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Pipe cleaners

17 years ago

Has anyone ever heard of pipe cleaners being used as wicks for watering? I bought a potted hydrangea recently, and when I repotted it I found a pipe cleaner sticking through one of the drainage holes at the bottom of the plastic pot it was sold in.

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