Watering Flowers When on Vacation
For example, what happens if you go on vacation and can't find anyone to water the garden for you? All you have to do is fill an empty bottle with water, drill a hole in the cork or cap, and stick it in the ground. The water will slowly seep out and keep the soil moist.
Sweet Tomatoes
If you grow tomatoes, there is an age-old trick that could help. Take a small bag of baking soda and sprinkle it on the soil around the tomatoes for a bigger, sweeter yield.
Cookie Cutter Tomato Shaper
Tomatoes are naturally round, but what if you could change that? As the tomatoes grow, place cookie cutters around the fruit. As they continue to grow, the tomatoes take on the same shape, creating hearts, stars, and everything in between!
Glow-in-the-dark Planters
When summer comes around, garden lighting can be a nice way to enhance the atmosphere, but getting creative can often mean spending a lot of money. In fact, the solution to a chic outdoor space might actually be a coat or two of paint. Simply paint the pots and planters with the color and watch your garden come to life at night!
Empty Cans
They can be a very valuable - and totally free - resource for the garden. Placing a few old Coca-Cola cans at the bottom of a planter before filling it with soil will act as a drainage aid and ensure your plants don't wither. A thick layer of newspaper will keep the soil separate from the cans.
Eggshell Seed Starter
Eggshells provide the perfect safe, warm place for seeds to start. All you have to do is carefully place soil and seeds in the tray and wait for the magic to happen. The box itself can serve as a stand.
Potato Rose Bushes
Wash them, put the rose bush section in the top part of the potato, and plant it in the ground. The potato not only keeps the cuttings in place but also supposedly makes wonderful bushes grow.
Muffin Tin as a Plant Spacer
Creating perfectly spaced plants can be time-consuming. If you use the tin to push off the soil, you'll have a perfect guide to where to plant.
Vinegar Weed Killer
It's easy to be seduced by the big (extremely toxic) weed-killer brands when we want to keep our driveway or garden paths looking perfect. Take a 2-liter bottle of White Vinegar and pour it directly on the growing green nuisance. The vinegar works just as well as any commercial weed killer - but is not harmful to the environment or to you.
Hanging Strainer baskets
Not only does it look good, but it has perfect drainage built in. Just add chains, line the screen with a little bit of floss or moss, add your compost and plants, and you're done. It's a great way to reuse something that would otherwise end up in the landfill. As the tomatoes grow, place cookie cutters around the fruit. As they continue to grow, the tomatoes take on the same shape, creating hearts, stars, and everything in between!
Mirrors Enlarge the Garden
All you need are two retired old window frames, preferably with rustic accents like peeling paint. You'll also need two mirrors cut to fit inside the window frame. Then hang them on the sides of your shed or fence. This will create an illusion of space as they reflect the forest or your garden.
Grow Green Onions
Materials needed: leftover green onions. Thanks to this trick, you'll never have to buy green onions at the store again, because they're easy to replant over and over again. All you need are leftover green bulbs, a sunny spot in your garden, and potting soil (or just good soil). Place the scraps in a pot or raised bed in the garden. Make sure the roots and bulb are completely covered. Water the plant scraps regularly, at least three to five times a week. They will grow quickly, and the next time you need them for a recipe, just go outside and cut off the parts you need. Repeat this process to grow them again.
Growing Corn From Popcorn Kernels
There are always a few kernels in the popcorn bag that don't pop, even when the microwave is beeping. Perhaps you can grow corn from these kernels. Place the kernels between two damp paper towels to let them germinate. You can tell when a seed has germinated because it will form a tiny root and a stalk with leaves. After the seeds have germinated, plant them in the ground in blocks of three (corn is wind pollinated). Each short row should be spaced half a meter apart. Keep the corn watered during dry periods as it grows. Leave the ears on the corn until the leaves of the corn have turned brown.
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