Bits and Pieces...The reduce/reuse/recycle thread

[Mozer242]

Thanks for the links, was thinking along the lines of uses for watering, the are the holey type. But those are much better thanks


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[Bren In Pots]

Ok was wondering if anybody has used or can think or a use of old satalite / sky dishes I get a load of the m on a regular basis generally just send them to satilite heaven but would love to find a way of utilising I know the lnb / receiver containers lead so are no good but the dish face.........uuummmm

A bird bath or a planter :-

Satellite Dish Planters; serve up your succulents on a platter

more ideas here :-

http://www.pinterest.com/jencreany/satellite-dish/

[veggiechicken]

Solid ones - for water as bird bath, frog pond, planters
Mesh ones for drying onions

Just guessing as I've never seen one close up

[Mozer242]

Ok was wondering if anybody has used or can think or a use of old satalite / sky dishes I get a load of the m on a regular basis generally just send them to satilite heaven but would love to find a way of utilising I know the lnb / receiver containers lead so are no good but the dish face.........uuummmm


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[bumpkin]

I've just read through this entire thread from start to finish. Love, love, love it!

Now I just need to explain to my husband why we're suddenly hoarding stuff hehe.

[binley100]

hmmm......could make some trellis type stuff .

[veggiechicken]

Could you wrap them around plant pots to make them look more attractive?

[binley100]

That'd make a lot of plant labels .......there's nine blinds
OH was just wondering if we could use them to make some sort of fencing.....

[veggiechicken]

Plant labels from the slats
GH shading for the blinds?

[binley100]

Suggestions needed please.........we have just bought new blinds so our old wooden blinds are now redundant. Need some suggestions as to how we can re-use them even if it's just the slats ....also we have spare slats from the new ones we had to buy them long and shorten due to old sized windows.

[shushkin!]

Yes I also use old net curtains to keep out the dreaded cabbage whites. I got my curtains completely FREE!
Yep, a kind member of my local FREEGLE happily gave them to me for nowt! Check out your local FREECYCLE and FREEGLE and enjoy getting rid of stuff and aquiring stuff for nowt

[Guykp57]

I'm using white curtain netting on my lottie..lot next to mine has used white butterfly netting and it looks great..I tried buying some off Amazon but they sent Black instead but still used it...looks more like fruit cage but hey doesn't matter as long as keep butterflies off my plants.

[taff]

No but Ikea sell really big white mesh curtains, like nets but a really small net, a butterfly wouldn't get through it, and they're about 4 quid for 2 x 2mx3m

It's not reducing or recycling, but if you keep on using them, it will be reusing

You can't really dye nets, but you could bleach them back white again.

[Glutton4...]

Leave 'em out all winter to get mildewwy!

Seriously, I dunno - food dye, maybe?

[Polytastic]

I think I have mutant clever cabbage white butterfly .. They get through the netting I bought especially for the caulli''s sprouts and only seem deterred by the net curtains I can't acquire enough and they don't look as smart as the rest of the patch but whatever works huh. Any ideas on the best way to get them green rather than a crummy off white colour?