10 Best Dollar Tree Gardening Hacks

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  • Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
  • Dollar Tree is a great place to buy garden supplies as their prices can't be beat. After searching for hours to find what i think is the 10 best garden hacks that will save money and make your garden bloom better than ever. Whether you're into vegetable or flower gardening these really work!!!
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Комментарии • 232

  • @zmavrick
    @zmavrick 2 месяца назад +21

    I really liked the idea of the metal star to scare the birds away. I have a problem with starlings pulling out my onion sets over and over again. As for an economical shaker, you can use the shaker lid off a Parmesan Cheese container on any standard mouth canning jar and the lid seals shut when you are done. I use the shaker on a quart jar to put out salt on icy sidewalks.

  • @ninarice5279
    @ninarice5279 2 месяца назад +79

    I buy the rubber snakes at the Dollar Tree & put on my hanging plants, garden, wreaths & railing on my porch. It keeps the birds away for a dollar!

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  2 месяца назад +7

      Great idea…happy gardening

    • @janbrewington7771
      @janbrewington7771 2 месяца назад +4

      Snakes never worked for me. Nor owls. Birds came in always

    • @ninarice5279
      @ninarice5279 2 месяца назад +4

      @@janbrewington7771 your birds must be smarter than mine, lol

    • @RealBradMiller
      @RealBradMiller 2 месяца назад +5

      I did that to keep my chickens out of my porch flowers and pots.
      For the time I had them, did not need a doorbell because any visitors let out a scream to announce they've seen one of the fake snakes. 😂
      Turns out also, chickens eat snakes.... So it did not work for me.

    • @user-ve6iw4qv3v
      @user-ve6iw4qv3v 2 месяца назад +4

      I never thought about rubber snakes.I know what I will be buying

  • @dandybanana
    @dandybanana Месяц назад +10

    I'm suprised I never thought of a simple mesh laundry bag for plants !

  • @Censorshipisillegal
    @Censorshipisillegal 2 месяца назад +20

    Another tip for protecting strawberries is to put rocks around that have been painted red. I do this before the strawberries come out. Birds go to the red rocks and find they aren't edible. Then when the strawberries come in they think they're rocks so don't bother them.

  • @larriemontana669
    @larriemontana669 2 месяца назад +13

    I use a mustard squeeze bottle bought from Dollar Tree to apply my diatomaceous earth around my plants.

  • @Thathandytiger17
    @Thathandytiger17 2 месяца назад +12

    I don’t have a soldering iron… so I heat up a very pointy metal awl over a candle and then melt the holes into the plastic.

  • @SkyeBleuOfGreenAcre
    @SkyeBleuOfGreenAcre Месяц назад +10

    Large Parmesan from Costco shakers I use for DE. I use it for my chickens and my gardren.

  • @carensc7973
    @carensc7973 Месяц назад +8

    To drill plastic lids, remove lid, flip over, & place on scrap wood. Drill now.

  • @gracejohnston2692
    @gracejohnston2692 22 дня назад +5

    My dollar tree has drink pitchers with handles. It has a pour feature or a filtered feature to keep the ice in. I use them for my chicken feed

    • @danab5552
      @danab5552 22 дня назад

      Great idea 💡👍

  • @kasmitty
    @kasmitty Месяц назад +4

    The mirrored hanging star is such a great idea! I would’ve never thought of that! 😮

  • @wernersa.102
    @wernersa.102 Месяц назад +5

    What a nice, chilled guy you are.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks for your kind words. Happy gardening

  • @deanawells4395
    @deanawells4395 Месяц назад +4

    Our DT has planters with a handle to hang on a wooden fence or deck. The hanging basket, cocoa, Core liners.are good to put in the bottom of a planter for drainage. The potting soil at DT can be used if you beef it up with some nutrients if in a pinch. The fertilizer sticks are not that bad either

  • @beckywilliams832
    @beckywilliams832 2 месяца назад +5

    This year the cicadas are hatching down south, with 2 different batches. Those laundry bags are great for the plants. I have used a tomato cage over the plant with the circle part on the ground I bend in the prongs inward or just cut them off and put either the laundry bag or a pillowcase. Make sure you tuck it under the plant pot as well to keep the bugs from penetrating into the plant pot. I had an infestation of these tiny beatles and i had to use the pillowcase to keep them out.

