DIY Hanging Tomato Planter

My tomato plant growing in all of its glory. It has a few flowers on top that you can't see yet.

These are made using a repurposed 2 liter soda bottle, a paper hole puncher, tissue paper, duct tape, clear postage tape, and string. You will need soil and a tomato plant that has already began growing in a pot. These are great for strawberries too!



Your materials.

First things first. Cut the bottom off of your soda bottle, and punch four holes spaced around the bottom. This will eventually be the top of your planter when it is hung. Tie the string (adjust the length of your string for how long you want your planter to hang) through your punched holes and gather the ends at the top and tie. Make sure you make a loop so that you can hang your planter from a hook.



You don't want the roots of your plant to be exposed to the sun!

Wrap your tissue paper around your bottle, you may need a few sheets. Once you have your paper where you want it, wrap the bottle with clear postage tape. Do this a few times, you want your tissue paper to be protected from water.

Now you can use your fancy duct tape to decorate however you'd like. I used 4 strips of zebra striped duct tape up sides of my bottle.



Your finished product.

Put your plant in the bottle so that it will grow out of the spout, fill with potting soil, water, and hang!