If your plants lose soil when you water them, or you're a culprit of overwatering, the solution to these common woes may reside right in your kitchen. Believe it or not, a coffee filter can do wonders ...

Coffee is an important part of my morning routine. Every day, I wake up and put an unbleached cone-shaped bamboo coffee filter into a pour-over contraption, add my coffee, and do the pour myself.