Gardening is a great way to be in touch with nature and can have many positive effects on your physical and mental well-being.
Plus, you don't need much space to grow vegetables, herbs, flowers or whatever you like. Sometimes, though, you need a little bit of knowledge on how to get started in your very own garden. So here are some cool tips and tricks for beginners and veteran gardeners.
1. Sesonal Replacable Pots
Find an empty patch in your garden or allotment and dig a hole, then fill it with an empty plastic pot. Once it's in the ground, you can plant in it and then rotate seasonal potted plants without disrupting root systems. This idea is also great for a uniform planting design.
2. Prep Your Old Seeds
Before sowing your seeds, try soaking them in a glass of warm water. Do this 24 hours before you plant them. By doing this it will help them take root better.
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3. Shoe Hanger Planters
Do you have an old shoe organizer?. Why not use one as a planter? This can be an efficient way of growing seasonal plants if you have limited space in your garden or allotment.
4. Album Organizer
Do you find yourself with loads of packets of seeds everywhere in your greenhouse? A good way to organise them is to use an old photo album. This makes it much easier to keep track of what types of seeds you have and how many are left.
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5. Muffin Tin Spacer
By using an old muffin tin, you can make perfectly spaced holes to plant new seeds in uniform rows.
6. DIY Manson Jar Hanger
If you have an old mason jar with a rim on it, you can make a DIY hanger. All you need to do is add a few rocks and soil to the bottom, then plant your herbs. Then you can tie some string around the top, and you have a handy DIY Mason Jar hanger.
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7. Wellington Planters
If you have children or grandchildren, then this could a great DIY task to get the family involved! Kids will outgrow everything, but one thing you can reuse is their old wellingtons. These durable boots can be cleaned out and upcycled into flower planters.
8. Make Soil Blocks
You might not have heard of them before, but soil blocks are a great way to reduce transplant shock when planting. And all you need are some basic tools and healthy soil.
9. Egg Shell Fertilizer
Next time you make an omelette - save your eggshells! They can be crushed up and used to protect your plants against creepy crawlies. Also, you can use them as a natural fertilizer.
10. Pencil Shaving Mulching
Pencil shavings can be used for mulching; they can be great for protecting your plants from weeds and insects.
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11. Recycle Broken Pots
It's happened to all of us before - we've either broken a plant pot, or somehow one has "been broken" mysteriously (hmmm). But wait! Instead of throwing that pot away, why not reuse it by turning the broken pieces into plant markers?
12. Toilet Roll Seed Starters
Last but not least is a toilet roll seed starter. All you need is to collect some empty toilet rolls. Then, with a pair of scissors, cut 1/4 wide strips all around one end of the tube.
Then fold each flap over, flip it over the tube and fill it with soil then plant your seed. Arrange a few rolls in a plastic tub, add water and wait for the seeds to germinate.
There you go, you're all set to start planting with these 12 gardening ideas on a low budget. Have fun, and remember, we're rooting for you.
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