Discouraging Carpenter Bees
Well I am an elem teacher of Science and work hard for my money. They love treated wood and come back every year. They have ruined many of my things. When the bees are done put steel wool in the hole and clear caulking made for wood. They will drill another...
Use Dense Styrofoam In Plant Containers
Everything that they r saying about cancer is true for very high heat which people dont usually do or reheating the stuff. The material you are using is fine and safe. I have used it for forty years. If you live by any kind of plant that makes anything it is...
Easily Remove Grease from Ground Beef
I find that ground chuck makes the best gravy It really is broth I know but after I drain it I pop it in the freezer and then skim it off. No fat or gravy is really good for you. In La we had flour and water and keep stirring. That gravy makes you slap your...
Easily Remove Grease from Ground Beef
But how does that taste? I boil my ribs for chillie but then brown it with everything else. Check with the meat people at your grocery store as some of that bland turkey has fat on it and they do not remove it. I do blend ground turkey with meat often but am...
Easily Remove Grease from Ground Beef
Yep your correct. My dad was a druggist with his Doc and from New Orleans. People from our church offered to give him money to start a business with his gravy and food items. Lol and he turned them down many,many times. At work I cook my my co workers when...
Removing Bathtub Stains for Under $20
Do not use a pumice stone on any kind of bathtub as the finish will be gone. I use one on my toilets twice a year as our water is so hard. I know the finish is gone but, cant stand a dirty looking toilet. My brother has a cleaning and restore company....
Moonflower vs Moonflower Vine
Your flowers are so pretty. The crinum flower here in Louisiana is called the old plantation lily. This is a very large bulb. I have given many, many bulbs away over the years. Mine are solid white and from a very old, beautiful plantation. Some of mine have...
Reusing Pringles Cans?
Wash very well and air out. It can be used to hold pencils, pens, colors, colored pencils, small pieces of games.
Work Clothes Smell Bad After Washing?
Some times I use All liquid detergent and baking soda. I used this even after a fire for the soot smell. Thought this might help. J
Cleaning Yellowed Antique Shirts?
I have used lemon juice and the sun. If that didnt work I used hydrogen peroxide and the sun. J
Storage Box Keeps Produce Fresher Longer
I have a question about the shoebox. Do you put the veggies covered or in a bag? The two pics looked like maybe you did. I have used different size Debbie Myers green colored bags for years. I can keep some veggies and fruits for several monthes. Once in awhile...
Mould on Painted Ceilings?
Yes, and you have to remove it and kill anything left over. It will continue to grow if you do not. J
Natural Flea Treatment for Dogs
Any kind of vinegar will usually burn an animals skin. Especially if there is a tear or bite on the skin. Do not ever put apple cider vinegar as many insects love the smell. My vet said for their coats after a bath mixed with lots of water and no breaks in...
Removing Candle Soot from Ceiling?
My mom had a fire and I had a fire. I also helped my daughter buy a house from an older lady who smoked for 35 years, 24 hours a day. Her house was gross as I am allergic to smoke and throw up. So for my daughter the first thing I did was hire a professional...
Drying Pillows in the Dryer?
No. Put tennis balls one at time in a long clean sock and tie it. Now use several Bounce softner sheets. I do this for about ten minutes and then lay outside in full sun when there is no pollen. Be sure to turn the pillows. Throw them out after two years for...
Getting Rid of Brown Recluse Spiders Safely?
Wipe down window casings and moldings with pure pinesol.
Painting Formica Countertops
The counters look so great you should enter a contest or do that on the side for cash. They look awesome!
Nail Polish Remover on Leather Chair?
I believe leather colored polish and calling a boot repair shop may help. Also a solid marker may help. However remember it should have a reaction when you put nail polish remover on leather. That remover is used to remove fake nails as it eats them up. You...
Cleaning Mildew Off Of Leather Furniture?
It can not be done. Dont put your family at risk. Throw it away.
My Frugal Life: When Shortcuts Cost You Big Money
All insurance com want to make money and keep claims down . They never work for you. Everything depends on the adjuster...
Puppy Won't Poop on Puppy Pad?
How big the area is along with the size of the pad? Sometimes the pads have a slight smell of urine in them and the animals can smell way better than humans. If you catch the puppy in the act rush him to the pad and praise him along with petting him. I say...
Tennis Balls in Dryer Reduce Drying Time
The tennis balls do help but they also break thinks off in the dryer. My dryer has medal looking things going down the center several times. It knocked it off. I heard it and found several screws. It was connected and put back with screws. So now I put my tennis...
My Frugal Life: Small Town Lessons for Big City Life
I enjoyed your story of your life and your family. However you do not have to live in the country to get this at all. It is about family, God and who you are. I have always lived in the city and grew up in the city. You still had to help everyday in different...
Puppy is Pooping in Crate?
OK not to hurt your feelings but he may be scared and upset. If he did that with his mother she probably cleaned up after him. I do not know how old he was when he was taken from his mother. Most of the time this should be his safe haven. How long do you leave...
Keep Lettuce in a Plastic Bag
I have many family members with home econ degrees. They have some green bags out there that you buy. One ex is by Debbie Meyers. You can put any fruit or veggies whole in and they keep for monthes. Do not peel or wash anything. Just take out what you want as...
Saving Money on Coffee
I just want to put out there that Mexico is not our friends. They do not tell the truth often on their packaging and their own gov does not care about them. If you ever get to go to the real Mexico there are 2 classes rich and dirt poor. The rich have to pay...
Extreme Couponing
You are exactly correct. I hate to be in line by a person with a binder of coupons.
Nail Polish to Identify Charger Adapter
You can also use different colors of electrical tape, duct tape and paint markers come in masculine colors too.