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  2 месяца назад +1

      Sounds great!

    • @katie7748
      @katie7748 2 месяца назад

      Not just in the South, but yes. It's gonna get loud!

  • @Beckery49
    @Beckery49 2 месяца назад +9

    Run the drill in reverse to keep from cracking the plastic.

  • @dianatrott5359
    @dianatrott5359 2 месяца назад +3

    Awesome ideas, and I loved all of them! Never thought to fasten the domes with landscaping stakes. The laundry bag will keep out the birds and squirrels far less expensively than the bird netting. Thanks!

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  2 месяца назад

      Glad it was helpful! Happy gardening

    • @cynthiaklug6020
      @cynthiaklug6020 2 месяца назад +1

      I am blessed with a very large backyard. So I set up a feeding station opposite my garden. I have different bird and squirrel feeders and different levels of water and bird baths. It works very well. ❤

  • @julegate
    @julegate 2 месяца назад +5

    Thank you! I went to Dollar Tree this morning and able to purchase most of the items. A great buy!

  • @gingerzelidon3573
    @gingerzelidon3573 2 месяца назад +6

    Thank you for these great inexpensive garden hacks! They fit into my budget real well!

  • @catm1313
    @catm1313 Месяц назад +5

    I use a mason jar and a Kraft Parmesan lid to distribute my fertilizer or diatomaceous earth

  • @portaamber
    @portaamber 2 месяца назад +5

    Thank you, I love dollar tree hacks!❤❤

  • @gabriellehumphreys1179
    @gabriellehumphreys1179 2 месяца назад +7

    Take off the blue lid. Turn it upside down. Put it on a bit of wood and drill, It's easier.

  • @UnderAPileOfScrap
    @UnderAPileOfScrap 2 месяца назад +2

    I found some nuggets of good information here! Never thought about the laundry bag as pest protection. we’re expecting a hard freeze tonight, and I have a stockpile of the little wire baskets that I use to help protect my plants from getting smashed when I cover with sheets, but it occurred to me that the laundry basket would also work for bigger/taller plants too. They can be pretty flimsy though, but worth a try.

  • @beckywilliams832
    @beckywilliams832 2 месяца назад +3

    I take blue car towels and put it at the bottom of the planter to keep soil in and allow drainage. Then i put some sponges with the holes in them and put them on top of the towel. I then put the dirt in. The spinges keep in some moisture for the roots to grow towards. Here in NM it got horribly hot last year. You dont want to over water but you want the plants not to dry out either....

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  2 месяца назад

      I think dehydrated plants number 1 issue in summer here. Happy gardening

  • @geraldinesisk2702
    @geraldinesisk2702 2 месяца назад +5

    I use recycled plastic containers from kitchen, spices, parm. Cheese ect. For shaking

  • @barbaralong8665
    @barbaralong8665 2 месяца назад +4

    Great ideas. Many suggest wear a mask when putting out the diatomaceous earth to prevent inhaling it.

  • @annettetuck2477
    @annettetuck2477 25 дней назад +3

    Use a tin pie plate to keep birds away after you got to enjoy the pie. Cut up an out of commission rubber hose for snakes.

    • @gracejohnston2692
      @gracejohnston2692 22 дня назад

      They have in the kids section the toy snakes

    • @annettetuck2477
      @annettetuck2477 16 дней назад +1

      @@gracejohnston2692 try to save the environment and use stuff you are going to toss.

  • @terebrown2892
    @terebrown2892 2 месяца назад +3

    Great video, thx. I found by accident, when drilling holes in plastic it seems to be gentler, cause less damage and less mess if you run the drill in reverse. Dunno why? Just works for me.

  • @SusiFroggyPorter
    @SusiFroggyPorter Месяц назад +3

    Yes I use the soldering gun for holes.

  • @slaplapdog
    @slaplapdog 2 месяца назад +2

    For bells I invert a 5 gallon bucket and cut the bottom out.
    To that I add cake carrier top, microwave plate cover or a the clear plastic cutting boards to have a translucent lid.
    With a white bucket, you don't even need a clear lid, they are translucent enough on their own.

