Recycled Watering Globes

This project is designed to save time and efforts of daily routine of watering, and at the same time reduce generation of plastic wastes. There are 3D printed spikes to attach to the recycled bottles already, but the drawback is that the printed abs or pla is too stiff, so it is easy to crack or leak. Moreover, it can be easily tilted. The design of this project removes all of these drawbacks and provides a low cost and simple solution without any tubing or wiring.

Supplies

1. 3D Printer

2. 3D Printer filament

3. Drill

4. 1/16" drill bit

5. Plastic bottle

Step 1: 3D Printing of Watering Globe Holder

The "Watering Globe Holder" is designed on TinkerCAD. It is public. Feel free to modify the file as you need.

Download "Watering Globe Holder" STL file.

Open the STL file in Cura and print the holder.

Step 2: Drill a Hole

Use 1/16" drill bit to drill a hole on the recycled plastic bottle cap.

Step 3: Setup of the Recycled Watering Globe

Add water to the plastic bottle.

The watering globe can be easily set on a pot or raised garden bed.