Your Garden Will LOVE This

[@GrowVeg]

Whether you love or loathe Amazon, there's a huge amount of packaging being delivered to homes these days. Even if you don't receive packages, other people near you probably do. Which of my tips for reusing packaging do you like the best? Are there any other ways you've used packaging in your own garden? Please share them below!

[@FaceEatingOwl]

We need bubble glazing to be a thing. Not sure how they'd do it, but it would look cool. 😁

[@WynterDragon]

I like the tree ties tip, but I do worry about microplastics.

[@steve20664]

Yep I always annoy the missus when we get bubble wrap......😁😆

[@goldenfd475]

I use all of my cardboard down on the allotment both as a mulch and shredded in my compost bin.

[@leonleese4919]

Don’t forget! Use bubble wrap before your greenhouse gets cold as it keeps keeps out as well keeping it in. ?.

[@nancyhjort5348]

Worms love cardboard. I use cardboard egg cartons to start my seedlings. I can water from the bottom up by pouring water into the dish, in which the cartons sit, and the water wicks up. The seedling soil then stays fluffy instead of developing a hard top shell. I then plant the egg carton cells directly into the garden. Thus, I don't disturb the root system and the cardboard helps keep the seedlings damp. And here come the worms and their castings. Downside, mice love cardboard. I spray the area with a watered mixture of mint, garlic, and cayenne juice. Great ideas you present. I'm using more cardboard.

[@GrowVeg]

I love using egg cartons this way - a superb way to re-use them. :-)

[@nogodsnomasters6963]

I do this with empty toilet paper rolls! I arrange them in plastic and cardboard trays from the shops before planting the ready seedlings in the rolls directly into the soil.

[@KawakebAstra]

Ur fabulous’ n practical .. a born recycler Love U.. a legacy permaculture guru told me what U mentioned .. to beware toxins in cardboards & packaging 🙏♥️🕊🍃☀️

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Kawakeb, appreciate that. :-)

[@saal0]

the paper is perfect for tearing up and adding to compost for more browns. I'm often a little short on browns so that works well!

[@GrowVeg]

Great suggestion. :-)

[@dwwcoder5048]

Glad you mentioned the lacewing homes

[@trulyblessed3732]

I bought a SunJoe cordless handheld vacuum to suck up the stink bugs, cucumber beetles and etc. Works like a charm! I had an almost bug free garden this past summer! All for under 20 US dollars! ❤

[@AtheistEve]

Are you able to dump the insect debris onto your bird table?

[@trulyblessed3732]

@@AtheistEve I have very few birds here and don't wish to invite more. When I dump the canister, the bugs are alive. So they get dumped in soapy water, so as not to re-infest my garden.

[@AtheistEve]

@@trulyblessed3732 I suppose, if someone had a large enough garden with enough distance from their veg patch and their bird table, they could use a vacuum to take the villainous insects far enough away. I’m just thinking of a way to justify a machine that removes all insects that at least restores the balance by leaving them available for birds. Usually, when I have to remove insects like slugs and caterpillars, I try to put them somewhere they will be able to either continue to live (on companion plants like nasturtiums) or where they can feed other animals or work for me (bird table, compost heap).

[@trulyblessed3732]

@@AtheistEve Kudos to you for having the space to do that. I don't. 🤷‍♀️

[@AtheistEve]

@@trulyblessed3732 My allotment isn’t all that big. But thanks for the congratulations on what I’m able to do with what I’ve got. I hope to do more next year. We can always do more for the environment.

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 I shred my cardboard and use as bedding for my Can-O-Worms and 5 other Worm bins. 🪱 And I make cold compost with Grass clippings and shredded cardboard. And I lay it on the ground, in-between plants with a few inches of grass clippings on top👍 I'm 72, gardening for over 50 years and raising worms since 2009. I started a KZbin channel in September 2020. I thoroughly enjoyed your channel and subscribed 👩‍🌾👍

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for subscribing - wonderful to have you on board. Sounds like you're already doing great things with your cardboard. :-)

[@flowerheit4512]

I like to use plain cardboard boxes underneath mulch in areas where I'm replacing lawn with a new planter or garden. I've found the cardboard in combination with a couple inches of mulch to hold it in place works really well to smother the grass, and if you want to plant anything immediately is relatively easy to cut through. Much cheaper (and imo more effective) than landscape fabric!

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely agree with you on this - a great free alternative to landscape fabric.

