Do you have old garden hoses at home?
And you don't know what to do?
Above all, don't throw them away !
Why?
Because there are 1001 ways to reuse and give a second life to old garden hoses.
They can be used both in the house and in the garden.
You'll see, it's amazing what you can do with it!
Here are 32 ingenious ways to reuse old garden hoses . Watch:
When you plant a tree, you must use staking ties and tie wires to secure it to the stake.
To protect the bark and trunk young trees, use a piece of garden hose.
Just cut it into pieces long enough to fit around the trunk.
Then, pass the staking link inside the pipe, before attaching it to the posts.
You can also use the pipe instead of the tie, like a rope or string.
Because the hoses are rubber, they are flexible and can expand in strong winds.
Unlike garden wires, the hoses do not damage the tender bark of young trees, while keeping the trunk straight.
Here's a trick I learned from a friend I helped build greenhouses in his backyard.
To take the level over a long distance, he uses a garden hose. Here's how:
At each end of the garden hose, connect transparent pipes about one meter in length.
We used a simple transparent hose, like this one.
Then fill the pipe with water and a bit of food coloring.
And There you go ! Thanks to the principle of communicating vessels, a garden hose becomes a large water level .
It is a perfect tool for leveling large structures and decks. Click here to discover how to do it in video.
Want a new border around a flower bed or garden path?
Old garden hoses are perfect for tracing the outlines of borders in your garden.
Indeed, flexible and light, the pipes are perfect for forming curves. And what's more, they can be easily moved.
Use one or more pipes to delimit the area of your future garden layouts.
It's a great way to get a visual representation BEFORE you dig and plant your plants.
The metal handles hurt your hands, especially when the bucket is full.
The DIY solution is to make a handle with garden hose.
Cut a piece of tubing, and make an incision along the entire length.
Slip it over the handle of your bucket, and you're done.
The handle will protect your hands and make it easier to carry the bucket when it's full.
To discover: How to Carry a Bucket Full of Water WITHOUT Hurting Your Hands.
Earwigs hate daylight.
They prefer to hide in the shade, in small cramped places.
To trap them, cut a garden hose into 15cm pieces .
Place these pieces of pipe in your garden where the earwigs hide.
In the morning, all you have to do is shake the pieces of pipe over a bucket of soapy water. And goodbye earwigs!
To discover: 7 Simple Tricks To Get Rid Of Ear Clamps Fast.
Place pieces of pipe where your car is likely to hit the walls of your garage:especially the bumper and where the doors open.
To fix the pieces of pipe to the walls of your garage, use screws.
The hose will act as a protective cushion to avoid damaging the body of your car and the walls of the garage.
This trick also works with foam fries. Click here to find out how.
And know that you can use the same method to protect the hull of boats, when they are docked.
Just drill small holes along the entire length of the pipe, on one side only.
Then plug one end of the pipe with a cap like this, and you have a porous pipe.
This type of hose is perfect for watering large areas and keep the soil moist.
For example, you can put it along a row of bushes, and leave it there all year round.
For best results, bury the hose a few inches deep around your plants.
Fill the hose with water and your plants stay watered for days.
In winter, remember to drain the pipe completely before freezing weather.
Attach a board to the wall of your garage or garden shed.
Cut a piece of pipe and make a loop big enough to insert a shovel handle.
Screw this pipe to the board and you get a "hook" to hang your tools .
Repeat the operation to make as many hooks as you want.
Want to lift a heavy object with a rope WITHOUT hurting your hands?
Just slip your rope through an old garden hose.
Cut a piece of pipe to the length of the blade.
Then, make an incision along the entire length of the pipe.
You get a protective case to slip on the blades of your tools:wood saw, hacksaw and chainsaw.
The trick also works with knife blades… and even with ice skate blades!
Slide a piece of garden hose over your swing chain.
Thanks to the hose, you can no longer pinch your fingers on the metal chain.
And your kids can use it without hurting their little fingers.
Connect several pipes together, then connect them to your water supply.
Bury them about 10cm deep in your garden, and you can easily create an outdoor tap.
You can easily keep the birds away your garden by scaring them with "snake-shaped" garden hoses.
Cut pieces of pipe into lengths of 30 to 60 cm and arrange them in an "S" shape in your garden.
Get an old rubber garden hose that has hardened.
Insert the pipe into the gutter downspout, from bottom to top, until it reaches the plug.
Then, move the hose back and forth to dislodge the debris that block the gutter.
This will allow rainwater to flow freely.
To discover: Tired of Removing Leaves from the Gutter? The Tip to Know.
Do you know the trick to making a phone out of string and two pots of yogurt?
It's even easier with a garden hose! First cut the pipe to the desired length.
Then use duct tape to attach funnels at each end of the pipe.
You get a phone your kids can play with all day.
It's much better than a smartphone, don't you think?
To discover: +150 Great Activities To Keep Your Kids Occupied During The Holidays WITHOUT BURNING OUT.
A great tip for sanding the rounded surfaces of moldings is to use a piece of garden hose.
Plus, it's super easy to make.
Roll up your sandpaper around the pipe, and start sanding!
You will see, the result is stunning.
To discover: Here's How To Make Your Sandpaper Last 10 Times Longer.
No need to buy a door wedge.
Just take a piece of garden hose and wedge it under the door .
If necessary, bend the pipe in half.
By re-inflating, the hose will keep your door or gate open. Handy, don't you think?
You can use a garden hose to siphon and drain the children's inflatable pool.
And at the same time you can also water the plants in the garden!
But only if the water has no chlorine, of course.
To discover: How To Maintain Water In An Inflatable Kiddie Pool?
