Gardening Tips

Use, Reused, Recycle

Rain Barrels/ Buckets

Rain barrel

Water is a necessary commodity used daily when gardening that will increase charges to your water rates. The use of barrels or large buckets (in the Caribbean we call them pigtail buckets) is an inexpensive way to collect rain water to use in the garden to conserve water and cut down on the water bill. I also view it as a bonus using rain water which is natural to use in the garden. You can purchase these at any hardware store or as an inexpensive approach, collect them from friends and family who may have done some renovations and recycle them as they may have been used as paint buckets or drywall mud.

Rebar/ PVC pipes

PVC pipe

Rebar (reinforcement bar) or PVC pipe are a wonderful way to reuse leftover materials from projects to use in the garden. They can be used to make just about anything such as stakes, fences, gates, and support for the plants, greenhouse structures- the possibilities are endless. These can also be purchased at any hardware store at reasonable prices.