\/li><li>Detailed drawings for a 10\u2019 x 10\u2019 sample greenhouse project<\/li><li>Water Capturing<\/li><li>Finishing the Interior<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>36 Page Booklet:\u00a0 (Out of Print &#8211; only electronic version available)<br>Price\u00a0\u00a0<strong>$6.95<\/strong>\u00a0US *\u00a0<br>(for paper version)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<form target=\"paypal\" action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"JXVMXD9VN3EKC\">\n<input type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" name=\"submit\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" border=\"0\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">\n<\/form>\n\n\n\n<p>Electronic Version (pdf):&nbsp;<br>Price&nbsp;<strong>$5.00<\/strong>&nbsp;US *<br>(a link to download the e-book will be sent after purchase)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>* Plus shipping ($1.95 within US and Canada only), electronic version has no shipping charge.&nbsp; A&nbsp;7.25% sales tax will be added for Ohio residents.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to create your very own plastic bottle greenhouse, for your home or as a school project. 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