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I have used this for an impromptu trowel in my potted garden and if you add small 1/4 inch slits and you would have a disposable litter scoop
7 Random Uses for Used Tea Bags
7 Random Uses for Used Tea Bags
Soup Can Flower Vases
Time: 10 minutes
Materials: soup can, glue stick, scissors, paper, tape, bone folder
1. Gently peel off the label from your soup can. Use an x-acto knife if you need extra help getting it off in one piece.
2. Because I can’t cut a straight line to save my life, I wrapped the paper around my label since it’s already the right size. Glue your label to the paper, then fold your ends over and tape down. You can use a bone folder to help guide your lines.
3. Once all of your sides are secured, wrap around your can and seal with tape.
4. Add flowers and you’re done!
*See me make these on Vine!
If you’re starting plants from seeds this year, don’t waste your hard-earned cash on tiny planters from the garden center. Save a few bucks - and get a little more use out of your throw-aways - by making your own seed-starters from recycled materials!
To make your own biodegradable mini-planter (that’s right, no transplanting!), you will need scissors and a toilet paper or paper towel roll.
How to make it:
1. Using scissors, cut six to eight small slits in the end of your toilet paper roll (if using a paper towel roll, cut the roll into three pieces before beginning this step).
2. Fold the strips down so they overlap.
3. Fill carefully with wet soil, and set in a baking sheet.
4. Plant one seed per roll. After germination, just plant the whole thing in your garden!
If you don’t mind transplanting your seedlings, you can use all kinds of recyclables for germination: Takeout containers, plastic cups, soda bottles and shoe boxes - just to name a few.
Oh yes
nybg:
I couldn’t possibly let a super cool urban gardening gif like this go without a mention. The gif is of a new gardening concept by French designers Nicolas Barreau and Jules Charbonnet. The idea is sort of a cross between a vertical garden and a trebuchet, and I have to be honest, it makes me very nervous.
I’m one of those people that look up a lot while walking around the city, and I’m constantly surprised by the rickety-looking rigs used to hold air conditioners in place. All this thing would need to turn into a hurtling projectile is one weekend with no owners at home and a misdirected thunderstorm, hurricane, or tornado (hey, it happens! I experienced it first hand!). So while I applaud the effort, I’m going to go ahead and hope that these take a verrrrry long time to make it to New York. ~AR
(via A Bridge to Nature: Barreau & Charbonnet’s “Volet Vegetal” Urban Gardening Concept - Core77)
Small garden ideas.
http://blog.freepeople.com/2012/06/small-space-gardens/#more-56278
(via insignificantlittlethings)
a beautiful mess - diy lace flower pots
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I think that is the noise/face/movement I made when I saw this
love this idea so much
love this idea so much
