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Love pastries and foods from the grocery store but don't know what to do with all those left-over plastic containers? If you're an avid gardener or just starting out, here are some tips to reuse those containers to grow plants.

Steps

1. Find an empty container and make sure it is very clean. You may need to soak it to remove the food particles.
2. Poke holes in the bottom for drainage. Use a sharp tool to avoid splitting the plastic. If you are trying hydroponic methods you should look for a s… Continue

Why do it the hard way?

Do away with weed-infested areas the easy way. Make new flower/veggie beds in areas of poor soil, etc. No Digging!

Steps

1. Save all those newspapers, local/free press papers, etc., that you recycle - preferably not the glossy, colored, advertising brochures - just newsprint. Use your neighbour's papers, too!
2. Get enough mulch from your local nursery (color/texture to your liking) to cover the area to a depth of three inches.
3. Pace out the area you wish to convert.… Continue

Making your own organic, environmentally-friendly and low-toxicity sprays at home is a healthy and budget-conscious alternative to commercially produced sprays. Although most of these organic, homemade sprays are safer on the whole, care still needs to be taken in handling and using them, given that any concentrated form of plants and organic products does carry some potential for risk if mishandled.

Steps

1. Use appropriate containers. Always use containers that are clean and intact. Do not u… Continue

Guerilla gardening is a term used to describe the unauthorized cultivation of plants or crops on vacant public or private land. For some practitioners, Guerilla Gardening is a political statement about land rights or reform[1]; for others, it is primarily an opportunity to beautify and improve neglected, barren or overgrown spaces. Guerilla gardening can be conducted either via secretive night missions or openly in an attempt to engage others in the idea of community improvement; regardless of w… Continue

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