[@sunniewright3335]

I already use cardboard for sheeting, but this video gave me more ideas! I love re-purposing and re-using everything!

[@yesyoga]

Another winner! Thanks Ben. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✅

[@arijitchakravarty8968]

Great video- informative and so well presented! Such ingenious uses! Re-use, reduce, recycle! ⭐️

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely! :-)

[@oceansoul3694]

Hello Ben! Shivering from a 6F degree evening, and 7 days of horrific cold, I am reveling in this video full of great ideas. You're a genius! Thank you so much from frozen Colorado USA

[@GrowVeg]

Keep warm over there! Glad you're enjoying the video. :)

[@joslac5018]

Great ideas! Composting the cardboard back to the earth was a 💡 moment. Until now just thought of it as an ingredient to make compost so I don't have to buy it in bags. As a new gardener I feel I'm relating more to the earth with every growing season, which is quite short here in Canada. Mind blown!

[@learningtogrowinChrist]

I'll use cardboard under woodchips to help suppress weeds and get some rich earth.

[@GrowVeg]

It's great to hear you're getting more and more connected to the earth. Gardening is great for that. :-)

[@vicmazzaro9403]

I have a 8 x 10 green house that I just bought and never thought about using all the bubble wrap to insulate the green house. Ben I just love watching you to start my day with your great ideas. I can’t imagine not starting my day without your great advise. Keep doing what you and I love. I’m 76 years old and I just love gardening and oh I start planting my garden tomorrow in Ohio

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you so much for you very kind words. I'm excited for you that you'll be planting (today!). Great to start the garden off for the year. :-)

[@anaveragemuppet]

I’ve been known to ask for brown cardboard and newspapers on Facebook marketplace. I shred it up before using it as pet bedding and then it turns into a great addition to my compost

[@ineedmyhat]

Ive been happily hacking, tearing, and separating the layers of every piece of cardboard i can find. Its my new addiction lol trying tomake my first bag of compost from weeds and cardboard.

[@GrowVeg]

What a great addiction! :-)

[@remoteonlinenotary.]

Love the aphid idea. All of this is brilliant. Thanks for sharing

[@Beautiful_Sacred_Land]

I am having a Blue Peter moment :) Hands up those who remember - empty washing up bottles to make a rocket, etc. Thank you. You are such a cheery fellow to listen to. Great advice as always.

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - very much remember that!

[@Beautiful_Sacred_Land]

@@GrowVeg :)

[@sandraking9650]

Sunhalo, please explain how to make the rocket?

[@stuknox7468]

Excellent tips, I have not thrown away a piece of cardboard for the last two years, it all went initially as ground cover beneath 5 8x4ft raised beds and now goes to the compost pile with my grass clippings,.I shred my cardboard first which is obviously a bit of a waste of power since it can be torn but my grip is not what it used to be and tearing it became a pain and the surface area is multiplied letting it break down faster and hotter.

[@GrowVeg]

Well done on making such good use of it all Stu.

[@tennesseenana4838]

Bubble wrap around plants - brilliant!!!

[@wordupezine7956]

Hats off to you my good man. Your cardboard hack saved me a trip to the local recycling depot. I had resigned myself to a trip to rid us of a huge cardboard box we received with the purchase of our now 9 year olds trampoline. I now also score brownie points with our son for employing the, reduce, reuse and recycle method. Cheers!

[@GrowVeg]

It's a beautiful thing when that happens - delighted to hear it!

[@marciacunningham5877]

I shred my cardboard with a heavy duty cross cut paper shredder. It make excellent mulch. I have also used this as a rooting medium for cuttings. Michael

[@GrowVeg]

What a great idea. :-)

[@marciacunningham5877]

@@GrowVeg I only use the American made brown cardboard. The Chinese grey stuff is unattractive. Michael

[@itsnotthesamething]

A suggestion on raking up leaves. I always used an old bed sheet. Rake them on the sheet, bundle them up, and throw it over your shoulder like Santa Claus. It isn't heavy. Haul it over to your compost and dump it in. Much faster than gathering leaves with a rake, wheelbarrow and your hands. I need to do more with my cardboard boxes. I either throw them in the compost or burn them in a camp fire when I get too many piled up.

[@GrowVeg]

What a great way to gather leaves - brilliant!

