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Turn milk cartons into plant pots and cloches
Lily:
I've started turning the plastic 2ltr and 4ltr milk cartons into plant pots and little cloches. (I can already hear someone shouting ' We know that already' ) ::) This is for those that don't know. ;D
Chop them in half, the bottom part makes a plant pot and the top half makes a small cloche. Because they are nice and square they fit very nicely into seed trays with no wasted space. I saw this idea on TV and thought what a great way to save money. The most popular recycling is the loo roll centres.
I recently turned an old book case into a cold frame by taking the centre shelves out and creating a cover using lengths of wood and some bubble wrap.
I'd like to know what else people recycle, anything to save money.
aquilegia:
I recycled viritually everything into my garden. I've collected large sheets of thick clear plastic from work to make into cloches and soil warmers. I use plastic cups from the water cooler as plant pots. pop bottles as cloches. Trays from food as plant trays. Large pickle jars as cloches. probably lots more i can't think of.
wardy:
Lily us plotties can't go past skips or throw owt away. We only go to supermarkets to look at the packaging to check if it'll make a seed tray or a cloche. It's an illness and there is no cure. Once you've started you can't stop - you just have to make something out of your milk cartons and your bog roll middles. I even bought some moist toilet paper cos I wanted the box to make a slug trap. (see my pic I posted on this subject ) :D You find yourself looking for challenges like what can I do with the wrapping that shirt came in? We are doing a public service as an allotmenteer's dustbin is far emptier than a "normal" persons. I think we should get a rate rebate ;D
Lily:
I too have started looking at packaging in a different way. I bought a large bottle of water, just so that I could use it as a cloche, the only problem is that it's still in the fridge and no-one has started to drink the contents yet. I threw one of those so called 'slug traps' away a while ago, why didn't I think to save the box. I'll just have to become a bag lady and vet all the rubbish before it goes in the bin. ;)
Gardenantics:
I use the waxed cardboard type cartons that fruit juice comes in. Just cut across the top when empty to open it up, cut each corner off at the bottom to provide drainage, fill it with compost, and sand mixed, and the extra height makes a great pot to strike hardwood cuttings, or anything twiggy. After growing on for a couple of seasons in a quite corner, rip the carton off and plant in position. They seem to encourage a good root "ball".
I'm new to the site so sorry if you already know this!
Brian
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