  • @joannjungmann9391
    @joannjungmann9391 Месяц назад +4

    Great ideas.. got me thinking now I like the idea of hanging the pitcher off your railings etc thanks

  • @KAREN_FALLS
    @KAREN_FALLS Месяц назад +3

    These are great hacks, I already use most of them but I learned a couple of new ones too.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @alisonschooley5459
    @alisonschooley5459 Месяц назад +1

    These ideas are great! The squirrels in my area are merciless. All of my seedlings were dug out yesterday(in the matter of an hour). I was ready to cry. Today, I replant and head to the store for the hacks you have listed. Thank you

  • @nettajar1938
    @nettajar1938 20 дней назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your ideas. Some of them I already incorporate in my tiny garden, but most of them I never thought of. Thanks again.

  • @madusonkeeper
    @madusonkeeper Месяц назад +3

    For diatomaceous earth a griiling condement squeeze bottle works well. And always use a mask when using it, as it can be bad for lungs with continued uses. And two small baskets with a small cut out fixed together protects fruit like pineapple etc

  • @cassidydavis4421
    @cassidydavis4421 Месяц назад +2

    We bought a bunch of waste baskets because of one of your previous videos, they work great!

  • @NYArts88
    @NYArts88 Месяц назад +4

    Love your ideas. Some of very useful and I never think. Thanks for sharing!

  • @MomJhov
    @MomJhov 9 дней назад

    I love that basket suggestion for the hose. Mine is just scattered in the garden and such a mess.

  • @sunitashastry5270
    @sunitashastry5270 2 месяца назад +1

    Enjoyed all your dollar tree hackers. Some I had never thought of. I also enjoy using the dollar tree buckets. Not just for water but also for carting mulch, soil, weeds, whatever you need - for around the garden. The cloche ideas are great as they cost so much in the garden nurseries and catalogs.

  • @AS-lm9xm
    @AS-lm9xm 2 месяца назад +4

    Thank you for sharing, those are some good tips.

  • @beckywilliams832
    @beckywilliams832 2 месяца назад +8

    You can get damaged CD's to hang and it is flashy and scares away birds and critters.

  • @adriennelowe644
    @adriennelowe644 21 день назад +1

    Thank you! These are all great suggestions!!

  • @HNB0330
    @HNB0330 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for these hacks especially the laundry bag and laundry basket!!!❤

  • @franciet99
    @franciet99 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for sharing your ideas!

  • @marthascott2751
    @marthascott2751 29 дней назад +1

    Thank you. You gave me some great ideas, especially for the strawberries.

  • @carolyn8033
    @carolyn8033 2 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for the great tips.

  • @sunflowerz54
    @sunflowerz54 Месяц назад +1

    Your bonsais are beautiful!! Thx for the video

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  Месяц назад

      Thanks for watching! Happy gardening (garden tour video upcoming soon)

  • @chrisstewie
    @chrisstewie Месяц назад +2

    Great video! Will definitely be scoping out my local dollar stores before going back to a garden center or home depot/lowes for supplies ☺️☺️ Thank you!!

  • @williamstancato6828
    @williamstancato6828 2 месяца назад +3

    What a GRAND idea thank you sincerely

  • @kiriaioulia
    @kiriaioulia Месяц назад +2

    Great ideas, thanks for sharing!

  • @farmerinthedells
    @farmerinthedells 2 месяца назад +4

    Nice voice, nice pace, great ideas.

  • @kaysn6579
    @kaysn6579 Месяц назад

    This video was so extremely helpful! Thank you 😊

  • @sunnybelisle4007
    @sunnybelisle4007 28 дней назад +2

    Those are all great, budget-friendly items to use for our gardening adventures. Thank You for sharing these excellent ideas! 😊 This new subscriber loves your 'Zen Garden Oasis' with it's 'baby' trees in the background. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @mr.a.
    @mr.a. Месяц назад +1

    Thank you 😊 lots of great ideas.

  • @celestep157
    @celestep157 Месяц назад

    I’ve learned so much from you , thank you . I appreciate your show and tell , some ideas were simple , some were not , all benefited from the show so I could see with my own eyes what a good idea you were talking about .

  • @PepperplacewithShawna
    @PepperplacewithShawna 2 месяца назад +2

    Amazing ideas. Thanks!

  • @celestep157
    @celestep157 Месяц назад +1

    How could I forget , the laundry basket as a hose home what a great idea , and so cheap too . I have one hose laying on the ground and one hose in a broken hose real .

