Gardening with a soldering iron

[geoff]

We get through a lot of yogurt in our household, especially Onken Biopot 500ml

I make holes in the bottom with an electric soldering iron and use them as plant pots mainly to start off beans & rosemary cuttings

[BrideXIII]

you and me both, i love my soldering iron, i use it to make holes in the bottom of buckets etc.

[FionaH]

Methinks I need to go shopping!

[BrideXIII]

Methinks I need to go shopping!

you mean you don't have one?

shame on you, they are great for burning your name in bits of wood too

[kernowyon]

you mean you don't have one?

shame on you, they are great for burning your name in bits of wood too

and your fingers if you are as clumsy as me!

[Snadger]

You can solder copper pipework with a hot air stripper but for cripes sakes don't try drying your hair with one!

[Flummery]

I've got a massive soldering iron. Years ago I did stained glass work with it. However, I make holes in my yog pots with a carving fork. Two neat puctures. Count Dracula, eat your heart out!

[HeyWayne]

I too use a soldering iron to make three holes in the bottom of vending cups. Be sure to do it in a well ventilated area though - I'm pretty sure the fumes aren't healthy.

The handy thing with vending cups is that they are stackable - meaning I can "hole" two or three at a time.

[janeyo]

I use a skewer and an old chopping board. Or get OH to do it he has a vaaaaast array of torture implements (well that's what they look like anyway)

[ixi1456]

i use a cordless drill for the bottom of pot noodle pots

[BarleySugar]

I heat a metal skewer in the flame from the gas hob and use that for making holes in plastic.

[snakeshack]

good for writing on wooden plant labels too (lollysticks) as they dont wash off.

[greysquirrel]

We get through a lot of yogurt in our household, especially Onken Biopot 500ml

I make holes in the bottom with an electric soldering iron and use them as plant pots mainly to start off beans & rosemary cuttings

Great tip - thanks. I'm always running out of pots.