My Dollar Tree gardening hack’s great for big planters – but critics say it’s ‘Dawn of the Dead noodles’ by season’s end
A GARDENING enthusiast has shared her DIY hack for filling your big planters on a budget.
The content creator revealed the Dollar Tree item she uses in her garden.
TikTok user Penny (@pennyjo8) explained: “Potting soil isn’t cheap, y’all.”
In her video, the influencer showed viewers how she uses pool noodles while filling her pots.
Penny showed her followers how she cuts up the pool toys and places them vertically in the pot.
The TikToker then layered her soil on top of the noodles and placed her plants in the pot.
“I do this Dollar Tree pool noodle planter hack every year in all of my big planters,” Penny said.
She added: “This allows for drainage and uses half the amount of soil you normally would use.”
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TikTok users took to the comments section to share their experiences with the hack.
“I tried this last year. They all slowly emerged from the planter at the end of the season. Dawn of the Dead noodles,” one viewer said.
Another follower wrote: “When it rains, they will float to the top. Ask me how I know.”
“Styrofoam out of your Amazon packages works great too,” suggested a third person.