Cut a pipe into pieces large enough to be easily manageable for your dog.
This will make a strong dog toy , and it satisfies your dog's need to chew.
You can also use it as a shoot and fetch game.
To discover: 15 Essential Tips For Anyone With A Dog.
Screw pieces of pipe onto the barrier around your pool .
This makes inexpensive DIY towel racks perfect for hanging your towels and pool gear on.
You can turn your old pipes into a beautiful wall decoration in your garden.
Decorate it with other gardening-themed objects:old garden gloves, gardening tools, etc.
You can also shape large flowers, by nailing or screwing pipes on a wall.
Add a lick of paint on the petals for a little more color and to spruce up your exterior walls.
You can even braid garden hoses to make a large gardening basket !
You can turn an old garden hose into padded handles for your gardening tools.
Cut a pipe into two 20 cm pieces, and make an incision along the entire length.
Use these pieces of pipe to cover sleeves of your tools:hoe, rake, rake head, etc.
To keep them in place, you can put clamps of the same diameter as the pipe like these.
Attach a clamp to each end of the pipe, and you're done.
You get a nice padded handle to keep your hands from getting blisters when gardening.
To get tomatoes up high, many people use wire mesh, like this one.
The only problem is that you can easily cut your hands and arms on the ends of the wire mesh.
To avoid scratches, slip a few pieces of pipe on the top of the fence.
To discover: 13 Tricks To Grow More, Bigger, Tastier Tomatoes.
Do you have electrical cables outside that you want to protect?
You can also turn an old garden hose into a protective sleeve for electrical cables that you use outdoors.
Make an incision along the entire length of a garden hose.
This allows you to easily insert the electrical cable into the pipe, for added protection.
In addition, thanks to the hose, the electric cable no longer gets tangled and it is much easier to roll up and store.
Similarly, you can use a garden hose to insulate your electric fence wire, without grounding it.
The advantage is that you can simply leave the pipe on the ground. Thus, livestock can walk on it without receiving an electric shock.
Glue small sections of pipe on the underside of flowerpots on your terrace.
This will prevent them from leaving traces on the coating of the terrace.
And the little extra is that the hose also helps to improve drainage.
To discover: Blackened terrace? The Miracle Trick To Clean It WITHOUT EFFORT!
Here's one of my favorite tricks. And besides, it is not very complicated to make.
Get some glow in the dark paint, like this one, and use it to paint your old garden hoses.
So you get light strips! Use them to create beautiful shows of light after dark.
For example, you can arrange the light strips along the borders of your garden.
Or, you can also attach them to the top of your fence, or around gates.
To discover: 29 Awesome Lighting Ideas For The Garden (Inexpensive And Easy To Make).
Rain chains are an excellent alternative to traditional gutter downspouts.
They allow water to run off from the gutter to a storage tank or drain, as in the photo above.
You can easily make your own rain chain out of old garden hoses.
Make a braid with 2 to 4 lengths of pipe, then connect this "chain" to your gutter.
Another advantage is that you can lay the other end of the chain in a flower bed.
It's a super easy way to water plants, and save water!
To discover: Use a Rain Collector to Collect Water for Free.
Use garden hoses to build a seat or back on garden chairs or benches.
Just cross and overlap the pipes , as in the photo above.
If your chair is made of wood, you can also nail the pieces of pipe to the frame of the structure.
It's a great trick to give a second life to old garden furniture, don't you think?
Do you use a brushcutter, edger or rotary trimmer to trim your edges?
Here is a simple little trick that will make your job easier.
Lay an old garden hose along the edges of your garden beds and paths.
Thanks to the pipe, you get a perfect guide to cut your borders WITHOUT damaging your plants.
No need to buy a mechanic's stethoscope, like this one!
To diagnose an engine, my father has always a small piece of garden hose on him!
Why ? He uses it to amplify the sound of the engine and detect the area where the suspicious noise is coming from.
The trick works for both car engines and lawnmower engines.
Cut a piece of the pipe to the length of your door, then make an incision along the entire length.
By screwing the pipe on the door and on the frame, so you can make DIY "hinges".
This is a practical and inexpensive solution for making a garden greenhouse door, as in the photo above.
The jet of water from garden hoses is often too powerful for delicate potted plants, even at low pressure.
The solution is easy. Do automatic watering by inserting a piece of garden hose into the soil of your potted plants!
Cut a piece of garden hose to the same length as the depth of your flower pot.
Then, drill several small holes in the sides of the pipe.
Dig a hole a few centimeters from the center and down to the bottom of the pot. Then, insert the pipe into the dug hole in the ground.
Fill the empty spaces around the hose with soil, and you have automatic watering for your potted plants!
To water, pour water into the top of the hose.
And the water will slowly diffuse through the small holes to water the roots of the plant.
This is one of the gentlest watering methods. Perfect for delicate potted plants!
To discover: 3 Homemade Automatic Waterers For Your Indoor Plants.
- To make a treehouse phone :Solder funnels to pipe fittings.
- For making rubber engine mounts :use pipe cut into small roundels.
- To make rungs on a rope ladder
- For making bicycle grips
- To make a flexible coupling: use clamps. Put rivets through collars + shafts.
- To make tires for casters : secure the "tire" with wire.
- To make gymnastic rings: use a nut + toothed washer. Drill a hole in the fitting. And make a ring with a pipe repair fitting.
- To make soft croquet poles: bury the pipe ends 30 cm deep. Surround the visible part with colored adhesive tape.
- To make a rubber rim around the sandbox
- To make a protective sheath for an electric cable: use electrical tape for the ends.