[@growyourvegetablekitchen2818]

Thank you so much, for sharing your video, very good ideas and I will use for my garden, your dog soooo cute 😊

[@GrowVeg]

That's great to hear. :-)

[@retrobob3802]

Slightly embarrassed to say... composting is my new favourite thing. Your channel is amazing and I'll be subbing to the site to use the planner. Thank you.

[@GrowVeg]

Wonderful! There's no need to feel shy about being a composting advocate - it's all good stuff!

[@composthog4332]

It's been one of my favorite things for years. Lovely to see a kindred spirit! 💜And what's not to love about it?!

[@vuonsachtrongpho]

Your garden is beautiful and fresh. Thank you for sharing your tree planting experience 💚

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for watching. :-)

[@audeanvatter7417]

You made my day! Not only did you share great information and tips, the aspect of reuse/recycle is always the way to go. Thank you so much for your channel.

[@GrowVeg]

You're very welcome - thank you for watching!

[@amywebb7071]

It is incredibly satisfying listening to you and watching you do these garden hacks!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Amy, appreciate you watching. :-)

[@MoniqueSmulders]

What I love about your channel is that you pack so much useful information in consise video’s. They are really a joy to watch . Keep up the good work! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much, that's very kind of you to say. :-)

[@petermcfadden9426]

Thanks for so many great ideas! Greetings from north Wales, UK.

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Peter, appreciate it. :-)

[@honestlee4532]

I really like the bubble wrap insulation and the lace wing hotel!

[@barryroberts6470]

Great video i use all my Amazon paper and cardboard for my composter. Once i get enough i cut them up into pieces and shred them through my paper shredder obviously after all the labels and tape is off, then they end up as my browns for the composter also shredding cardboard and paper is very therapeutic well i think it is when i do mine. Stay Safe, Barry (Wirral)

[@GrowVeg]

I know what you mean about it being rather therapeutic Barry!

[@josiebridges3583]

Hi. I'm soooo glad you said NOT to use styrofoam as a filler. Thank you.

[@helenamartin977]

Great advise as usual. Good that you warn about plastic products. Knowledge is everything. You are teaching all of us to care for the environment. I love your doggie. Thank you for another thoughtful video.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching Helena. :-)

[@RalfyCustoms]

Oh Ben, another great video buddy, thank you, I use practically all of these tips, I've even started making pressed paper bricks for the wood burner too

[@GrowVeg]

What a great idea to make pressed paper bricks!

[@melanieallen8980]

ooohhhh. I like the cabbage collars.

[@jac5450]

This is so good to know. I’m a new garden who adopted my garden from a once avid gardener who was in the house 60 years. Due to old age it was overgrown which I worked through my first year, now I’m uncovering some of her artistry. However the amount of styrofoam is exhausting at times!

[@GrowVeg]

Styrofoam certainly can be! Hope the garden continues to progress a-pace. :-)

[@annietan3053]

Love the cabbage collar cardboard method. Ty so much for sharing.

[@sherriianiro747]

I use cardboard boxes labeled for recycling and the brown paper for bulb, tuber, rhizome, and root vegetable storage.

[@GrowVeg]

Brilliant Sherri. :-)

[@christine6878]

Hi Ben, thanks for all these tips. I don’t have a lot of cardboard to hand but asked at our local, small convenience store (the Coop for me) and they’re more than pleased for me to take some cardboard off their hands. Now off to our local coffee shop for their used coffee grounds….great way to make new friends too, everyone’s happy to get rid of their rubbish.

[@GrowVeg]

You're doing them a grand service Christine - everyone's a winner!

[@helen2061]

Thanks so much, Ben! I've already sent this video along to the family. I've cut my plastic recycle in half by consciously choosing products in paper and cardboard such as detergent.

[@roxannaweaver2155]

The Styrofoam boxes make good containers for growing microgreens. Just line it and plant away. If you keep bees, the brown paper can also be used to start your smoker. Worms love cardboard and other paper products...use it in your worm farms. Paper run thru the shredder can be used in both places too.

[@GrowVeg]

Great suggestions, thanks Roxanna. :-)

[@simplifygardening]

Great video Ben. Loads of excellent useable tips for gardeners in this one

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Tony, you're a gent sir. :-)

[@joelfazeli6392]

Those are great ideas ! I love the fact that you think garden even when you open your packages !

