Healthy Seedlings, Fewer Pests, And Better Soil: Four Gardening Uses For Empty Toilet Roll Tubes

If you want to get rid of pests and boost your soil health, they have no place in your bins.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, especially when it comes to gardening.

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how everything from old washing-up bowls to disused pans and even melon rinds can keep your garden biodiverse, well-watered, and lower on slugs.

It turns out the humble toilet roll tube has its place in your backyard, too.

Here are four of its uses:

“Toilet rolls make great eco-friendly plant pots,” gardening pro Simon Akeroyd shared on his Instagram. They’re great for seedling starter pots: just cut them in half across the middle.

Then, take one half of the tube and pinch its sides so it turns into a cuboid (basically, “square it off”).

Once that’s........

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