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Gardening hacks: 12 tricks using household items

Turns out you can do things with soap, eggshells and coffee filters than you ever thought posisble
By Catriona Harvey-Jenner
Flowerpot, Leaf, Botany, Interior design, Houseplant, Annual plant, Pottery, Plant stem, Compost, Herb,
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Colander

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Use an old colander to make a hanging flower pot.

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2

Soap

Finger, Skin, Thumb, Nail, Gesture,
Scratch a bar of soap before gardening to avoid getting dirt trapped under your nails.

Photo via It's Overflowing

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Ice cube tray

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Freeze fresh herbs with olive oil in ice trays to use any time you need them!

Photo via Dumpaday

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Household hack 4

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Keep your plants alive while you’re away with paper towels and a glass of water.

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Coffee filter

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Line flower pots with coffee filters to stop soil falling through the holes.

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Bucket

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Attach a bucket to the wall to store your hose and hold essential attachments.

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Toilet roll holder

Leaf, Flowerpot, Herb, Beige, Houseplant, Annual plant, Paper product, Plant stem, Paper, Creative arts,
Repurpose toilet roll holders as mini biodegradable seeding pots.

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8

Handbag

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Plant flowers in an old handbag.

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Coffee leftovers

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Mix morning coffee ground leftovers into your soil for a healthy dose of nutrients, and to deter aphids.

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10

Stones

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Paint stones and use them as vegetable markers.

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Plastic cutlery

Green, Dishware, White, Leaf, Cutlery, Tableware, Soil, Fork, Grey, Kitchen utensil,
Deter animals from getting into your still-growing garden by placing plastic forks upright in the soil.

Photo via One Little Project

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Eggshells

Flowerpot, Leaf, Botany, Interior design, Houseplant, Annual plant, Pottery, Plant stem, Compost, Herb,
Start growing seedlings in eggshells. All you need is some soil and seeds!

Photo via One Little Project

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