[@enatp6448]

Some great ideas I didn't know about... Love repurposing

[@cannyexplorer5357]

I’ve always used cardboard boxes when starting my raised planters. Don’t bother to clear the grass lawn, put the bottomless raised planter onto of it, cover the grass with the flatten box making sure you cover all the grass right into the corners. Then add your composted garden waste you been collecting over the last year if your good. Don’t forget those uncooked kitchen waste too ie egg shells, potato peelings etc. if you don’t have enough to fill the planter then add some soil or bought in compost try not to buy peat based compost and mixed them together. Water well if soil is dry. Have fun with your first crop.

[@GrowVeg]

All very wise advice, thank you! :-)

[@chiefredbird7315]

Your absolutely right. How have you Ben

[@maxinethirlwall8953]

I did cardboard and be woodchips 2yrs ago. I had 4 van loads of arborist's chippings for free....they give it away. This November I see Wavy Caps amongst other fungi happily growing in the woodchips. 😃

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like it's doing some great things in the garden. :-)

[@Grumpah]

Before I started gardening, I HATED my spouses Prime addiction...now I appreciate all the cardboard and paper :D

[@Islandgirl4ever2]

EXCELLENT info... Just found your channel this am.. already have been laying cardboard down all over the garden.. But, you added sooo much more useful info.. Will do, as well.. Thank you!!!

[@GrowVeg]

Great stuff - so pleased you found the channel. :-)

[@nurseinthegarden]

Love having boxes for the garden ❤

[@Kate-ie8ew]

Clever gardening!!!!

[@myfamily7001]

LOVE this.... a video to encourage helping bugs rather than the typical im a gardener so i must kill everything to protect my veg! Thank you !!!

[@GrowVeg]

You're very welcome. It's so much better if we can work with nature where we can. :-)

[@Makinen689]

I’d love to see your beautiful pup more in the video xx great content as always. I can’t believe it’s free on KZbin.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. Rosie often makes an appearance but can be fickle - so we're at the mercy of her whims as to whether she makes an appearance or not!

[@hoosierpioneer]

I thought I knew what you had today, but I learned several ideas! Thx

[@jaybanger8522]

Probably get this alot , you really inspired me to get into gardening.... I've watched all your videos and also built 7 boxes to plant in.. already have many veg and many sprouts.. also have a photo album for my seeds .... also started a worm farm ... thanks heaps man... keep doing what you are , I love it ! Cheers mate 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Jay. This is really kind of you to say and I'm honestly delighted you've been inspired to get growing - this a really super news! Keep up the good work - bounteous harvests be with you! :-)

[@RidaYash]

Great ideas for up cycling or repurposing packaging material. Thank u for sharing these tips. ❤

[@enhncr]

I am using an office paper shredder to shred my cardboard. I bought the Amazon basics:) working like a horse :)

[@GrowVeg]

Great idea!

[@TheZoodonym]

great ideas ! thank you

[@jamesprice6940]

That's a fantastic video. I think the idea for cabbage collars is a great idea and one I will be using next year! 😊

[@lindawalker7031]

Great information!. I get cardboard from the trash collecting bins of the big box stores. They do not like for people to do that (liability issue). I am just a beginning gardener, however, I do have chickens. They love to sit on the back porch by the door, esecially as it gets cooler. My cardboard use is to cover the steps to make poop collecting easier.

[@GrowVeg]

What a great way to collect the poop. :-)

[@countdown.moments]

If you have a worm bin you can use most of this material except plastic to use as a bedding for the worms, they will process that in no time if it is moist.

[@GrowVeg]

Great tip, thanks Bob.

[@Stu-Vino]

Great video, Ben. I made my first-ever no-dig vegetable patch this year, and was happy to take various cardboard boxes and packages from neighbours. It worked a treat!

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased it worked out for you. Well done on setting your veg patch - hope you've enjoyed some good harvests. :-)

[@donnag7095]

Thanks Ben, I love the idea of the lacewing hotel. I am also glad to have some use of all the bubble wrap. Keep it up and I'll keep watching.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Donna - I'll keep the videos coming, don't worry. Glad this video offered some handy ideas.

[@lisakruger5289]

I love this video! I always have cardboard boxes that I am looking for ways to use up. Thank you SO much for sharing such great ideas!

[@comiksitran6437]

Everyone Please keep in mind that cardboard is candy to termites, they will come running for it! After all cardboard is ground up processed wood, basically 'pre-chewed' if you will, so they don't need to work so hard to eat it. The termites will love you for it and make a new home right near there. So if you are in an area prone to termites, don't use it, I learned that lesson the hard way.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the words of caution - good point.

