How many times have you opened your kitchen trash can only to discover that the liner has slipped down (and that someone in your house has covered it over with fresh garbage anyway)? With this Hosiery Tips you can prevent such “accidents” by firmly securing the garbage bag or liner to your trash can with the elastic waistband from a recycled pair of shiny pantyhose; tie a knot in the band to keep it tight. You can also use this method to keep garbage bags from slipping off the edge of your outdoor garbage bins.

Having trouble catching those dust bunnies residing underneath and alongside your refrigerator? Round them up by balling up a pair of old shiny pantyhose and attaching it with a rubber band to a coat hanger or yardstick. The dust and dirt will cling to the nylon, which can easily be washed off before being called back for dusting duty by Hosiery Tips.

Give your young plants and trees the support they need. Use strips of shiny pantyhose to attach them to your garden stakes. The nylon’s flexibility will stretch as your seedlings or saplings fill out and mature — unlike string or twine, which can actually damage plant stalks if you tie it too tightly.

Pantyhose legs make terrific sacks for storing your flower bulbs over winter, since they let air freely circulate around the bulbs to prevent mold and rot. Simply cut a leg off a pair of shiny pantyhose and place your bulbs inside, knot off the end, and place ID tags on each sack using a strip of masking tape. Hosiery Tips says to hang them up in a cool, dry space, and they’ll be ready for planting in the spring.

When moving a houseplant to a larger or better accommodation, put a piece of shiny pantyhose at the bottom of the new pot. It will act as a liner that lets the excess water flow out without draining the soil along with it.

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