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| Home & Garden readers might also want to read Keep it Green, a gardening column by Michael Womack. |
Saturday, July 14, 2001
Outside the box
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| Pam Hoy has devised an effective plan for keeping weeds at bay. |
GARDEN PRO
Pam Hoy, who has been gardening for about seven years, has adopted her mother's tried-and-true trick for keeping the weed population under control. Any time a member of her family goes into or out of the house, they pick five weeds. With a family of five - including three boys who are continuously going in and out - this system prevents Hoy from having to devote hours to this task.
"Keep a pretty pail by the door, so there will be a place to put them," she added.
MINIMIZE MOSQUITOES
South Texas has enough mosquitoes as it is; why create more breeding grounds for them? Getting rid of the following items, or cleaning them weekly, will reduce damp habitats these pests adore:
Eliminate:
Dirty eaves and gutters
Tin cans, jars and other containers
Toys on the lawn
Tree stumps
Over-watered lawns
Clean weekly:
Birdbaths
Pet/animal feeding dishes
Potted plant saucers
Recycling bins
Wading/kiddy pool
Source: The Home Depot
GLAD OVENWARE
It seemed like such a great idea: disposable plastic pans you could put in the oven, the microwave, the dishwasher. We suppose they are handy, but only if you're willing to navigate all the rules that come with them. Don't put the pan directly on the oven rack. Don't use the top in the oven. Don't use at temperatures over 400 degrees. Don't, don't, don't.
So much for our plan to make biscuits for a party. The biscuits required a 425-degree oven, so we had to stick with a conventional pan.
WEB SITE OF THE DAY
www.healthhouse.org
Is your house promoting good health or making you sick? Go to this site to learn about household pollutants that may be getting in the way of a clean-air atmosphere. Site also includes advice on furnace filters, mold prevention and building a healthy home from the ground up.
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