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When you want to wash
up after gardening outside, have a knee-hi with a
bar of soap slipped inside it hanging by the garden
hose.
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Several good ways to
remove pine sap from your hands are toothpaste,
WD-40, Lestoil, Pam, and petroleum jelly.
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Gardening, even with
gloves on, can dry out your hands. Apply petroleum
jelly or hand lotion to your hands before putting on
your gardening gloves and your hands will be soft
and smooth after a day of gardening.
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Remember that a good
soaking of water less often is better than a light
sprinkling every day -- for veggies and for your
lawn.
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Plant marigolds in
your vegetable garden. They will attract insects
that eat aphids and other pests.
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A natural, frugal
garden pest spray: mix 1 tablespoon of liquid
dishwashing soap and 1 cup of cooking oil. Use 3
tablespoons of this mixture to 1 quart of water and
spray on plants.
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Remove the foil or
paper wrap from flowerpots as soon as you get a
plant home. Otherwise the plant can get overwatered
and you will not know it.
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A coating of wax on
the snow shovel blade helps snow slide off easily.
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Plant flower or
vegetable seeds in cardboard egg cartons. Poke a
hole in the bottom of each egg cup for draining,
then fill with dirt. Plant seeds as instructed on
the seed packet. To transplant, cut the carton into
12 pieces and plant the individual egg cups directly
in the ground. The cardboard will decompose
naturally.
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