Lots of people enjoy gardening – especially when the weather is nice during the summer.
Whether you've been gardening for years or are just starting to develop your talents, there's lots of simple tricks you can pick up along the way.
And there's a super easy way to keep cats and rats away that you may have never come across.
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If you didn't know you can actually use kitchen scraps as fertiliser.
Instead of binning items like shells and banana peels you can use them to nourish plants with nutrients.
But few people know putting one simple thing in the garden can also work as a deterrent.
One gardener took to the Gardening UK Facebook page to ask a quirky question about orange peel.
They wrote: "Hi, I have a few compost questions. Can I put orange peel in the compost bin?
"I eat loads of oranges but as I never knew if you could I tend to throw the peel away.
"I know you can't put onions, cooked food and meat in, but is there anything else you shouldn't put in the compost bin?"
People in the group were quick to comment – and some even pointed out it can prevent cats from doing their business in the garden.
Cats commonly poo in people's gardens, but the pungent scent of oranges can put them off visiting.
One gardener said: "I have always put onions and also orange, lime and lemon peels in, and it’s never been an issue for me.
"It’s helped my plants greatly and has deterred rats and cats from my garden."
According to Gardening Know How, people were formerly told to avoid composting citrus peels for "unclear" reasons, but it was thought it was harmful to bugs.
Peels from citrus fruits are high in nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous – but they can take up to two years to break down.
Once decomposed, the peels are good for crops that love acid such as potatoes, blueberries and azaleas.
And, as oranges can cost as little as 19p per fruit, it's a super cheap way to keep the cats away.
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