old garden hoses
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/5 10:23 a.m.
Use old garden hoses to drip irrigate your garden. Cut holes along the length of the hose, and lay along plants.
Use old hoses to make a wreath for your garden. Add flowers trowel, glove and seed packets and it looks great anywhere in the garden.
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/5 10:22 a.m.
Save money growing your own food. Get a jump on the gardening seasons by starting your plants indoors in potting soil placed in empty egg cartons. crush egg shells

Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/5 10:21 a.m.
Roses love crushed egg shells. They help keep snails out of the garden.

old baking soda
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/5 10:20 a.m.
Pour old baking soda from the refrigerator down your drain to freshen.


plastic mesh bags
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/5 10:19 a.m.
Save plastic mesh bags to hold small items you want to run through the dishwasher, use to scrub dishes, or place items in to drip dry.

onions and pantyhose
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/4 12:11 p.m.
Use pantyhose to hang onions and potatoes in your pantry. Store in leg section, with knots in between vegetables. Hang from the ceiling.

what to do with tv trays
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/4 12:09 p.m.
Save the packaging from convenience food and make your own. Fill TV dinner trays with your own leftovers; jello and pudding cups with similar food, etc. *Use old TV dinner trays to reheat food

use potato water
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/4 12:05 p.m.
When you boil potatoes, always save the water. Use it in soups and stews, or cool it and use it to fertilize your house plants.

a little more kitchen space
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/2/27 10:18 a.m.
for extra counter space, open a top drawer and put a cutting board or cookie sheet on top of it. Good place to chop vegetables, assemble ingredients or even lay a cookbook.

to remove crayon
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/12 6:23 p.m.
colored pencils, or marker pens, use WD 40

ink marks
Posted By: linda glenn
Date: 2004/3/12 6:21 p.m.
dissolve ballpoin pen marks by spraying with hair spray that contains alcohol, placing a paper towel behind the stain. Let item sit a few mintues, brush, if needed, and launder normally

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