From cleaning your patio with white vinegar to scattering cinnamon around plants, there are a lot of ways to transform your garden using everyday items sitting at home. Looking for some ideas? Tombola has compared searches for ‘garden ideas’ from January to March 2021 on Instagram and TikTok, looking for the best hacks to steal.Take a look at what you can do below:1. Use white vinegar for cleaningWant to give your outdoor patio next to your garden a good clean? If you can’t get your hands on a pressure washer, why not use white vinegar and a gardening brush instead. To do this, simply mix half vinegar and water together, let it sit for 20 minutes, and then scrub well. 2. Make cake tins into stepping stonesInstead of throwing away cake tins, try turning them into pretty garden stepping stones. A lovely way to add character to your outdoor space, take a bag of cement and mix together with water using a large stick. Then, line each cake tin with clingfilm and carefully pour cement into the tin. Set aside to dry (it will take around a day) and then place outside. It’s the ultimate way to wow visitors. 3. Use milk as natural fertilizer Milk is a natural fertilizer, hailed by many organic gardeners for its benefits. If your milk has started to spoil, mix it together with soil and add to the top of your plants. As well as being used as fertilizer and anti-fungal treatment for garden plants, it’s a great way to reduce kitchen waste, too. 4. Place oats around plantsAre your plants looking a little lifeless? Well, according to Tombola, placing two tablespoons of dried oats around the soil of your plants once a month can give them a new lease of life. So clever!5. Use cinnamon to help plant growthCinnamon can help stimulate root growth in almost every plant variety, as well as keeping bugs at bay. To do this, simply sprinkle a handful of cinnamon on seedlings to help them grow better. Like sulphur, cinnamon is a natural fungicide which can also kill fungus infections on plants. 6. Wash your hands with soap before gardening”If you are gardening without gloves, you’ll know how frustrating it is trying to remove soil from underneath your nails,” the team add. “However, a little tip before planting is to very gently run your nails through a block of soap, which means the soap goes under your nails. This should prevent as much soil from getting under, and you can wash away when finished.”
From cleaning your patio with white vinegar to scattering cinnamon around plants, there are a lot of ways to transform your garden using everyday items sitting at home.
Looking for some ideas? Tombola has compared searches for ‘garden ideas’ from January to March 2021 on Instagram and TikTok, looking for the best hacks to steal.
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Take a look at what you can do below:
1. Use white vinegar for cleaning
Want to give your outdoor patio next to your garden a good clean? If you can’t get your hands on a pressure washer, why not use white vinegar and a gardening brush instead. To do this, simply mix half vinegar and water together, let it sit for 20 minutes, and then scrub well.
2. Make cake tins into stepping stones
Instead of throwing away cake tins, try turning them into pretty garden stepping stones. A lovely way to add character to your outdoor space, take a bag of cement and mix together with water using a large stick. Then, line each cake tin with clingfilm and carefully pour cement into the tin. Set aside to dry (it will take around a day) and then place outside. It’s the ultimate way to wow visitors.
3. Use milk as natural fertilizer
Milk is a natural fertilizer, hailed by many organic gardeners for its benefits. If your milk has started to spoil, mix it together with soil and add to the top of your plants. As well as being used as fertilizer and anti-fungal treatment for garden plants, it’s a great way to reduce kitchen waste, too.
4. Place oats around plants
Are your plants looking a little lifeless? Well, according to Tombola, placing two tablespoons of dried oats around the soil of your plants once a month can give them a new lease of life. So clever!
5. Use cinnamon to help plant growth
Cinnamon can help stimulate root growth in almost every plant variety, as well as keeping bugs at bay. To do this, simply sprinkle a handful of cinnamon on seedlings to help them grow better. Like sulphur, cinnamon is a natural fungicide which can also kill fungus infections on plants.
6. Wash your hands with soap before gardening
“If you are gardening without gloves, you’ll know how frustrating it is trying to remove soil from underneath your nails,” the team add. “However, a little tip before planting is to very gently run your nails through a block of soap, which means the soap goes under your nails. This should prevent as much soil from getting under, and you can wash away when finished.”
