Very good Idea indeed! in Use an Old Electric Toothbrush for Garden Cleanup

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By imapigeon
November 30, 2011

Uses for an electric toothbrush:

Cleaning gardening dirt out from under my finger- and toe-nails
Making the tiles in my fountain spotless
Removing mortar and grout when working on mosaic projects

Save the old brushes to pop back on the handle for various non-dental uses.

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sassafrass

Nov 29, 2011 6:56 PM CST

Thread OP

South Dakota (Zone 4a)

My kids thought I was a nut for keeping their old tooth brushes around for that.. lol It does work great!

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plantladylin

Nov 29, 2011 7:30 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Oh, what a great idea! I have an old battery operated toothbrush that I'm going to put to use cleaning my fingernails!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #183543 (2)

Samigal

Nov 29, 2011 8:44 PM CST

Name: Pegi Putnam
Norwalk, Ca. zone 10b

Don't have an electric toothbrush, but going to look for one in my travels.

This is a great tip; I love the one about cleaning the grout while doing mosaics.

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JuneBug

Nov 29, 2011 11:11 PM CST

Name: June or Nancy-June o
Fort Leonard Wood, MO (Zone 6a)

Grout Cleaning!???!!! You are a genius! Thank you! They are only $9 at my local store and I will be sooo happy to use it on the grout and save my wrist!

| @JuneBug | Post #183620 (4)

jmorth

Nov 30, 2011 2:54 AM CST

central Illinois

I'm a rock and mineral collector and use electric toothbrush to clean newly acquired specimens.

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #183640 (5)

imapigeon

Nov 30, 2011 11:20 AM CST

Name: Janet
Gilroy, CA

jmorth, that's a GREAT idea! I always end up with white stuck in crevices when I polish my rocks, and this will take care of it! So glad you posted this additional use. Thank you.

Please visit the Clay Arts cubit

Anything worth doing is worth overdoing

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jmorth

Nov 30, 2011 12:55 PM CST

central Illinois