Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Just Say Yes to Rugs

Do you have an old rug to dispose of? Old rugs can be very useful around the farm and garden. Not only can you save yourself the cost of disposal, you can save money on materials that you otherwise would have to buy. Some uses of old rugs include:

Winter Garden Cover
Lay your old rugs over your garden in the winter. This will kill all the grass and weeds so you can start in the spring without having to deal with a bunch of sod. Also, if you want to go fishing, when you lift up the rug you may find a good amount of earthworms!

Pond Liner
Dig your hole for your pond. When you are through, line the hole with the old rug. This will protect your plastic that you put over this from getting punctured by an unseen rock or root.

Shed Roofing
Put the old rug (upside down) over the plywood on the roof of your old shed. Then make it waterproof by painting it with old paint or asphalt emulsion roof coating or asphalt roof coating. Or just build a frame for the roof of your shed or pen and use the rug as the roof itself. Don’t forget to put it on upside down and paint it.

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