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.Yet, 'dangle little cleaning around
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,'etttvirunmantaliy friendly reelpes
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1To: tally clean and deodorize
carpels: vacuum, liberally
• apeinkie,cornstarch or baking
•soda, -leave one hour, then
vacuum=jgain. For tougher stains.
try oold.aoda.aaater or repeatedly
blot with vinegar and soapy water.
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Most. commercial the cleaners
do mote harm than:good because
many oontain chlorine, a serious
irritant to eyes. none and skin,. and
one of the most dangerous
chemicals found in municipal
sewers. Fur bathroom cleaning.
use a firm -bristled brush with
either straight baking soda or 1/2
cup (125 mL) pure soap. 1 gallon
(4 L) hot water. 1/4 cup (75 mL)
lemon juice and baking soda .and
rinse with hot water.
For mould and milder. rub tiles
and grout with a cloth which has
been moistened with vinegar and
scrub with an old toothbrush.
DOMES
Set abide your dish detergent and
dissolve soap flakes in hot water.
Add some vinegar to the water for
toug`h �gr�ease.
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Most store-bought polishes
contain solvents that are bai>.afitl
to the environment. Aerosol
sprays are wasteful and many
contain gases which are also
environmentally destructive.
Furniture Polish: Dissolve 1
teaspoon (5`mL) lemon oil in 1
cup (230 mL) vegetable oil.
Apply with a clean dry rag.
Floor Polesh:Melt 1/8 cup (30
-mL) paraffin wax in a double
boiler. Add 1 .quart/litre mineral
oil and a few drops of lemon oil.
Apply with a rag, allow to dry and
polish.
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flower bed is easy
:Look around .your yard !for a
l focal point: fir a Rower lied.
Do you have a-sttttiatltree ora large
flowering shrtab?..Or how about a
birdbath, sundial or.soste other
object that will•be taller than your
plants when they're fully grown?
Pay attention to bow toalic i scan the
area receives --+s it in tAie sirs most
of the day or poly a few beers? This
will be important when so1ecling
plants.
Use a tape measure to deterntwe
the size. ofyour new bed. -Keep it
swan --3a feet across or has is ideal,
so you sun roach plants growing
toward the center or close to the
back. Sketch the dimensions, of the
bed on graph paper. On another
page, make two columns -for notes
on shorter and tatter plants. Titan,
take both with you to visit your
local hone or,gardeu tenter.
4s11ItHcrr l!LARM
You don't have to spend hours
weaving through the plant dishes• to
get *kV 'mu .ossa. Simply select u
Mew trimmers wwitti .oplors and
tuns ytou eke, then ttha:uk the
lids* Ifor how;meets sun theIptuus
ateed,!howLMI they'll grow and hos
tfilpr.tipgtt!thesy should ,be planted.
(Loa for tellerviolas ,to sunuund
{focal,point and Amster ones
!towaul,die •edges °tithe lied 11 you
bereelt:nublesituosing, pick out just
two vsuietios. one taller, like zinnias
nr pounumts, and one ahuttet, like
n*rigdlds,for sunny spots or coleus
and blight impatiens for the shade.
'Next, look at the various edgings
avultable--tfrum. brn.ks or
landscape unties' trefladhle phistir
garden edging. The edge sirmuates
lawn and flower bad, so soon. can
mow gess -without cutting -down
, plants.
Once the soil is ready, position the
plants according to :their planting
instructions. Then, complete the
'bed with a layer of shredded back or
other bugged mulch to give .it a
more .polished look.
No one has to know it. took less
than a weekend to create.
WHAT'S BIJGG1%G YO['...
9/11/!r
e Curperaer Anis
• • the: e:hnater ant is the must
destructive of alt Garwrlian amts.
illnaawint< up to 2 an -long. they nest in moist,
decaying wind often cauairwg thousands of dollies
iii damage. Older home.' and cottages we
paatit;ulady,vulnerable in infeststiiet. as lis
deeks,.lww heaping timbers. wooden patio
funature and rotting tree stunlpe . Gotuoie s sun
grow to 30(1(1 meuikirrs.
.• preventive strategies include proper home
ventilation and ounstructiai, keeping
eaveatrouglis clean, positing trees away (nen
dwellings. and stoangfirewot t away fres the
house.
.• house -hold treatments such as Raid Ant, Mach
and Earwig Bug Killer pnwide: immediate kill as
well as residual perotecturt against carpenter eats.
Treatment can be at4iplenirnwtlwith bait traps,
strategically placed near house .wiring and
ptwnbuwg pipes, both of which ere common
thoroughfares.
, household gets
-�7 / . • ...• die ,cause: of sweat ant probk us
• sue'Houoeivid wits l'Phwraoh'
was. Thee haves nide range of o a O4,, liar '•
including flower hods, lawns. cleth n g, behind
basebuatils, inside walls and would Gauaiatu lis.
.• tackling tan problems n 1y can have
disartrrw, e;eiri.+egUeit es. Colonies often love
numerous yw:rn; who will quickly disperse to
establish new colonic, when the original nest
cermees wider attack. •
the pneserice: of household and pharaoh ants in
and outside the home should not be taken lightly.
Colonies taus grew to Wore than 3000(10 notkos.
•• to aninurni a der. presence of eats indoors
. eliminate the insects fool sowve slid restrict
acetas to dirt hope. Gutting df tlhefo d supply is
a matter of good housekecping..wbile Limiting wit
access to due lame is a job for the caulking ng gun•
.• Chinuoe an ant killer that targets insect behavior.
Raid Liquid Ont Killer.is mistaken fur keod and
taken back to tbe nest,. Wing the
a»iccny
,
For best results, applSaile
• where antes are seen entering the litattle.
A -keep neilti-pinpute tug kitteni un hand
for ilk spot treatment of ants.'Reid Horde
K
Widen Spray is a mild. waterbreaed
funoulstiun that deriveseta bug hrillir ; pnawess
Iron t'yrelluin, a natural iaseciiude mustered
from chrysanthemums. h can he swami
din`dly onto plant:.
• lar ia:ravenietlt X heir control of ants. place baits
near tint wails or hills. botrrebokl eau). pints ur
oilier wails where sats are nutritious.
Ears*
A eantwip appear threatening
due to & vienms looking pair
Of pincers un Elie end of their abdwr>ens. but it's ti
myth that they etawl into peoples' ears.
earwigs earl be effectively controlled by strategic
bait placement retool buihling fuucidatioas.
ureter porches or in end wound the galrtheri.
C{ariiflmoc les
eock,uaehe have roamed
the cads fur bung. 4011 wavy
yeas and are arrow the fusel
difficult pests to ebneowe. hi a single year. one
female carrpodueee as owns aes.U00Young.
cockwaehe s meed mensal feud fix survival.
Even the glue of a peutagc f tauup pmvide s
trowels iwurislauent fur an adult nurch-fur ax`
week. Cockroaches prefer dark. ruoist.spaees.
and am place when' snacks are eaten.
t`oticeable daytime roach activin usually
mans heavy. hidden infeslaiioi.
cockroach control starts. with good botuekeeepirag
Sweep. vacuum and empty 'g rlarge container
often. (.leis ani as behind major appliance.. a
well as inside cabinets and under sinks. Sawn
foerl in well -soiled containers. -.Keep pet arras
' househokd insecticide, as a ser- elle aloe means
of Control. Mr application must be tluaot }t and
strategje. Apply a nsirlmal insecticide sue
Raid Amt. Rosch andEuncigttug Killer to
baseboards. thrtabokis and other suspected
gatheriug woo.
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Source: &C. Johnson Wax