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Draw the shape of a shovel on the handle side of the jug and cut it out with a box cutter. Use the rest of the milk jug plastic to make plant tags!
*Needs one basil leaf for my spaghetti sauce.* *Throws out the other 49 leaves that come in the package.*
Propagating basil leaves is super easy — snip the stem and leave them in the water glass for two weeks. Once the roots have sprouted, plant them in potting soil and water regularly.
Keep the water fresh and switch it out every few days, and leave the dish in the sun. The celery root should sprout within a week.
You've been too tired to cook for the past week (or month) and those onions you bought have gotten real nasty. But no worries, you haven't wasted them yet. Cut away the layers you would've normally eaten and plant the root and the green shoots in the soil.
Line bath caddies with felt, fill them with dirt, stuff them with plants, and hang!
Nail the shoe rack to the wall and fill each with dirt and seeds. Easy peas-y! (Get it? Peas! Lol.)
Poke a hole in the cork with a nail and wedge it in the filled bottle. Then, stick the bottle in the dirt upside down and angled toward the plant.
Roll up some toilet paper and cut it all in half. Lay out the strips and use a ruler to evenly space out drops of water. Place a seed on each dot and fold the strip in half. Hang them to dry and then plant them.
Coffee grounds are awesome for your garden! They add important nutrients to the soil and help it absorb and retain more water. Plus, it invites the good critters like earthworms, which basically plow the ground — and deter the bad kinds like slugs and snails, which will eat and/or kill your plants.
If you notice that the soil keeps draining out of your pot or clogging up the drain hole when you water the plant, repot your plant in a pot that has a coffee filter lining the inside. It'll keep the soil in while still letting the water out.
The car wax will prevent your tools from rusting and will keep the hinge from jamming up.
If your tomato plants are producing tart fruit, the soil might be too acidic. The baking soda will help raise the pH level of the soil; however, too much baking soda will make the soil basic, which would also be bad. Just add a little bit every week and you'll get deliciously sweet tomatoes!
The sand will sharpen the tools and the oil will keep them well-lubricated.
If the seeds are good, they will sprout somewhere between two days and two weeks.
Because diapers are so absorbent they'll keep the water contained so the soil can absorb it slowly over time. Plus, they keep the soil from draining out.
Pulse garlic and mint in the food processor and boil with cayenne pepper. Let it cool overnight and then strain it into a spray bottle. Spray the plants every few weeks — but do it on a cloudy day so as to not burn the plants.
You can get paint stir sticks from any home improvement store — they'll probably give them to you for free!
Get a 25-pack from Amazon for $19.95.
Just stick two bamboo poles in the dirt and cross them with two more poles, attaching zip ties at the intersections. That way, your vines will have somewhere to climb until you find a new permanent solution!