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Make your very own super simple citrus cleaner for using on kitchen surfaces, fridges and sinks!

1. Collect citrus peels (or herbs) and let them soak in water for 2 or more weeks in a sealed jar.
2. Dilute the water you used to soak your peels/herbs with an equal amount of vinegar and pop that mixture into a spray bottle
3. (Optional) Add essential oils

Note: This cleaner is not recommended for cleaning wood or marble because its highly acidic.

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Rice contains starch, which give the rice water its opaque white colour encouraging healthy bacteria that grow in the roots! Rice also includes nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus; and a little bit of those are found in rice water - these minerals all help plants grow and make them happy!

1. Once you have washed your rice with water, dispose the water into a separate container
2. Once water has cooled down, you can then pour over your plants.

Note: Just make sure the rice water isn't salted!

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1. Pop your onions into an old pair of tights
2. Store them in a cool, dry, dark and well ventilated room - maybe a garage?

Note: Store your onions away from potatoes. According to ConsumerReports.org you don't want to have your potatoes and onions in close proximity, as gases from the onions can hasten sprouting in potatoes.

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Got too many lemons, and can't use them all? Then freeze the juice!

1. Squeeze the juice of your lemons into an ice tray  and pop them in the freezer
2. Once lemon juice us frozen, pop them into a container and back into the freezer, so you can still use your ice tray!

Note: Instead of tossing your lemon peels into the compost bin, check out the post "DIY citrus cleaner"

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1. Take some strands of your rosemary, thyme, mint or whatever herb you want to freeze and pop them into an ice tray with some olive oil
2. Once your herbs are frozen, pop them into a container and back into the freezer, so you can use still use your ice tray!

Extra tip!
Revive wilted herbs by removing the bruised or blackened leaves, pop your herbs into a bowl of ice and cold water, then keep them submerged for 15-60min. once they are bright green and look happier,m they are good to go.

Note: Reviving wilted herds won't work for firmer herbs like rosemary and thyme as they tend to dry out rather than wilt.

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1. Cut the carrot tops off at approximately 1 inch in length
2. Place carrot tops in a container filled with potting mix so that a little of the orange top peeks through.
3. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy (Be sure your container has a hole for drainage
4. Place the container by a sunny window and watch them grow. The orange part of the carrot, will grow small root hairs that grown down into the soil.  Your carrot tops won’t form a new carrot, but they will flower and produce seeds, which you can then plant.

{Source: https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/fruit-and-vegetable-gardening/indoor-garden-project-using-carrot-tops/}

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Carrots & Celery - Keep them fresh for longer. 

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Carrots & Celery - Keep them fresh for longer. 

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1. Chop up the stalks of celery and green heads off the carrots (as seen in the pic below); and discard the heads into a compost bin.
2. Pop your chopped celery and carrots into a container with a lid and fill with water - Make sure you change the water every few days. Use the old water to give your veggie garden or other plants a drink so it doesn't go to waste.

Note: Instead of discarding the heads of your carrots and celery into the compost bin, why not grow your own, and check out the post "Grow your own from leftovers"

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Banana Peel fertilizer for indoor or outdoor plants

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Banana Peel fertilizer for indoor or outdoor plants

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Banana peels have lots of potassium and small amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and magnesium which makes them a great slow release natural fertilizer.

Two ways to use your banana peels as a fertilizer are as follows:

Fertilizer 1:
1. Lay strips of the banana peels onto soil, or cut the peel into bits and mix it in with the soil
2. When the banana peel decomposes, it releases the nutrients into the soil, making your house plants very happy!

Fertilizer 2:
1.Take your banana peels and let them soak in water for a couple of days
2. Take your banana peels out of the water and compost them, then water your plants with the banana-soaked water.

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Avoid buying juice in plastic bottles, and make your own!

1. Remove seeds (optional) and add water about an inch above the apple cores and apple peels if you have them.
2. Bring the water to boil and then let simmer for 30min.                                        3. Strain through fine mesh strainer or cloth to seperate apple from juice.             4. You can add sugar, stevia, monk fruit etc if you like sweeter apple juice.             5. Pop in the fridge to cool down. {Recipe from @greentalk}

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Egg Shell fertilizer - give your plants the calcium they need

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Egg Shell fertilizer - give your plants the calcium they need

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Don't compost your shells just yet, use them as a fertilizer!

1. Throw 10-20 eggshells into a pot and fill the pot with water
2. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat off
3. Let the eggshells sit in the pot with the lid on over night
4. Remove the eggshells, and use calcium water on your plants once a week.
{Recipe by @treehuggerdotcom}