During the cold season, many gardeners do not throw away newspapers, printouts and cardboard packaging.
And for good reason: the collected material will certainly come in handy in the upcoming summer cottage season.
There are at least three interesting options for using waste paper in a country house.
The expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh shared her tricks.
Waste paper as mulch
Cardboard is a good mulching material.
If you put pieces of thick paper on the beds and paths, weeds will not appear.
In addition, the material has a positive effect on the condition of the soil cover in hot summers.
Waste paper as a material for a raised bed
Paper can be made into one of the layers of a raised bed.
However, one should not forget about using natural components (straw, manure, bush shoots, etc.).
Making containers for seedlings
An old newspaper can be easily turned into a "cup".
This container will need to be filled with soil. The latter should contain seeds.
By creating such “cups”, the gardener will free himself from the need to purchase special pots.
In addition, there is no need to remove the paper before transplanting the seedlings into open ground: the material can be safely sent into the soil cover.
Earlier, summer residents were told how to harvest 5 tons of potatoes from just 100 square meters.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