[@paulheller4836]

I have noticed termites in different areas of composted wood chips, cardboard and old tree limbs as garden borders over the past 20 years, they never invaded my home due to using Diatomaceous Earth around the outside. Without pests, the world would be piled high with dead plants and animals. Wasps for pollinator's and ants for soil aeration, we somehow must learn how to exist with these pests. God is our master Gardener, everything works to the good of planet! Happy gardening!

[@jackstone4291]

We’re from the UK mate so not sure have ever had to worry about Termites before !

[@dprocter7430]

So if you don't use cardboard or wood chip, what do you suggest to bulk up your compost in termite susceptible areas?

[@yannip2083]

So far I am not seeing termites. Instead, I am seeing worms, which I thought is great!

[@toniedalton5448]

I usually burn or recycle the cardboard boxes. But since watching you, I have started to use it around the garden. I have 2 large boxes waiting by the compost to be torn up now. I hope you have a wonderful winter, Ben and look forward to more videos

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Tonie - and you. :-)

[@ahnaahna7278]

Great ideas!! I use the cardboard egg cartons to fill bottoms of big planters for a season. I however recycle the styrofoam egg cartons at recycle locations(Publix, etc). Also ground up autumn leaves can fill up bottom of big planters.....for a season....and they eventually compost out. Yay!! Ahna USA

[@GrowVeg]

That's a great use of leaves!

[@a_l_e_k_sandra]

Styrofoam is not recyclable! Avoid buying anything that comes in it.

[@rosalindhb]

I cut my cardboard up for mulch, gel packets in my seed box and paper to line pots with big holes. I'm going to save the bubble wrap now too.

[@GrowVeg]

You're doing so much already Rosalind - top job!

[@cltinturkey]

Brilliant video! So many great uses to keep waste out of the landfill and set to work in the garden. Every week I walk the neighborhood before trash day and collect a bunch of boxes. Cardboard is a great tool, and I'm glad to see uses for the other materials. Thank you!

[@GrowVeg]

Glad you manage to make the most of your neighbour's boxes. :-)

[@melaninflowerpower5018]

We always use cardboard in our garden but I never thought about the bubble wrap. Great ideas for my garden and channel. I have to show kids how to do this. Thanks.

[@GrowVeg]

You're welcome. Bubble wrap is very handy stuff. :-)

[@ralfielicious]

Awesome - they should teach this in schools!

[@stephaniewilbur9748]

Delightfully informative. Thanks for sharing all your ideas. I used cardboard from my move in all my new made beds, and this will inspire me to make even more use of cardboard and bubble wrap!

[@GrowVeg]

Great to hear it Stéphanie. :-)

[@John-gj9db]

Absolutely brilliant ideas Ben. You’re a genius!

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers John!

[@Satscape]

You seemed very pleased with the 'bubble-glazing' gag 😁🤣 I buy off eBay rather than Amazon, most of the sellers pay income tax, but yeah, lots of cardboard and bubble-wrap, so this video has given me a few ideas! Thank you.

[@GrowVeg]

Couldn't help feeling smug about that pun!

[@dosquats]

Great one. Keep up the positive attitude :) your passion gets more people into the garden!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much - and will do!

[@premsiripupipat5381]

Thanks for your video. Love the idea of reusing these cardboard for garden purposes. Although I’m from Thailand, which there is no winter, I got lots of new ideas. We have a land that we just plants some mango trees and we partially used all these cardboard boxes ( that we got from online shopping) on the ground to prevent all those weeds. Thanks. Just subscribed.

[@GrowVeg]

Brilliant move to prevent the weeds. Thank for the sub too! :-)

[@sammize91]

I'm excited and inspired to use our packaging material. It's been sitting in piles waiting for this information! And just in time for the cold months.

[@DeadeyeJoe37]

Wet the cardboard first before tearing to make it easy to tear

[@WaddedBliss]

That's a great tip.

[@GrowVeg]

Top tip, agreed!

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hello, some great tips on re-using packaging. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

[@notmyhome]

Great video! I hate throwing things away to!! Love the tips on cabbage collars, shaking bugs on cardboard , bug hotel etc.

[@fionaharvey2720]

Ben as usual a great video, the best one for me was the cabbage collar great idea! Love your cheerful Presentation great on a cold November day! Thank you ☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Fiona. Very miserable weather today!

