My ultimate gardening tip provides free pots – just use a common piece of trash, it’ll rot away as your plants grow
A GARDENING pro has shared how to make use of a bathroom staple in the yard.
He walked viewers through the cost-effective hack, showing how easy it is to recreate.
In the video, TikToker Joe (@joesgarden) said that you can upcycle cardboard toilet roll holders into seedling pots.
He held five rolls in his hand at the beginning of the video, and instructed viewers to “cut them into little circles.”
Joe then used scissors to cut one of the toilet paper rolls in half, folding it over to show the transformation.
Next, he placed the cut-down rolls into a plastic food container, arranging them into a grid of six seedling pots.
He continued: “Drop in your soil mix and plant out your seeds.”
He then watered the seedling pots while they were in the plastic container, allowing the soil to soak up the moisture.
Joe said that once each seed has germinated, they can be transferred into the ground or an outdoor pot, with little disruption to the roots.
He explained that the toilet roll pots could stay put because “as it grows, the cardboard will rot away.”
In the comments, a fellow gardener recommended an extra step to improve the transfer process from the container to the ground.
They wrote: “Dampen the soil mix and then pack it in the toilet roll. So much easier than trying to get it on the roll and not all over.”
Others noticed a trend among people like Joe who have a green thumb.
One person added: “I notice that people who garden also favor the environment and reuse, reduce, and recycle. They go hand in hand.”
People were also happy they could save money by simply saving their toilet paper rolls instead of buying seedling pots.
“Never thought to use toilet roll holders and just planted loads of stuff. I will be collecting the rolls now.”
“I have a cupboard full of toilet rolls. Even my friends collect them for me.”