recycling

Getting back to recycling, something that I am rather pleased about is the handy use of a chopped off standard supermarket milk bottle as a potting compost shovel (nothing new about that), just fits nicely into a 7 cm square pot and don't spill a drop!

I use a lot of these square pots, more efficient use of space and less messy to water than round pots. imho

 

I use old tights as onion bags (washed first of course)cut off the leggs and use the body part.
Good also for straining paint that may have bits of grit etc from previous use.

 

Strips cut from tights also make good strong soft ties for shrubs and trees.

 

DAG's milk bottle thing is good for bird seed too! Aren't we all good!

 

....and, of course, you can use your old bras to support your melons in when they get a bit on the large side!!!! (ok, ok - line up with the jokes!!!) but seriously, this works. :D :D

 

No doubt that depends on the size of the melons... :D

 

Or the size of your bras for that matter!!

 

and what are the men supposed to do?? :eek:

 

Well - I'm sure there are are a few unused leopard-print posing pouches loafing around the back of a few undies drawers!!!!

 

:D Now there's an idea! :D

 

Recycled bra's now there's a thought. Would these bra's be padded I wonder...

 

I'm sure the wires would be useful for pegging down fleece cloches! I love recycling! It's amazing what a bit of laterla thinking will do - except that you end up keeping loads of rubbish because "it's bound to come in useful some time!"

 

I have found a new use for those plastic lids that come with the delightful 1 cup coffee filters (in my case from Aldi, but I assume they are a standard size).

I have been saving them for sometime, just in case, and while I was potting up my last years cuttings into 5 inch pots today I decided to use the lids instead of crocks to fill the holes.

Not really necessary on this size of pot, but I hate it when the mix falls thro' the holes!

Now the surprise was that the lid fits exactly into the bottom of the pot, all I had to do was snick a few slots in the edges with scissors to let the water out. Nice to have control over the amount of drainage!

Apart from trying to recycle, I have stopped using old crocks ever since I badly cut my finger a few years ago.

Anyway, you now have a good excuse to drink more coffee!

PS. I also have another daft idea for the filters as well, but that will have to wait for later in the season.

 

can't wait for the next exciting instalment!!

 

Great idea the plasic lids,I never seem to have enough crocks, I can see that lids would help retain moisture too.