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Some things in your kitchen that normally get tossed in the trash or poured down the drain, could very easily be an extra boost for your spring garden.

1. The tea leaves that are left over from your morning cup of tea contain nitrogen.  Spread them over the soil around your plants and work them into the dirt a little bit, the plants will thank you for it!
2. Any left over club soda that has gone flat in the bottom of the bottle, can provide extra minerals that your plants need.
3. Left over water from cooking pasta, potatoes or eggs provides extra nutrients to your garden.
4. Any left over beer from a celebration can be poured into a bowl and placed in the garden with the lip just slightly raised above the ground; the slugs love this stuff and will stay off your plants! Earwigs will also be attracted to containers that are filled with vegetable oil and beer.
5. Use the rinse water from your dishes (if you do them by hand) for rinsing the leaves on your plants to repel pests.  I just put it in spray bottles; it makes it easier to get the water on the plants.

There is normally a second use for everything that we discard; using our imagination to figuring out the second use is the best part!  Reusing and recycling is not only good for the environment, its kinda fun!

~Wind

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