[@laurastout1827]

Great video. I use cardboard to start a new bed. I never thought about using bubble wrap for insulation. Love it

[@Miss_Lexisaurus]

I've been wanting to make a bug hotel and this has really inspired me to just give it a go!

[@GrowVeg]

Fabulous - good luck!

[@heathermacdonald6404]

I always enjoy learning something new here. Thanks!

[@laurieanne9712]

Brilliant! Lots of inspiring ideas here! Thank you!

[@2bNot]

Great production and ideas

[@cherylhowker1792]

Omg Ben, I’ve had a long day and had seizures to top it off lol feeling achy and sore from falling to the floor etc….. and then I see your post. It’s cheated me right up and I’m saving it to my playlist. I get a lot of boxes and I spend hours ripping it up for the compost bin but there is some amazing ideas in here to think about and I’m gonna try that hotel idea, don’t know if lacewings live in my area as no idea what I’m looking for but would love to encourage them .

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for that Cheryl. I hope you are feeling a lot better today. :-)

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@GrowVeg yea getting there. We know it’s part of life and gonna happen but still upset me every time, 17years later, would of thought I would have stopped getting upset by now!!!! But nope . I’m just aching in my legs and top of my arms from the spasms. Hopeif I don’t have any in my sleep, I regularly do, then tomorrow I may feel bit better and able to do something. Today has been another rest day. When I have multiple or very intense ones it can knock me out for days, if I have them day after day when I’m going through a rough patch, it can be a week or too as I don’t get the time to recover in between them. Luckily it’s been months since I was bad, hopefully will next year before another, meaning only one this year which is amazing. It’s been a tough year but I’ve done well now I think about it. As I hadn’t thought about it till now, usually it 3/4 a year on a good one. So even if it does happen between now and new year it’s still a good year really. Thanks for helping me get to this point in thinking. We have done well.

[@pat5mph]

Great video. I've been staring no dig garden beds with cardboard, even use boxes as planters. Not convinced about the cardboard collars, they attract slugs in my wet climate.

[@krisslav3450]

Such a good video. Loved all the ideas. For the moment l am using the cartbord as a gras suppresser in the garden. Didn't thought about the bubble sheet, but now l know 😉

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

I simply couldn't agree more. All those cardboard boxes that Amazon ships to our doorsteps are one of the greatest wastes of our precious sustainable resources and an incredible nuisance - along with all those plastic bags and empty water bottles blowing around in the streets - in addition to all those plastic bags. Therefore, it's always better to shop locally and bring your own containers.

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely!

[@stonerocks0]

Great ideas, excellent mentality - thanks!

[@valoriegriego5212]

Great one, Ben! I thought I was finding lots of ways to repurpose packaging.😃 Thanks for the suggestions! Howdy to beautiful Rosie!😃 She's looking well!

[@GrowVeg]

Rosie's in good form, thanks Valorie. :-)

[@ahnaahna7278]

Wow! Cabbage collars etc, and and bubble wrap around winter crop or greenhouse!! Thks for those better ideas. Lately I staple 3 cheap clear shower curtains to encircle each of 3 individual large pots of arugula and spinach. (9 curtains). But the bubble wrap is better. I have used bubble wrap on my basement windows to insulate windows, and yet allow some southern sunlight in. I have potted herbs growing in those windows. I have not installed my grow light yet. Great video. I subscribed wholeheartedly!!! Ahna. Atlanta USA

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for subscribing Ahna - welcome!

[@Kitchenlabofficial]

Dear brother very beautiful your shopping your plants very very beautiful

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you. :-)

[@EnmandsBand1]

I just bought a paper shredder that also shreds cardboard into compost-ready small pieces. My Daughter stole the entire bag of shreds right away as she keeps pet Rats, now she has to get a shredder too!

[@GrowVeg]

Very useful things those shredders!

[@robmclaughlin420]

We have used the cardboard for in the planter boxes but I never thought of it on the ground.

[@rawfoodelectric]

Ben...you're the BEST!!! I love all your ideas!

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you! :-)

[@brianmurphy8790]

Staples will rust away and leave iron in the soil. However, I don't use any cardboard that has ink on it. I cut the inky bit off.

[@GrowVeg]

The inks on plain brown cardboard should be fine though, as they are usually plant-based inks.

[@SameeraChughtaisBackyardGarden]

Excellent sharing