Gardening hacks: 12 tricks using household items

Turns out you can do things with soap, eggshells and coffee filters than you ever thought posisble

By Catriona Harvey-JennerPublished: 12 June 2015

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Colander

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Use an old colander to make a hanging flower pot.

Photo via HGTV

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Soap

Scratch a bar of soap before gardening to avoid getting dirt trapped under your nails.

Photo via It's Overflowing

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Ice cube tray

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Freeze fresh herbs with olive oil in ice trays to use any time you need them!

Photo via Dumpaday

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Household hack 4

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Keep your plants alive while you’re away with paper towels and a glass of water.

Photo via Life Hacker

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Coffee filter

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Line flower pots with coffee filters to stop soil falling through the holes.

Photo via Pop Sugar

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Bucket

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Attach a bucket to the wall to store your hose and hold essential attachments.

Photo via Martha Stewart

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Toilet roll holder

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Repurpose toilet roll holders as mini biodegradable seeding pots.

Photo via Flickr

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Handbag

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Plant flowers in an old handbag.

Photo via Lovlie Greenie

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Coffee leftovers

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Mix morning coffee ground leftovers into your soil for a healthy dose of nutrients, and to deter aphids.

Photo via Getty Images

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Stones

Paint stones and use them as vegetable markers.

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Plastic cutlery

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Deter animals from getting into your still-growing garden by placing plastic forks upright in the soil.

Photo via One Little Project

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