A carton of old milk in the fridge doesn't need to go down the drain or in the trash, instead, use it in your backyard vegetable garden. Using milk as a natural fertilizer can help give your vegetables a huge boost. In addition to feeding them to help with growth, milk also helps with calcium deficiencies -- yes, plants have that, too! -- and helps fight viruses. Milk contains proteins, B vitamins and sugar that are good for plants. It also enriches the soil and is a good natural alternative to chemical fertilizers. To feed your vegetables leftover milk, simply make a 50-50 mix using water.

The new book "Juice," by the founders of Los Angeles' Pressed Juicery, includes this helpful tip: Don't throw away watermelon rinds -- juice them instead! Watermelon rind contains a compound that produces antioxidants and anti-fungal properties. As a plus, watermelon rind juice is delicious. Just run it through an electric juicer and add a squeeze of lime. The mild-tasting juice can be consumed alone or as part of your own homemade juicing recipe. According to "Juice," watermelon rind is even believed to be the wellness world's natural answer to Viagra.

The nonprofit Kids Time helps cheer up the hospital rooms of sick children across the country by giving them whimsically decorated wall clocks. Kids in the Boys and Girls Club or scout organizations assemble the clocks, and more than 3,500 clocks have been donated to date. To make the clocks, donated watches are upcycled and incorporated into the design of the clock. Twelve wristwatch faces are glued over the larger clock's numbers to give it personality. You can empty your jewelry box, junk drawer and dresser of broken or unused watches to Kids Time. To learn how, just visit kidstimeclocks.org.