Tips and Tricks
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- Easy way to pick buffalo berries
- After the berries frost, lay a tarp or sheet below bush. Beat or hit the bush with a lg stick or board. Berries fall off easily. scoop up, sort berries from leaves, wash and prepare for...
- How to remove berry stains from clothing for Ann in Louisiana
- Hi Ann:-) I'm not sure what details you are looking for. This has worked very well for me and for several people who have tried it after I posted it back in 2005. To remove berry stains from clothing, pour boiling w...
- Cucumber, Papaya, and Chamomile Facial Mask
- CUCUMBER, PAPAYA, AND CHAMOMILE FACIAL MASK "This refreshing mask, especially soothing after being in the hot sun, reduces puffiness, soothes sunburn, and rejuvenates your delicate complexion. If needed, repeat every ...
- How to remove the mildew smell from a dryer
- I had the same problem when I retrieved an un-used dryer from my niece. I was afraid to use the dryer because it had a musty smell to it, and when I finally did use it, the smell hung in the air throughout the house.....
- Claening glass oven door
- To clean your oven door sprinkle some Biological washing powder onto the glass, add a little water and work into a paste. Spread evenly and leave for an hour or so. Remove with warm water and gentle rubbing with a scouri...
- How to Remove Mildew odor in the quilts
- Also, if you already know you can put them into the washing machine on gentle, using cold wash and rinse, instead of laundry detergent, use a box of baking soda for each quilt. Let it agitate for half the wash time, turn...
- Harvest chives all season
- Pat, you can clip chives throughout the growing season. We clip them as we need them. I do believe they are most potent before flowering however I really can't tell the difference. You can also use the flowers as for sal...
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- Cleaning Cast Iron Cookware
- I took my cornstick pan to a machine shop and had it shot blasted and it came out looking brand new. The guy remembered his grandmother having one when he was a kid and didn't charge me...
- cheap fabric softener for dryer
- You can use 3/4 cup white vinegar for a liquid fabric softener. I do this for 3 loads, then use regular once, then 3 w/vinegar, etc. It works very well and stretches the store-bought...
- Lucky Bamboo Growing Tips - Chinese Water Bamboo is dying...... the research that i did...
- My bamboo is dying... after thriving for 3 years in water & growing to over 3 times its original height, its stalks and leaves are now turning yellow & for the first time the water smells bad & feels slimy. I normally ch...
- Gnat Removal Solution
- Oh believe me this works! We have killed hundreds of these wonderful creatures... This seems to work the best in a glass container-we tried styrofoam and they didn't like it. 3 drops of Dawn dish detergient 2 Tbs...
- Cleaning a leather Lazy Boy chair
- Clean leather Lazy Boy chair with Orange Glo, It really works...
- Homemade Facial Scrub
- FACIAL SCRUB Honey is an astringent and is soothing. Cornmeal is a very milk abrasive and helps massage away the dead skin, dirt, oil and makeup. 1 1/2 tsp. cornmeal 1/2 tsp. water 1 tsp. honey Mix cornmeal w...
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- How to Trim Spirea Bushes
- Hi Kathy, According to my gardening books, spirea bushes, if trimming is needed, it should be done in the Fall for flowers in Spring. I have a beautiful Spirea bush at my Georgia home and I trim in the Fall for sho...
- Starting a pineapple, David Friend Sarasota,FL
- I cut the top off and put it in potting soil. I have 2 growing at the moment. I keep them with my pot plants outside under the trees and picked a pineapple last...
- How to Clean a Straw Pocketbook - To Pat - New York
- Dear Pat, If the dirty appearance on your pocketbook is mold, the only thing I can think of to kill it is bleach. Unfortunately, that will probably change the color of the pocketbook. You might first try a solution ...
- Growing a Pineapple Plant/Pineapple
- I have a pineapple plant, which I have grown from a pineapple that I purchased from a grocery store. The plant is 2-3 years of age, and has a beautiful pineapple which is aproximately 5 months old now. It has not reache...
- How to Remove Mildew smell
- Well, there are two things. The old folks say that the way to take out stains and mildew is to hang the clothes outside over night and the dew will eliminate stains and smells. Also, I have heard the only, and I mean...
- Growing a pineapple plant/pineapple
- I, too, planted the top of a pineapple in our sunroom garden a couple of years ago. It has a pineapple about 10 inches long. I am so excited and my grandchildren can't wait to eat it. It has a new pinapple started clo...
- Mildew Odor Removal
- I have tried this with an old (1930's old) chest-of-drawers, fireplaces, washing machines, and closets before and it works great. The only concern I have is that I have NOT tried it on fabrics. This could be time cons...
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- How to Get Rid of Gnats
- I learned that gnats eggs are in the soil of house plants which begin hatching in the spring. Purchase an environment friendly insecticide for house plants. Water the plants according to the directions. You will need to ...
- Unbelievably easy! remove berry stains
- I thought my daughter's brand new skirt that is hand wash only (from Grandma of course) was ruined with blackberry stains. Pouring boiling water on it was so easy ... I can't believe it worked but it did! Thank you so ...
- Laundry day
- About a year ago, I decided that I didn't like the way my clothes were smelling. It wasn't a moldy smell, but rather some perfume smell that my nose is already sensitive to. Musk & vanilla are especially offensive to m...
- How to Clean a Straw Pocketbook - Also, A Vinegar Wipe Down Might Help....
- Dear Pat, I agree with Marilyn on using Febreeze inside and cleaning the outside with Oxy-Clean. Before using the Febreeze, I would dampen a terry facecloth with white vinegar and give it a good wiping inside. The...
- How To Remove Ink Stain From Your Skin
- If you're talking ballpoint ink, pure lemon extract works....
- Trick for removing gnats
- Use a baby food jar. Fill partly with vinegar and cover with plastic wrap and secure with a rubber band. Cut a small opening in the plastic wrap. Place jar where the heaviest concentration of gnats is. Within a few day...
- Fix for musty book syndrome
- Try sprinkling baby powder between the pages and let sit for a day or...
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- How to Grow Popcorn
- HOW TO GROW POPCORN GOOD TIMES ARE POPPIN' IN THE GARDEN There are few simple pleasures that compare to eating something fresh from the garden. The satisfaction deepens if it's the result of your own labor. The act ...
- Tip: How to clean your drain with baking soda and vinegar
- If any of you are like me and live in an old house that doesn't have a garbage disposal (or even if you do) and every once in awhile your drain gets to smelling used. I do this at least once a month. It helps cut any res...