By Shelly | A used dryer sheet in the bottom of a pot will help keep the soil from falling out of the drainage holes. |
zuzu said:Dryer sheets also kill bugs, but perhaps you'd have to use an unused one for that purpose. I always line my pots with dryer sheets. They kill any bug that might already be in the soil and kill any earwigs or other bugs that try to burrow into the bottom of the pot.
zuzu said:I don't think there's anything in the scent that kills the bugs, so the unscented ones should work, Marilyn. I actually didn't know they have unscented ones. I've never used them in the dryer because I hate the smell. I just buy a new box now and then and put it with all of my gardening tools and supplies so that I'll always have enough when I start potting things up.
plantladylin said:LOL, well I did use a dryer sheet once for dusting the t.v. screen but worried that it might scratch the screen/glass ... and I always throw a sheet into the bottom of the waste baskets in each of the bathrooms but I'd never heard of them repelling bugs which is great to know ... during the spring, summer and fall we are inundated with mosquitoes here in Florida so, I think that Dryer Sheets are my new friend!
hmm ... wouldn't a mosquito icon be a cute addition to our badges?