Just make sure that anything taken from the kitchen really is not wanted there. As well as the fact that such stuff is on a one way permanent trip out to the garden shed.
Here are just a few suggestions of stuff that are useful kitchen refugees,
Old dinner knife for digging weeds out from between concrete sections or pavers.
Old kitchen fork for light weeding in around tight places or where you do not want to disturb root systems that are close to the surface.
Good sharp kitchen knife or a pair of kitchen scissors are great fro dividing up clumps of plants, or for taking cuttings off of a branch.
Kitchen tongs can be used to pick up thorny cuttings or to help you repotting thorny plants like cacti.
Serving tray or placemats to keep things organised or for carrying produce, cuttings or even weeds.
Potato Masher for pushing past a thorny plant or rose.
BBQ or Carving Forks for digging out stubborn rooted weeds and root vegies.
Kitchen funnels for pouring various liquids into containers or for accurate pouring around plants. or to get seed or even small screws & nails into storage packets or bottles.
Chopsticks make great little pot stakes (metal and wooden skewers work too), or construction sets even for some jobs.
I've seen bamboo placemats and chopsticks cut down to make scenery pieces for bonsai planters, along with old aquarium ornaments.
Set of measuring cups and measuring spoons are great as scoops for fertilizers and potting mixes.
Icecream or soup scoops for measuring and scooping potting mix in around new potplants.
Egg rings and biscuit cutters for shaping growing fruit just for fun, or as a simple handheld hoe for light weeding in around plants.
So theres a few things which can obtain a second life out in the gardenshed and garden, nstead of being stored for years in a drawer, or being thrown out or passed on to a charity store.
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9 comments:
Hi Bare Bones, I came here from Ali's "Our Patch". I'm going to see what I have to spare in my kitchen in one of those drawers that seem to accumulate lots of junk. Thanks for the suggestions.
And don't we all seem to have those drawers......
It was me fightuing through one the other day, while helping son make some muffins that brought the idea of this posting to mind.
Hi Bare Bones! I was going to comment that old pantyhose make great ties for tying up wayward plants to stakes, they are soft and don't cut into the stem. Then I checked your profile and realised you were a male LOL !!! Like your post, will have a good look at it later.
AH well being a guy, you are more likely to see a piece of old stretch bandage, an old tie or belt or even an old shoelace doing that job in my garden lol
These are great ideas for useful and handy tools. Thank you for posting them...
I have a 14-yr.-old son with Asperger Syndrome who enjoys helping me around the garden ... less so now that he's a teenager.
Bare Bones: Great ideas from the kitchen! I have a retired serrated knife which I always use for dividing different perennials. Thanks for visiting my Bloom Day in RI! I will be back to visit! Gardeners unite!
My poor wife has had to contend with wandering kitchen tools for a while - especially the scissors (and even the odd pantyhose - are they a kitchen appliance??)
Great post Bare Bones.
Depends I guess on whether they are stil attached to your wife?
I've used most all these as gardening tools, much to my husband's dismay. His philosophy is, "the right tool at the right time". I explained to him that's exactly why I decided to use the kitchen implements! Now I have a dedicated set of kitchen implements so that he will view them as tools, and not as misplaced or misused items.
Cheers,
Aiyana
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