If you’ve got an extra ladder laying around that you don’t plan to use for anything else, why not use it to create this shelf for your plants? All you’ll need is the ladder, some baking sheets and gravel. Set the metal sheets down on your ladder, fill them with gravel and arrange potted plants until you’re happy with the way it looks. Just make sure that the metal is sturdy on the ladder before adding the plants, so you don’t end up with dirt all over your floor.
This hack can be used both indoors and outdoors, and if you don’t happen to have an extra ladder but you’re into the look, you can always scope out garage sales and thrift stores or build a similar structure yourself. This DIY plant stand is an excellent space saver and has an adorable aesthetic that is sure to compliment any room or garden.
Sharpening Pot
Keeping your gardening tools nice and sharp is crucial to maintaining your garden. But the process of keeping them in shape can be both time consuming and draining – unless you use this awesome hack to cut down on time and energy! To get started, you’ll want to get yourself a big old terra-cotta pot.
After you’ve picked out the perfect pot, the next step is mixing together the right amount of sand and mineral oil. This concoction helps keep your tools nice and sharp with very little effort on your part (well, after you put it together, anyways!) Keep the pot in the garage or shed, or somewhere where it isn’t going to get rained on.
Recycled Wine Bottles
Great news for all of you weekly (okay, daily) wine drinkers out there! There’s a way to reuse those bottles and improve the lives of the plants in your garden. This kind of goes along the same lines as the water bottle waterer and ensures that your plants get a constant and controlled flow of H2o. This hack is great for someone who goes out of town on the weekends and doesn’t have anyone close to coming take care of their plants for them!
To bring this hack to life, all you need is your old wine bottle and their corks. Use a sharp object to poke a small hole on the cork, fill the bottle with water, stuff the cork back inside, flip the bottle upside down and place it deep down in the soil. Voilà! Your very own wine bottle watering station.
Use the Funnies to Kill Weeds
Here’s an easy and effective way to kill those pesky weeds. If you don’t already have some old newspapers, start saving up a stack instead of recycling them this week. After about a week or two of saving up the paper, depending on how large of an area you need to cover, you’re ready to begin. Simply open the sections and lay the newspaper on top of areas where weeds are growing to snuff them out and prevent any new ones from popping up.
Of course, you didn’t think you were just going to leave your yard covered in newspapers, right? Your neighbors wouldn’t be very happy, and it wouldn’t last very long as soon as the wind picked up. Once you’ve got all of your paper laid down, cover it with mulch. Repeat this hack in every area of the garden where weeds have a tendency to grow. This trick works by suffocating the weeds, both after they’ve already started to grow and before they get a chance to.
Root Plants from Cuttings with Honey
Honey is so naturally amazing. The ancient Egyptians knew of its healing properties long ago and it is still widely revered today for its anti-fungal and antiseptic properties, among many other reasons. Honey can be used to stimulate growth in plants and keep your cuttings strong and healthy.
To make this hack work, you’ll need honey and a stove and pot to boil some water. Some people also like to use willow water, rather than regular water. Boil the water, mix in your honey, let it cool and then store the mixture in an airtight container in a cool, dark place (or use it as soon as it cools down.) To use the mixture, simply dip cuttings in before planting them in soil.