Put one on your hand and use it to wipe dust off furniture, tops of door frames, windowsills etc. Slightly dampened hangs on to the dust better than dry.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I use old socks for a variety of things, including cleaning shoes and windows - but they have other uses too. I always wrap the outside tap with old socks, covering the lot with a small plastic bag, and tying on. I've never bought one of these ready-made tap covers. Of course, old pop-socks and tights (not my own, I hasten to add) are handy for tying young trees to posts. String just cuts into the tree. I recently used old socks to soften the ends of sets of metal poles (see below), for ease of transportation, and to protect the ends. Daft? Maybe. But they did the job!
It's really hard to find decent sock designs here @B3. I like ski socks for cold wetaher gardening and walkies but the colours and patterns are seriously naff. Good job they get hidden under wellies.
Every day socks here tend to be plain or stripy and finding pure cotton or wool and anything not made in China is rare. i would love a Sock Shop.
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I always wrap the outside tap with old socks, covering the lot with a small plastic bag, and tying on. I've never bought one of these ready-made tap covers.
Of course, old pop-socks and tights (not my own, I hasten to add) are handy for tying young trees to posts. String just cuts into the tree.
I recently used old socks to soften the ends of sets of metal poles (see below), for ease of transportation, and to protect the ends.
Daft? Maybe. But they did the job!
Every day socks here tend to be plain or stripy and finding pure cotton or wool and anything not made in China is rare. i would love a Sock Shop.