reusing and recycling unusual things!

savemoney

I use 2 litre plastic pop bottle as miniature greenhouses for cuttings

I just reuse plastic post which you get with plants in garden centres for seeds

frugalsar

Oh I bring home the odd syringe from the hospital where I work (A clean one of course) to precision water the seedlings! not the quickest way but I find it very theraputic!
Volvic water bottles with the top cut off upside down to protect seedlings outside.
Coffee stirers from cafes for labels!
Old paving stones for my raised bed!
Old poly carb for the cold frame!

MrsRogers

Some fantstic ideas out there - Thanks all

Mine are :

• Fruit punets from the supermarket (the ones grapes come in. These make fantastic closhe's
• I read a fantastic tip in gardners world mag - save any disposable shower caps to put over seeds that need high humidity (I have actually ordered some off ebay for a couple of pounds
• The usual loo roll holders - great for anything that doesnt like root disturbance.
• Yog pots and cans for seeds.

Cant think of any others but will def take some tips away thanks all :T

ampersand

They're currently unused, but I did liberate 6 wire supermarket baskets last week, which had been flung into the trees surrounding the carpark. Mr T's people didn't want them - some had excellent leaf mould clumps therein - so they're awaiting ideas, too. They look to be good planters and will hang up well.

jsh99

ampersand wrote: »

They're currently unused, but I did liberate 6 wire supermarket baskets last week, which had been flung into the trees surrounding the carpark. Mr T's people didn't want them - some had excellent leaf mould clumps therein - so they're awaiting ideas, too. They look to be good planters and will hang up well.

I know someone who used these as storage by nailing them to the wall in their spare bedroom. (It was a male student!) But if you did it in a shed or garage it might look better!!

cooking-mama

ive been using plastic cake tubs(round victoria sponge type with the lid attached) as window sill propagators,also the little lidded tubs that cherry tomatoes come in...and ive been using the polystyrene trays that apples etc come in and old egg boxes for chitting potatoes.
ive also got a bag of mixed size plastic bottles on standbye to use as mini cloches for when i get my plants out.

stilernin

frugalsar wrote: »

Oh I bring home the odd syringe from the hospital where I work (A clean one of course) to precision water the seedlings! not the quickest way but I find it very theraputic!

For precision watering I have always used 1ltr fizzy drink bottles with 4 or 5 closely arranged pin holes in the caps. I used a heated darning needle - remember those?!

When inverted and squeezed the water will come out but stop squeezing and the water stops immediately. Ideal for seedlings.

If you fill several of these and leave them in the greenhouse to warm up the seedlings don't get a shock with cold water.

BlimusOreilly

I use plastic milk bottles/cartons for growing carrots and parsnips in last year and they worked very well.

lutink

I had an old rabbit hutch ( and no rabbit) OH took the top off covered it in mesh and voila...... some where too put my "hardying" bbays without the kids stamping on them!

cooking-mama

Today i made a 2nd raised bed with an old chest of drawers(minus the drawers...its not as wide as my B+Q one,but a lot deeper,so better sized for potatoes,carrots and beetroots.:)
might paint the outside of it tho,to make it look a bit more "gardeny"