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Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Print it as shown, then turn it over: the floor becomes the roof. Lay a strip of white card on the ground inside with an ink pad (powdered charcoal in vegetable oil on a sponge) across the middle. Print floor-down as shown, then turn it over to use it.

PETG for outdoors. Empty the gauge every Sunday. Under 10 mm in a week means water; over 25 mm means skip it. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Stuff it with straw or wood wool, push a cane through the hole and hang it upside down in the tree, open end down. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Print in clear PETG. Put the young fruit in while it is half grown, stem through the notch, lid on; pick it when it fills the corners. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

Stand the cells in a tray with an air gap underneath; water a little more often than solid pots. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

It is 240 mm tall, so lower the height on a smaller printer. Bury the bottom half in the bed so the side windows are under the soil, add a handful of compost worms, and feed scraps through the lid. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. Large holes in the walls may need supports or good bridging. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

Use white carnations or chrysanthemums. Split the stem lengthwise with a knife for 10 cm and put one half in each tube. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

PETG for outdoors; drill drainage holes in each bay. The hours are raised round the outside. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

PETG. Put a layer of pebbles in the planter bottom so the fern's roots never sit in water. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.