Burnt Flavor in Spaghetti Sauce?
I have used cut up potatoes to remove any kind of over seasoning. You could try that. Also a secret with home cooking soups and stews at restaurants is to not stir past half of your pot ever. The burned stuff will stay in the bottom and not move. Hope I helped...
Transplanting Maple Tree Seedlings?
I would check the roots as it could be dead. If its not give it lots of filtered sun. When you water it I would put the water with root stimulater mixed in a plastic bottle. Like one for dishwashing liquid. Also never give it cool water out of the sink. I try...
Alternative Uses for Dryer Sheets?
Here in Louisiana the Bounce sheets do not keep away mice or rats. They just go around it. If you have a cooking pot you can put a sheet covering the bottom after it is clean and rats, mice and roaches will not go in it. I did this at my camp by saltwater and...
Old Fashioned White Laundry
Hmm I am 54 and my mom stayed home till we were all in grade school. She never used a clothes line, but I do. I never use bleach on clothing. To me it is for extreme cases. An example would be after a flood to kill mold spores. However to kill germs one at...
Old Fashioned White Laundry
One more thing... About ten years ago I had a camp with the backyard over salt water. When I bought the place they had one of those old washers outside in a building about three feet from the water. Tore down the building and kept the old washer for a huge...
Use Fabric Softener in the Dryer
This is for fishermen or ladies. You can buy any brand fabric softener liquid and soak any strings or nets in it. It will last much longer. We have soaked and wiped down casting nets and crabtraps for years. The smell does not bother anything. Just wanted to...
Cooking With Cast Iron Pans
Hmmm. Well if you know campers or hunters they will put it on a fire for you. If I have to use any kind of soap, I use Dawn and dry with a papertowel. I always use a papertowel and rub oil on a low burn on top of the stove. Then when its a little smokey, I...
Free Lessons and Entertainment Online
Do not forget if you do not have the internet at home you can usually go to the public library for free. You can check out materials,attend classes, or search online for free. Well out taxes pay for this.
Removing Poop Odor from Garden?
I have rescued dogs for over 50 years. There is a catalog and you can go online. Its Dr. Fosters and this works. I have a 100 lb great pyr for about 3 years now and a 3 lb yorkie for about 8 yrs. I have a very tiny backyard. They sell a thing called doggiedooley...
Keeping Cool Tube
For our wonderful men and ladies that serve our country = they use any piece of material or square scarf rolled to about two inches and then sewed down the sides and ends with those gel things. You wet the whole thing in ice water or whatever liquid you have...
Can I Plant Different Colored Daylilies Close to Orange Ones?
No do not do that. The orange ones will choke and kill your other plants and flowers.
Marigolds to Repel Mosquitoes
I live in southwest Louisiana and I am allergic to skeeters. First no perfume or lotions. They also love bodyheat. You have to use Bounce fabric softner sheets. You can also use the old kind of Listerine, or Avon Skin So Soft bathoil. Rub this is the skin. You...
Dressing Up a Lattice Fence
Did you use a stand of reg lights or solar? I have seen the colored and clear solar lights at Christmas and thought about a strand of those. I did not know how they would hold up all year in the weather and sun.
Gordi (Bernese Mountain Dog/Great Pyrenees)
Somebody please help me. I adopted a great pyrenees dog about 3 years old that the owner did not want anymore about 6 months ago and she is making me eat my lunch. I have taken care of all kinds of animals all my life and I love her but I think she is too much...
My Frugal Life: Cut Any Corner You Can
Oh honey please do not use wood from torn down houses unless it has never been treated, stained or painted. There is so much bad stuff in that wood that can creep up on you when you are sleeping. Some can pop and explode. My neighbor did this. I had a fire...
My Frugal Life: Cut Any Corner You Can
People who garden know to cover the solar panel with a caulk you can peel off later. If you have a sunny window with a lite covering just hand your solar lite. Every nite it will put a glow at the window. Now these are not your cheap stick in your path dollar...
Keep Your Purse Safe When Dining Out
I live in the south and we have major rings that steal anything. They watch all parking places so do not think locking it in your trunk is safe. It is not! If you cross your handbag straps across your body they can not drive by with a knife and slice it off...
Solar Lights For Indoor Lighting
For the people with older dogs and a fence. You can make something with wood and a whole in it. Put the stick part through the whole where your dog can not bump it or play with it. I have a creative friend and her husband made a holder for those glass looking...
Baking Soda And Sunshine For Freshening Pillows
Do not forget to put them in the dryer for just five minutes as it kills germs and dustmites. I am allergic to dustmites and break out with hives everytime I go to a motel. I bought a large wand online with the purple light and now travel with it always.
Half of My Daylilies Didn't Bloom
A daylily is my favorite flower. I have paid 50.00 for a fan. Do you know the name of your daylily? Some require more sun than others. I always use oak leaves for mulch and lots of water. If they are tall and yellow or orange they may be the old original kind...
Uses for Bacon Grease
Hmmm, any kind of bacon is my favorite food. When I eat it I get so excited... Heart probs run deep in my family, but I still eat it well done for a special treat. My two dogs get sick from it so I throw the grease away. I have tried bacon in sweets, but did...
How Much Should It Cost To Feed 7 People?
First of all let me thank-you for letting your husband serve our country. Also you are a great lady for letting your hubby give you only 400.00 to feed that many people. First not everybody lives near a farm of any kind. I live in southwest Louisiana and where...
Polishing Counter Tops
OK, I am confused. I know waxing a plastic material will keep it clean and shiny. Are yall saying use a slight sand grit on marble counter tops in a bathroom and the outside of a metal washing machine and dryer? I just dont get why you would do that?
