Cluttered Garden Shed? Toss Some Unused Items Before Garbage Day
When people think of spring cleaning, they often focus on the various rooms in their homes. However, the garden shed could also warrant some attention, and there's no better time to get to it than now. It's easy to allow your garden shed to get filled with junk and other things that have little use, but it's also easy to drag your trash bin out to the shed and fill it up in advance of your neighborhood's next garbage day. If you're not sure where to start, here are some items that you likely have in your shed that you can probably throw out.
Empty Containers
If you've ever made the mistake of buying a gardening product such as fertilizer or bone meal and then returned home and realized that you already have a container of the same product, you'll end up with two packages sitting on your garden shed shelf. Now is the time to combine the two into one, and then throw out the surplus package. If you're able to do this for several different packages, you'll be able to quickly clear out space on the shelf.
Broken Equipment
Many garden sheds contain their share of broken equipment — things that you ideally want to get fixed someday or that you've since replaced. Whether it's a faulty sprinkler, a garden hose with a hole or an old weed trimmer that has given you nothing but grief, it's time to part with these items. Other things, such as a trowel with a bent handle or a grass rake missing a handful of tines, should also find their way to the garbage can and be taken to the curb on garbage day.
Pest Control Items
If you keep items in your garden shed for controlling the pests that visit your yard, sort through them and see which things you can throw out. Old mousetraps may be rusted and no longer work reliably, while containers with ant poison could have dried up and lost their efficacy. Other items, such as aerosol containers for spraying wasp nests, typically have a best-before date on them that you should check.
Plant Containers
When you buy plants for your garden each year, you may stack the containers in your shed with the intention of reusing them — but never reach for them again. Check the bottom of each of these containers. If any of them have recycling logos, they can safely be placed in your household recycling bin. Otherwise, throw them in your trash can and bid farewell to them on garbage day.
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