After using up the empty oil drum, many people will throw it away directly. This is too wasteful. In fact, with just two cuts, it can be turned into an artifact for growing vegetables. You can eat fresh vegetables grown by yourself at home and save money. A lot of money for groceries!
Empty oil bottle second variant dish artifact
/ No need to buy green onions /
Onion is an indispensable seasoning for cooking, but you may not have imagined that an oil drum can save you from buying onions! Wash the oil drum and poke rows of small holes around it.
Fill the entire oil barrel with a layer of soil and a layer of onions. Note that the sprouting end of the onions should extend out of the hole.
Pour a little water every day to keep the soil moist. In one to two weeks, you will be able to eat your own green onions!
/ No need to buy coriander /
Brush the oil drum clean, use scissors to cut a square shape on the bottle body, and dig a few small holes on the other side. Fill the oil drum with soil, and you can mix some crushed eggshells in it to increase the nutrients of the soil.
Pick the roots of the coriander, plant them directly in an oil barrel, water them thoroughly at once, and put them in a cool place.
The next 4-6 days are the teething stage, so be careful not to water. Wait until the coriander seedlings grow, place them on the balcony, and spray them with water once every 2 days.
After a month, the cilantro will grow up. Whenever you want to eat it, just pick a few. If you buy cilantro once, you can eat it for more than half a year!
You can also plant water spinach, ginger, sweet potato leaves and other vegetables in oil barrels. Spring is suitable for vegetable growth. You can eat the vegetables you grow at home and save a lot of money. Food money!
The refrigerator is twice the size
What should I do if there are a lot of leftovers during the Chinese New Year and there is not enough space in the refrigerator? The editor will give you a tip! Wash the empty oil drum and cut out circles along the transverse grain of the oil drum.
Place the oil drum ring on the first plate, then set up the second plate.
Place another oil drum ring on the second plate and place the third plate. And so on, then place the stacked plates in the refrigerator. In this way, the refrigerator space is more than doubled!
Clever bathroom storage
Cut the oil drum in half in the middle, and use a lighter to burn the edges to prevent the edges from cutting your hands.
Tie the two parts together with clear glue or hot melt glue.
Then poke two opposite small holes in the half with the lid.
Put a chopstick through a hole, put a paper towel in it, and then pass the other end of the chopstick through the other hole, and you have a homemade paper towel tube.
Hang the oil barrel on the wall to store toothpaste and soap. It’s as convenient as you want!
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The toilet comes with a handle
Don't throw away the handle on the oil drum either. Learn to use it like this and everyone will praise you! Cut the sides of the handle with scissors.
Fold both ends.
Add hot melt glue to the folded part, and then stick it to the inside of the toilet seat like this.
When you want to use the toilet, just lift the handle, and you no longer have to worry about dirtying your hands!
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Take the faucet with you
Dig a small hole near the bottom of the empty oil drum.
Plug the small hole, fill it with water, and tighten the cap.
When you go out and want to use water, slightly unscrew the bottle cap and water will flow out of the small hole. When you don't need water, tighten the bottle cap and the water will stop. When traveling, you can bring such a portable faucet with you.
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Drain water skillfully with bowls and chopsticks
Use scissors and a fruit knife to cut out several square notches along the horizontal lines of the bottle.
Dig a small hole above the oil bottle and install a small bottle mouth.
Put the oil bucket in the kitchen. When washing chopsticks and dishes, place it directly on the empty bucket trough to drain the water quickly.
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How to clean empty oil bottles
/ sand + baking soda /
Pour some sand and baking soda into the empty oil barrel, preferably coarser sand, plus 1/3 of the water, and then shake the oil barrel to pass the water flow and sand The scouring can remove oil stains.
/ Eggshell Cleaning /
Crush the eggshells and put them into the oil drum. Then add hot water, shake the oil drum vigorously, and pour out the water and eggshells inside, wash it several times with clean water, and the oil stains on the oil drum will disappear soon!
/ Tao rice water + rice /
Put a handful of rice and an appropriate amount of rice washing water into the oil barrel, shake it vigorously a few times, and then rinse it with clean water several times. The oil barrel will be as clean as new immediately!