  • @grettalemabouchou6779
    @grettalemabouchou6779 2 месяца назад +1

    Great tips. First time viewing. I have to say I am mesmerized by those bonsai! Wow.

  • @papersongs3482
    @papersongs3482 24 дня назад

    Oh i love your greenhouse 🤩

  • @SusiFroggyPorter
    @SusiFroggyPorter Месяц назад

    Lovely bonsai collection you have

  • @GreenThumbGardener65
    @GreenThumbGardener65 2 месяца назад

    Smart ideas! Thank you!😊

  • @clongoria31
    @clongoria31 2 месяца назад +2

    Great tips

  • @sandralewis1689
    @sandralewis1689 2 месяца назад

    Cool ideas. Thanks.

  • @deanawells4395
    @deanawells4395 Месяц назад +3

    Good ideas🎉

  • @margaretporzenheim961
    @margaretporzenheim961 23 дня назад

    GREAT!!! Thank you!

  • @FamosaPhantasma
    @FamosaPhantasma 2 месяца назад +1

    Liked and subscribed! ❤ thank you sir!

  • @lindaperry9950
    @lindaperry9950 2 месяца назад

    Great ideas!

  • @lindagrigsby3699
    @lindagrigsby3699 2 месяца назад

    Such great ideas, thanks.

  • @itslowtide4690
    @itslowtide4690 Месяц назад +1

    Love the idea with the osmocote! I’ve been using Osmocote consistently for at least 25 years and am always buying it in the plastic jars. I think I’m going to try your method!!!

  • @user-qx7zt2dl9x
    @user-qx7zt2dl9x 2 месяца назад +3

    Great ideas. Protects them from the neighbors cat too❤ 13:39

  • @nildaotero2933
    @nildaotero2933 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for all the great hacks

  • @debifritzsd
    @debifritzsd 2 месяца назад

    I watch a lot of videos for ideas. This was full of great information. Thank you. I appreciate this kind of information, it’s very helpful, especially when you’re from a small rural town and don’t have many choices. 😊

  • @tanr265
    @tanr265 2 месяца назад +1

    Great ideas

  • @debbiemarshall2972
    @debbiemarshall2972 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for this info,very helpfull😊😊😊

  • @soblessed1962
    @soblessed1962 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the tips

  • @robinroseberry
    @robinroseberry 2 месяца назад

    Thank you !

  • @NinaHansen2008
    @NinaHansen2008 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @susanhaynes4502
    @susanhaynes4502 2 месяца назад +1

    Great info

  • @diannasgardenmenagerie967
    @diannasgardenmenagerie967 2 месяца назад +2

    Smart ideas!!!!

  • @beckywilliams832
    @beckywilliams832 2 месяца назад +4

    Don't let the plastic touch your plants because it will burn the leaves if it gets really cold

  • @madelinebock6469
    @madelinebock6469 22 дня назад +2

    you can repurpose old Xmas ornaments as frighteners

  • @4ohgollycats
    @4ohgollycats Месяц назад +1

    Love the clothe idea and the basket for hose. I also have used the hose reel and it just rolls off the side and is a pain! Sprinkle repair guy stacked up my brick pad hose was resting on. Hose wasn’t uniform and looked messy.

  • @mariadozal4419
    @mariadozal4419 2 месяца назад

    👍 thanks

  • @user-ve6iw4qv3v
    @user-ve6iw4qv3v 2 месяца назад

    Thank you good video

  • @kathyred3310
    @kathyred3310 Месяц назад +1

    Take the top off and place on solid surface, the plastic lid won’t bend and crack. Of course a soldering iron is great.

  • @smiley2477
    @smiley2477 Месяц назад +2

    The clotches can also keep bugs from eating seedlings

  • @elizabethhendriks9030
    @elizabethhendriks9030 Месяц назад +2

    just found your channel and love it just subscribed to our videos. Wondering what zone you are in I am in southern New Hampshire and although I’m 62 I’m just learning now! L O L. Never too late! I just purchased a greenhouse which I’m thrilled about I’m trying to build a bio diverse ecosystem in my backyard. Trying to find a channel in my same zone to reduce the variables for learning sake. But regardless, I love your videos, and look forward to learning from you. thank you so much for all your wonderful content!

