Comments on Little Garden Helpers: Recycle Week

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2009-07-15T00:31:28.798+01:00

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My particular favourite - drink plenty of wine so ...

2009-06-29T11:20:13.325+01:00

My particular favourite - drink plenty of wine so you can put the corks on top of bamboo canes to prevent accidentally poking your eye out (especially necessary precaution after you've drunk all that wine).

Take cuttings and divisions - increase your own st...

2009-06-29T11:16:56.925+01:00

Take cuttings and divisions - increase your own stocks and share with friends. Save seed for next year. An onion that goes to seed can provide next years harvest. Beans that are accidentally left too long before picking (easily done when the glut begins!) can be left to fully ripen and kept over winter.

Old woollen jumpers can be used to line hanging ba...

2009-06-29T11:13:02.861+01:00

Old woollen jumpers can be used to line hanging baskets instead of expensive and endangered sphagnum moss.

Polystyrene packing that comes round new appliance...

2009-06-29T11:11:43.445+01:00

Polystyrene packing that comes round new appliances, mail order stuff etc can be used to in the bottom of plant pots etc both to aid drainage and also to save on precious compost when planting in larger containers. Containers with polystyrene in base weigh less too - easier to shift round.

I put bucket in sink and fill this when running ho...

2009-06-29T10:51:44.512+01:00

I put bucket in sink and fill this when running hot tap in kitchen - so all the cold water which comes through first is saved for watering garden.

Another tip - old carpet laid on weedy soil helps ...

2009-06-29T10:48:15.622+01:00

Another tip - old carpet laid on weedy soil helps smother the weeds - you have to chant "Die weeds die!!!" as you lay it out. We've currently laid old carpet over our bindweed and ground elder filled patch and have our fingers crossed.

Old CDs can be hung like a mobile and hoisted abov...

2009-06-29T10:45:12.885+01:00

Old CDs can be hung like a mobile and hoisted above veggies - the clattering noise and flashing reflection in sunlight help to scare away pigeons from those precious crops.

Hi I another that reuse old leaky wellies and toil...

2009-06-29T10:34:08.540+01:00

Hi I another that reuse old leaky wellies and toilet inner tubes. Since last year I also stopped buying 3" pots and have been using all my empty food tins for potting on mainly during the spring months, its great when giving away plants cause then I don't have to worry about giving away a bought pot. I also use those plastic covered ties that are used to secure kids toys in packaging, there great for tieing plants to supports, etc.

I have buried an old chicken pellet tub for my min...

2009-06-28T13:42:38.851+01:00

I have buried an old chicken pellet tub for my mint.
The tub is big, so the mint should have plenty of space, and I used a saw to cut the bottom off, so that the roots don't get cramped.

I love this post and thank you so much for getting...

2009-06-28T11:32:59.694+01:00

I love this post and thank you so much for getting involved in Recycle Week and the BMB carnival. We regularly use our old wellies as plant pots and they look really fab and funky. This year, we reused an old tyre as a plant pot too. The geraniums that I plant in there now look fabulous. Karen :-)

I save up all my toilet roll inners and use these ...

2009-06-26T10:43:36.736+01:00

I save up all my toilet roll inners and use these for starting off my seeds. Because they are quite deep they are great for seeds which have long roots, or you can cut them in half if you don't need the depth. The seedlings can be planted out without removing from the toilet roll inner, which doesn't disturb their roots.