10. Don’t Waste Cooking Water on Plants
Ingredients Required: Boiling water
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Most of us discard our cooking water after boiling pasta or veggies. If you’re a green thumb, though, you should save this water and utilize it to water plants once it has cooled. Extra nutrients found in the cooking water from pasta and veggies can fertilize your plants.
Plants Can Benefit from Saving Cooking Water © Peter Horrox/SShutterstock
Vegetable boiling water is particularly mineral-rich. Vegetables that have been boiled retain the majority of their nutrients, but some do seep into the water. With this environmentally responsible method of watering, your plants will receive love in addition to the health benefits of the veggies.
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