  • @bettyemitchell6509
    @bettyemitchell6509 2 месяца назад

    Great ideas, thank you off to dollar tree today.

  • @tompatchak8706
    @tompatchak8706 Месяц назад +6

    I have an old charcoal grill ima set up to use as a planter.
    Like why throw it out?

    • @Ingchao
      @Ingchao 23 дня назад

      I made a stand for my lathe out of 1!

    • @tompatchak8706
      @tompatchak8706 22 дня назад +1

      @@Ingchao oh cool! See!! Plenty of goofy things to do with stuff.
      I don’t think this grill could handle any kind of weight besides some soil b

    • @Ingchao
      @Ingchao 22 дня назад

      @@tompatchak8706 this grill was actually a really well made one. It has a 3/4" tubular frame that's really sturdy and it has stainless steel panels . I took the grill off an replaced it with a counter top to bridge the gap. A cheapo charbroil type grill frame would never hold the weight of the lathe.

    • @maryklever1633
      @maryklever1633 21 день назад +2

      That's what I did 👍

    • @tompatchak8706
      @tompatchak8706 21 день назад +1

      @@maryklever1633 oh cool, what did you put in it?

  • @tinasweeney4392
    @tinasweeney4392 2 месяца назад +1

    You hit the nail on the head with all of these! Us ladies ❤❤ ANY kind of hack! I bet your wife put you up to this video! 😉 😉 She got me to subscribe. Thanks for all the great ideas. PS (Here's one, don't put insect killer down when it's super windy out...lol)

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  2 месяца назад +1

      She laughed when she read the comment….but no she just helps with editing as I am old and technologically impaired. 😂

  • @sabrinaaguilera7657
    @sabrinaaguilera7657 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for these hacks. I never really knew how to garden but I do want to try this. I hope I do well with strawberries but how do you keep the birds, bugs or animals from eating them? I have a lot to learn about gardening. What would you say is best for a first time gardener to grow from a container? I was thinking strawberries or herbs or tomatoes and I like these tips because I either tend to kill plants by over watering or under watering so I stuck with no plants. Have a nice day 😊🍓🌼🌱

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  2 месяца назад

      My latest garden video shows how to protect from birds and wildlife. Happy gardening

  • @tompatchak8706
    @tompatchak8706 Месяц назад

    I use upside down laundry baskets for my strawberries.
    Cut off the bottom (watering dish), then the basket is for to hold the strawberries off the ground.

  • @juliefizpatrick513
    @juliefizpatrick513 2 месяца назад

    👍👍👍

  • @FishOnIsMyHandle
    @FishOnIsMyHandle 2 месяца назад

    👍👍

  • @trudyburnett7372
    @trudyburnett7372 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome Tips!

  • @HMC1114
    @HMC1114 2 месяца назад +3

    Great ideas,do you have any hacks to prevent squirrels,rabbits and raccoons out of gardens

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  2 месяца назад +1

      Catch and relocate traps at most hardware stores. I take them to a state park where they will be safe and almost never contact other humans.

    • @maryk1668
      @maryk1668 2 месяца назад

      Bobbex repellent

  • @debramurphy4295
    @debramurphy4295 21 день назад +1

    Wow! I am going to try the laundry basket and hose idea.

  • @rubyewiggins4926
    @rubyewiggins4926 2 месяца назад +4

    I would put holes in the bottom for drainage in that basket that you have the water hose in I know that it has holes all around it but if you didn't want mosquitoes coming in it would be better to put some holes in the bottom for drainage

  • @annedelaurentis7934
    @annedelaurentis7934 2 месяца назад +1

    Excellent information !

  • @MelAtlNP
    @MelAtlNP Месяц назад +3

    Diatomaceous earth can harm honey bees. Perhaps it’s less so if you cover it with mulch. Not sure

  • @JeanBorde-ch1ki
    @JeanBorde-ch1ki Месяц назад +4

    Do you have a channel that teaches about Bonsais?

    • @ZenGardenOasis.
      @ZenGardenOasis.  26 дней назад +1

      Considering it. Not sure how much interest though.

  • @joannevenere3552
    @joannevenere3552 Месяц назад +3

    They caught on here in Massachusetts. The wire baskets are no where to be found

    • @ContactsNfilters
      @ContactsNfilters Месяц назад

      Dollar tree has a website you can order from if you need something.