can plastic milk cartons be useful in any way?

[mrs baggins]

we go through loads of the whitish 6 pint plastic milk cartons at work. Although we recycle them now I have my lottie(whahay!!) I am being very frugal and looking at objects in a different light and wondered if they can be of any use around the garden?

[Hazel at the Hill]

Two uses I can think of, Mrs B - one is to cut the plastic into lengths and make plant labels, and the other is to chop the bottom off then bury the neck end next to your crops when planting and water into it - it means that you get the water right to the roots.

[crichmond]

or cut the ends off and use them as an opaque cloche to protect seedlings when frost is forcast.

Or cut them in half put a few holes in the bottem and use them as plant pots.

Cheers Chris

[snake the squadie]

i carnt agree more with the answears above i have been doing most of them for the last few years

[Farmer_Gyles]

was suggested to me last year you could maybe stick them on top of bamboo canes to support netting over brassicas or fruit etc etc to keep butterflies / birds off - i'll be using coke bottles or similar

[Flummery]

I use tonic bottles for that Farmer Gyles. (Not that I need and excuse for a G&T!) They make a lovely rattly noise in the wind too, and scare off the pigeons.

[mrs baggins]

milk cartons

loads of uses then!!!!

[kernowyon]

fill them with water and use them to weigh down netting/fleece, they come with handy handles to tie stuff too as well.

[Snadger]

You could fill them with water and use them as weights to hold down fleece, weed suppressant material etc!

[Snadger]

fill them with water and use them to weigh down netting/fleece, they come with handy handles to tie stuff too as well.

A minute too late with my reply I reckon!

[everdream78]

Cut the pouring end off at an angle and you've got a scoop

[terrier]

Also useful for storing nettle/comfry tea for use as liquid food or else it stinks if you dont use it right away.

[Farmer_Gyles]

filling them up to use as weights is a good idea - especially as my weed sheeting blew all over the place the other day - have been using old roof tiles
not sure how well the old milk bottles will survive the hot sun if they're filled with water - will probably fill mine with stones and soil

[4Shoes]

You could fill them with water and use them as weights to hold down fleece, weed suppressant material etc!

Do they not just empty when knocked over?

[veggiechicken]

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm
Not if the tops on!