Balcony Gardening
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Show off that vertical veggie garden 35 stories high. Or that bucket of potatoes you're proud of. Perhaps some fall mums that have been catching your eye through the sliding door into your living room. Any and all balcony gardens are welcome! Come and show your's off because we love to see it. :)
We also welcome ideas, tips, and items which have helped you in your balcony gardening journey. No balcony? Feel free to join in with your container garden with limited space too!
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I would say for 1. melting instead of cutting is a sure way, but any kind of cutting that doesn't deform the container too much usually also works. You can also take a small drill and make a series of holes in a circle and then cut it out from there.
As for 2. you need to experiment with the compatibility of glues with the plastic of the container. A two component epoxy glue will nearly always work, but is probably overkill. Another common method is to used rubber gaskets and screw on clamps of some sort.
P.S.: in some cases a simple siphon will also work if you can ensure it never falls dry.
Melting sounds like a good idea. What would you typically use to do it? A soldering iron perhaps?
When you say compatibility, do you mean in terms of adhesion, or are there other things I should be concerned about?
If you use a hole saw I would recommend you drive the drill bit in reverse. It will make a cleaner cut and in general is just nicer to do with plastics.
You could buy some quick fit hose fittings with o-rings and use those to attach the pipe. It'll work just fine.
Any hot metal thing will do. You can combine the melt with the drill method by poking a series of smaller holes with a hot nail. Better do it in a ventilated space though... a balcony will do ;)
And yeah, some glues just don't stick well to certain types of plastic. You can try roughen the surface up a bit with sand-paper but it will not always work and having a leak because you accidentally slightly moved a container is annoying. IMHO the rubber-gasket way is the most durable way of doing it.