Don't throw away old loofah, use it as a drainage layer at the bottom of pots and your plants won't get root rot for 10 years

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

A couple of days ago, Huahua went home and saw the loofahs her mom planted covering the entire wall, with some even growing beyond the wall. Huahua went to look outside the wall and found a loofah that had been forgotten and had grown old! Don't throw away old loofah, it's a great treasure for gardening too!

Old loofah at the bottom of pots, drains water and lets air through, no root rot!

1. Pick the old loofah from your home. By this point the seeds inside are usually already mature. Break open one end of the loofah and pour out the seeds inside.

2. Break the loofah sponge into small pieces, pieces about 3-5cm long are enough.

3. When repotting your plants in autumn, just place the broken pieces of loofah sponge directly at the bottom of the pot. The loofah sponge has very large pores and excellent drainage and airflow, so you never have to worry about your plants getting waterlogged and root rot again!

Mix loofah sponge into soil, loose and airy with high nutrients!

1. For gardeners who don't want to use it as a drainage layer, you can also break the loofah sponge into pieces by hand or with a small hammer.

2. When composting soil, you can mix the broken pieces of loofah sponge directly into the soil. The loofah sponge will slowly decompose in the soil, releasing nutrients and supplementing nutrition for your plants.

Use loofah sponge to scrub pots, works even better than a dishcloth!

1. Huahua still remembers as a child, before the family used steel wool, they just used loofah sponge to scrub pots.

2. Loofah sponge has oil-absorbing properties, and there are many small holes between the fibers. After scrubbing the pot, just rinse it with water and the oil in the small holes washes out very easily, super convenient!

Add some vinegar to loofah sponge, and the stove immediately shines bright!

1. After the stove at home has been used for a long time, a greasy layer will form, and this is when the loofah sponge needs to make an appearance!

2. Prepare a section of loofah sponge, mix 2 spoonfuls of white vinegar with 200ml of warm water to make hot vinegar water.

3. Dip the loofah sponge in the hot vinegar water and directly clean the grease on the stove, it cleans up very quickly. And cleaning with loofah sponge is gentler, so it won't cause major damage to the gas stove, very practical!

Make flower pots from loofah sponge, pretty and money-saving!

1. Prepare a complete loofah sponge, cut it in half, and dig out all the fibers inside the loofah sponge.

2. Prepare a disposable plastic cup, poke a few small holes in the bottom, then insert it into the inside of the loofah sponge, and finally fill the cup with soil to grow plants!

Put loofah sponge in the wardrobe, deodorizes and removes moisture!

1. Cut the loofah sponge into small pieces, then stuff leftover soap ends or mothballs from home into the loofah sponge, and place them in the wardrobe or shoe cabinet.

2. Loofah sponge has a great moisture-removing effect, basically absorbing all the dampness and odors, and it doesn't stain clothes either, so it's perfect to put a few in wardrobes, shoe cabinets and the like.