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Helpful Hints for Gardens
Neutralize garden lime. Rinse your hands liberally with vinegar after working with garden lime to avoid rough and flaking skin.
Power up the propane. Soak new propane lantern wicks in vinegar for several hours. Let dry before using. Will burn longer and brighter.
Increase soil acidity. In hard water areas, add a cup of vinegar to a gallon of tap water for watering acid loving plants like rhododendrons, gardenias, or azaleas. The vinegar will release iron in the soil for the plants to use.
Deter ants. Spray vinegar around door and window frames, under appliances, and along other known ant trails.
Kill weeds. Spray full strength vinegar on tops of weeds. Reapply on any new growth until the plants have starved.
Kill grass on walks and driveways. Pour full strength vinegar on unwanted grass
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Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
~Walt Whitman
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Accelerate the germination of grass seeds. Mix two tablespoons of cold, strong brewed Lipton tea into each pound of seed, cover, and set in the refrigerator for five days. Before sowing, spread the seed to dry for a day or two on newspapers on the garage or basement floor.
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