Everyone who loves nature and gardening, nothing beats a pleasant coffee drink or book reading in your own backyard garden. Gardening is so much fun. It helps you relax and connect with nature and gardening decorations that surround you.
Check out these creative garden hacks & tips we rounded up for you. From improving garden-soil using recycled kitchen trash or creating a small greenhouse using soda bottles to propagating rose cuttings with potatoes or making gorgeous log garden planter, these garden tips and hacks are easy and affordable. With a little effort and nearly no cost, you can transform your garden into perfection!
here are 11 AWESOME DIY IDEAS FOR YOUR GARDEN
11. Self-watering wine bottle planter
The terracotta stakes are fitted with a wine bottle that is full of water and stuck in the plant’s soil.
As the terracotta absorbs the water,
it will slowly leak it into the soil and keep the plant’s roots moist
10. Cinnamon powder on seedlings to prevent diseases
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Cinnamon has some anti-fungal qualities, and it smells great as a bonus.
Use it to prevent and stop diseases on seedlings without help of any gardening services
do you think earthworms are cool creatures that are fun to play with? Or are they icky, creepy, slimy crawlies that you’d rather avoid?
If you like to fish, you probably like them since they can help you reel in the big fish when used as bait. But what if you’re a gardener?
Anyone who spends time in a garden will tell you earthworms are a gardener’s best friends. In fact, earthworms may be the most important factor in the success of a garden. Some people even call earthworms “nature’s first gardeners”!
If you’ve ever been around a farm in spring, you know that farmers need to plow the soil. Plowing breaks up the soil, allowing air and water to get to seeds and the roots of plants. Earthworms act like tiny plows when they live in a garden.
As earthworms move through the soil of a garden, they make tunnels. Just like plowing, these tunnels allow air and water to get to the roots of plants.
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10. Use coffee grounds to keep pests away
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Use used coffee grounds to keep pests like ants, snails, and slugs away.
9. Use citrus peel to start seeds
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Just poke a hole in the bottom of the peel for drainage, fill it with potting soil,
then sow seed and sprinkle some water. When the seedling is ready for transplant,
plant it directly in a garden or in a container with the peel.
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9. Use eggshell to prevent pests
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Another way to protect your plants against pests is using egg shells.
Coarsely crumbled, egg shells form an effective barrier against soft-bodied garden pests like snails and slugs that eat your plants.
They do not risk through this sharp and uncomfortably jagged shells.
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8. Keep Plants Watered for Days when going on vacation
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If you’re going on a vacation for a few days and don’t have a way to keep your indoor plants watered,
keep them alive with one of the clever gardening hacks.
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7. Use Coffee Filters in Flower Pots
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Next time you’re repotting a plant, keep the soil where it belongs with the help of a coffee filter.
Simply lining the pot keeps the drainage holes in the bottom free from clogging up —
and soil from sneaking out after watering.
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6. Use herbs to deter mosquitoes!
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Make this mosquito control pot by grouping these plants together to prevent mosquitos and flies.
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5. Kill Weeds Using Vinegar
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If you want to get rid of those pesky plants in your garden that pop up again & again
4. Hang pallet on wall to store garden tools
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Shipping pallets can be found for free at many hardware stores,
furniture stores or even construction sites.
Using a recycled pallet, recycled bow rake heads and less than ten dollars worth of hardware
it’ll be ready, this garden tool rack has a rustic appeal
and will help to wrangle the many garden tools one accumulates.
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3. Use diapers to improve the moisture-retaining ability
Quirky idea but useful. Lay diapers with the absorbent sides up
and they will retain moisture for a long time.
This gardening hack is useful for hanging baskets, shallow pots,
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3. Use cooking water to fertilize plants
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When you boil or steam some vegetables on the stove top,
don’t pour the water down the drain. Once the water has cooled,
pour this vegetable water in your plants to fertilize them instead of wasting it.
You can also do the same with your boiled egg water.
and especially if you live in a really warm climate.
Simply roll up some paper towels as tight as possible without them breaking, dunk the ends in a glass of water, and lay the remaining across the soil so that each plant is at least a few inches away.
To do this, encircle roughly crushed layer of eggshells around the plants that are sensitive to such pests.
The peel will decompose and nourish the young plant as it grows.
and now you’ve learnt garden maintenance, and the best healthy garden tips,
so you’ve no excuse to make the gardener landscaping you want or even your own botanique garden
2- Saving Soil with Old Cans When Planting Deep Planters
Save soil, save money, grow better plants: For deep planters, layer the bottom with old cans and cheap plant pots to save on potting soil. This tip provides good drainage and better airflow
1; Use Plastic Forks in Garden to Keep out Animals
Prevent animals from getting into your garden by strategically placing plastic forks in the soil. You could also use the fork tines to hold names of plants