Why Smart Gardeners Don't Throw Away Old Pots: An Interesting Country Life Hack

25.03.2023 13:24

Any housewife sooner or later faces such a nuisance as the impossibility of further using the pan.

The dishes may be covered with stains that are impossible to remove. Very often the enamel is damaged.

Sometimes the container becomes completely leaky.

What to do with such a saucepan? Most housewives will definitely answer: "Throw it away and buy a new one."

But if you have a summer house, then you shouldn't do the first step. Even an old saucepan that is not suitable for its intended purpose can be of great use in the garden.

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Photo: © Belnovosti

How to use a container in the garden

Damaged dishes can help attract earthworms to the area.

Every gardener knows about their benefits for the soil. Thanks to earthworms, the soil becomes much more fertile.

However, the problem is that the appearance of useful animals on the site is quite slow and that they do not disperse very quickly.

You can speed up the process by using an old saucepan. You need to remove the bottom of the dish. After that, the "house" should be installed in the most suitable place in the open air.

The pot needs to be filled with food waste. This will make excellent "bait" for worms.

Periodically, the contents of the container should be sent to the garden, and then a new “portion” of waste should be poured into the container.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief