Handy Hints®

Wine-bottle plant sitter, a movable bike rack, and a better way to clean cast iron.

To keep a plant watered while you’re away for a few days, rinse an empty wine bottle and fill it with water. Before you leave, water the plant as usual. Then push the upside-down bottle into the soil, holding your thumb over the bottle’s opening until it’s buried. The water slowly drains from the bottle as the soil dries.