Everyone's looking for ways to reuse items that have a one-use lifetime. It's more important now than ever to be trying to live more sustainably and really using the, "reduce, reuse, recycle," method.
Living zero-waste can be quite difficult, but the small things do add up and don't go unnoticed. I've listed four household items that are usually one-use products that you can give another purpose to in your garden!
(1) Toilet paper rolls: I have yet to meet someone that doesn't use traditional toilet paper. That means countless toilet paper rolls will serve their purpose and then eventually end up in the trash. Did you know you can reuse your toilet paper rolls as starter pots for seeds?
To reuse your toilet paper rolls for seeds:
cut each roll in half,
then cut four half inch slits on one end and fold the flaps to close the bottom,
fill the roll with dirt and plant one seed per pot,
water your seeds and then when its time for transplant, the roll should be able to break down in the soil!
(2) Milk carton: you can also use a cream carton, vegetable, chicken or beef stock box as well. You can use any of these cartons and boxes as a seed starters!
To reuse for starting seeds:
cut off one side of the carton,
use the cut piece to create a small grid to place inside of the carton,
once you've put your grid back in, fill with soil and plant one seed per square, and
water your seeds as needed.
(3) Coffee grounds: add coffee grounds into your soil or compost to add nitrogen! Every garden needs a nitrogen component and coffee grounds are a great, organic way to make sure your garden gets what it needs.
To reuse coffee grounds:
after you've finished your coffee, collect your grounds and either save them for a few weeks or immediately sprinkle them onto your soil or into your compost,
when watering it will push the coffee grounds deeper into the soil for nitrogen rich results!
(4) Eggshells: Eggshells have a lot of calcium in them. This can neutralize acidity in your soil and add plenty of nutrients.
To reuse eggshells:
collect your eggshells for a week,
once you have a weeks worth, crush them up and sprinkle on your soil,
do this every week for great results.
Now that you have four household items to choose from which item do you plan on reusing? Do you have any other one-use products that you've found a reusable purpose for?
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Happy planting!
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