Coke bottle tek: A terrarium technique
Image by Dr Liam Engel
We hope you’re ready to sow some seed!
Our new guide documents a simple, innovative and recyclable technique that anyone can easily use to grow plants from seed.
A modification of the famous take-away tek, the coke bottle tek uses plastic bottles for raising cacti and succulents from seed. Coke bottle tek is a set-and-forget technique, allowing plants to become more established with less human intervention, better preparing them for outdoor, in-ground environment and reducing the need for up-potting. Coke bottle tek also represents a more recyclable and environmentally friendly alternative to take-away tek.
This technique has been used to successfully cultivate Trichocereus spp., Lophophora spp., Hylocereus spp., Gymnocalycium spp., Astrophytum spp., Ariocarpus spp., Ferocactus spp. and many other cacti, as well as various trees and herbs.
Halcyon and Dr Liam Engel are passionate ethnobotanists and longstanding members of The Corroboree forum.
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