Garden Hose

More smart ways to recycle.

Every summer I find myself faced with the problem of what to do with all those pantyhose that I no longer have any use for now that the seasonal prohition against bare legs has been lifted and our hose have the summer off. Here are some ideas from a helpful book entitled Shoes in the Freezer, Beer in the Flower Bed, and Other Down-home Tips for House and Garden.

Drop a bar of soap into your hose and hang it near the outdoor faucet for cleaning up before you go inside and make a mess of the house.

Fill your pantyhose with human hair (it's free from your neighborhood beauty parlor) and place it in the flower bed to ward off deer and raccoons.

For greater comfort while weeding, pull on a pair before gardening and stuff a sponges or shoulder pad down each leg to the knee.

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