Tips of the Week for Sep 21st, Issue #38

P&J's Weekly Diary has been published weekly since 2001


TIPS OF THIS WEEK -

These tips too were donated by Virginia and Jerry

Hate foggy windshields?
Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth! By Alicia, in Tampa, FL
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Newspaper weeds away?
By putting them in your plants, they work with the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers and put layers around the plants overlapping as you go. Cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers. By Linda from Jet, NJ
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Clean-up Broken Glass

Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of glass- the fibers catch ones you can't see! By Olive from Santee, CA
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No More Mosquitoes

Place a dryer sheet in your pocket to keep the mosquitoes away. By Diane, Moran, SC
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Keep squirrels Away from plants!

To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it. By Kathy from Maumelle, AR
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Flexible vacuum for difficult to reach places

To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift-wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. By Donna from Anderson, SC