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cornykev stop being a brut ;D

Watch it, you don't want to pop your cork Kev  ;D

If they are wine bottles does one just PLONK themn in?  ;D ;D

 The indentation in the bottom is called a  "Punt"   :o  ::)

Quote from: Digeroo on November 04, 2009, 19:46:43
If the bottles get full of water and then freeze I would be worried that they might crack. 

they are put in neck down so no water should ingress,also wine bottles are quite sturdy at low temps(they can survive being in the hold of a plane.) though I wouldn't recommend freezing a full bottle.

If you're putting them neck down, you are taking the wine out first I hope?

(Well, it might alter the ph levels in the soil....)

Quote from: lushy86 on November 04, 2009, 19:54:14
Watch it, you don't want to pop your cork Kev  ;D

If they are wine bottles does one just PLONK themn in?  ;D ;D

don't be so Cru(de)

Quote from: Trevor_D on November 04, 2009, 19:58:43
If you're putting them neck down, you are taking the wine out first I hope?

(Well, it might alter the ph levels in the soil....)

not me personally,I am teetotal but I work in a pub so could get several hundred a week!

Do you have to have a raised bed in the 1st place / what is the rush? BTW I actually do like the idea  ::)  :D

I loved the photos of the buildings with glass   8)

The previous tentant of my plot used bottles as a edging, I have been on the plot now for the best part of ten years and I`m still getting cuts from the broken glass. If the previous tentant was still alive I`d do him under the heath and safety.

Quote from: powerspade on November 05, 2009, 08:49:30
The previous tentant of my plot used bottles as a edging, I have been on the plot now for the best part of ten years and I`m still getting cuts from the broken glass. If the previous tentant was still alive I`d do him under the heath and safety.

this backs up the point of being a responsible gardener, it's not just you, it's the future gardeners we have to think about ;)

A friend on an allotment site near mine edged her path with bottles, but they were vandalised a couple of weeks ago, along with her greenhouse, and as others said, there is now a lot of broken glass to clear up. Those buildings look absolutely wonderful.

Yes if the glass gets broken you'll have plenty to wine about.    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Every plot I've had has been plagued with broken glass of one sort or another, and I've had my share of cuts.  I've seen bottles used for edging, and I'm fascinated by the glass bottle buildings, but I'm not a fan of glass on allotments because it's not fair on the next tenant.

Quote from: cornykev on November 05, 2009, 18:43:23
Yes if the glass gets broken you'll have plenty to wine about.    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Groan   ;D

Betula I'm trying my best here.    ;D ;D ;D

i reckon kev's taking the pimms  ;D ;D ;D

If you put them upside-down that can't happen. I don't think it would anyway. When I was a kid, the milkman used to leave bottles of milk outside, and sometimes after a cold night, they partly froze. The ice was squeezed up through the spout as it expanded.

I am still in two minds.
I really like the idea of it and as it would be just for one no dig bed the risk of breakage is minimal but a non the less.
I may try to track down someone who has used them extensivley .

have a look in your local A&E ? ;)

This is from a garden design point of view. Most of the reasons you have put forward are valid points. We have tons of blue bottles that are waiting for a project. But edging would never be one of the uses. If we used them as edging in a show garden we would loose points. Free bottles has a certain drawn but weighed up against health and safety they loose out big time. breakages, slippery, fire hazard on a really hot day (sun and magnifying glass)

Wash out your bottles and grow crops you can make wine out of makes more sense.