Repurposing Household Items For Use in Your Garden
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189706)
Boise, Idaho
April 20, 2026 1:09pm CST
There are many household items that can be recycled and used in the garden. Here are a few:
* Cut toilet roll tubes in half and use as seed starters.
* Use yogurt cups for mini planters.
* Wine corks can be put on popsicle sticks and used for plant markers.
* Glass jars can be used for spice storage or to plant herbs in.
* Egg containers can be used to start seedlings in.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
20 Apr
I have used my old used coffee mugs as planters.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
21 Apr
@celticeagle So, when buying a new mug, I will see to it that it has some cute design/ patterns to look good when turned into a planter later
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@celticeagle (189706)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Apr
@arunima25 .........That should be fun.
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@wolfgirl569 (135491)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Apr
The cardboard egg cartons are the best to use.
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@celticeagle (189706)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Apr
@JudyEv ......that would be quicker.
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@JudyEv (381599)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Apr
@celticeagle I'd probably just poke them in the ground and planta seed in each one.
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@Traceyjayne (11213)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr
Coffee grounds and crushed egg shells are good for the soil in the garden. The egg shells also keep away snails and slugs….
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@toniganzon (77005)
• Philippines
21 Apr
I used my Japanese broken teapot as a pot in my garden.
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@celticeagle (189706)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Apr
I have an old I use that way too. I think it is cool looking.
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@LindaOHio (222166)
• United States
24 Apr
The cardboard egg containers make good seedling starters.
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