Killing Weeds Naturally:
If you spray vinegar (any type) on your weeds, they will eventually "starve" and die.
Do this a few times a week until they die. And yes, I know there are products on the
market that do it overnight. This is for those who don't like using that type.....
Keep Those Plastic Containers Clean:
To get stains - and odors, too - removed from your plastic stuff - baby bottles, juice
containers, tumblers, etc. - use a denture tablet. Add one tablet to the container filled
with water and watch it dissolve those stubborn stains away and kill those odors.
Drop a tablet or two into your toilet bowl, too, for a nice clean up!
Getting Rid of the Ants:
Vinegar will get rid of tiny ants.
"One clove of garlic, one onion, one tablespoon of cayenne pepper and a quart of water.
Steep for one hour, add a tablespoon of liquid soap and spray it around the house" for ant
and roach control.
Mixing baking soda with powdered sugar and applying to infested areas.
Wash kitchen surfaces with vinegar solution and sprinkling bone meal, chili powder and
powdered charcoal in and around suspected points of entry.
Pour a line of any of the following where the ants are entering the building: cinnamon,
cream of tartar, red chili pepper, salt, dried mint or sage, or cucumber peelings.
Apply perfume to the entry point.
Mix a tablespoon of sugar and a tablespoon of borax with 2 tablespoons of water.
Soak cotton balls in mixture and place on low lids.
Band sticky, adhesive materials around base of plants and trees to deter ants,
which can carry and colonize aphids.
Border gardens with bone meal.
Save on Shampoo:
In a Consumer Reports test of 132 different brands, the lowly cheap supermarket brands
rated just as high as the pricey salon brands.
Also, read the instructions on the shampoo bottles. Most say: Apply, lather, rinse, and
REPEAT. Stop repeating! Unless your hair is super dirty, your shampoo will last twice as long.
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