Not strictly a reuse/recycle but more of a repurpose/cost-saver but I made my own carrot seed tape last year with 2-ply toilet paper:
Roll out the required length(s)
Split the ply
Space out the seeds on the bottom layer
Fold the top layer back over
Give it a spritz with some water so the layers stick back to themselves
Roll the length onto an empty loo-roll inner to make it easier to transport & lay out on the plot
All the benefits of seed tape without the inflated cost. There were a few gaps in the rows but no losses to carrotfly (not meshed) even though they're supposedly rife on our site I'll be giving it a try for parsnips this year too.
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I use a bricklayers pointing tool for taproot weeding.
I found it in a big bag of rusty tools in a skip.
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Spare table knives, the type which have thicker blades can be made a mini saw for cutting through thicker stalks, something that most normal serated knives don't do well. A triangular file is needed and slots cut at alternating 45 degree angles as with carpenter's panel saws. Could even set (bend out) teeth with pliers though have not found that step necessary so far.
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good idea Shortie.
They’re a heavy duty polythene (would make brilliant polytunnel cover 🤣) with a gel in ... bit like wall paper paste.I’ll save the next 2. Lasts a good 48hours.
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Originally posted by nick the grief View Post
since COVID I've got my prescriptions sent via post from Lloyds and the Insulin comes wrapped in Wool with 2 Frozen Gel packs ... I thought of hanging basket liners
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^^^
I read recently that Marigold type rubber gloves are useful as you can make small bands by cutting across the fingers, and larger ones cutting across the palm and forearm.
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Originally posted by Snoop Puss View Post^I use worn-out t-shirts for plant ties. Nice and soft and stretchy and you can tear/cut them to a suitable width for the type of shoot. Big wide ones for main stems, thinner ones for supporting bunches of toms, for example.
Hello and welcome to the Vine, CClare.
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