Regularly mow your lawn and find there’s all sorts of junk embedded in your socks? Lifehacker reader Tom solved that problem with a simple clothing hack. More »
Fallen trees aren’t just useful for furniture and firewood. You can use the wood to form the backbone of a type of gardening known as Hugelkultur, which involves burying wood in your garden bed. More »
iOS: Not everyone has a green thumb and keeping plants alive indoors can often be a fruitless act for those of us who can’t remember to water, let alone care for a plant properly. If your thumb is more black than green, Koubachi is an iOS app that helps you keep your plants alive and well. More »
If you got new gadgets for Christmas you may have an excessive quantity of styrofoam lying around. Instructables user shadowfeet recommends converting those small pieces into a small window planter. More »
If you get an orange (?) in your Christmas stocking, you can use the peel to make a pot to start seeds for your garden. To turn any citrus peel into a seedling pot you just need to poke a hole in the bottom of the peel for drainage, fill it with potting soil and add seeds and water. More »
If you need a handy way to kill weeds, especially those that grow in sidewalk or driveway cracks, pour white vinegar in a pressurised spray bottle and liberally coat any area with weeds. The acetic acid in vinegar will kill most types of plant life within 24 hours, so don’t spray any plants you want to keep alive. More »
If you have both an aquarium and a garden (or just a few houseplants) you should consider using the waste water from the aquarium on your plants. In addition to fish wastes and decaying fish food particles, the water also contains helpful bacteria and trace nutrients that can help your plants thrive. More »
If you spend a lot of effort in having a vegetable or flower garden, seeing aphids on prized plants sends most people out to their local Bunnings for conventional or organic insecticides. Using insecticides will kill prey insects like aphids that eat your plants but also predator insects such as ladybugs that feed on prey insects. It may be better just to leave the plants alone and let the predator insects do their job. More »
I am a plant killer. I’ve sadly thrown out scores of withered houseplants and almost resigned myself to a life surrounded by fake plastic plants. In one last attempt for live greenery, though, I put several “hard to kill” plants to the ultimate test: I brought them into my home for a few months. Here are the plants that survived and the ones that didn’t. More »
When you’re planning a holiday, it’s always difficult to figure out what to do with your plants while you’re away, especially if it’s a short trip. To keep your plants from drying out, DIY blog Secret Tips of The Yumiverse suggests you make a small greenhouse out of a plastic bag. More »
