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So I Tried It...Natural Pest Control, Pt. 2
Posted on May 24, 2013 by Rachel Tardif
Look for So I Tried It...Natural Pest Control, Pt. 1 to learn more about Sue's garden adventures. If you're not ready to let turtles and snakes loose in your yard, try these natural pest control methods. For Aphids, Spider Mites: As my Sunset Western[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Tips and DIY, Pest Control, Your Garden and was tagged with bio-based cleaners, NON-TOXIC, ORGANIC
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So I Tried It...Natural Pest Control, Pt. 1
Posted on May 23, 2013 by Rachel Tardif
According to the Bay Area Water Pollution Prevention Agencies "more than half of the pesticides causing water quality problems are used in urban areas by residents, home gardeners, and pest control professionals in and around homes, schools, and businesses." In that case[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Tips and DIY, Pest Control, Your Garden and was tagged with bio-based cleaners, NON-TOXIC, ORGANIC
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So I Tried It...Green Cleaning, Pt. 3
Posted on May 22, 2013 by Rachel Tardif
See So I Tried It...Green Cleaning, Pt. 1 & 2 to catch up on Sue's story. It was truly amazing how effective these formulas were in removing the respective stains! Below are the recipes I used. Red wine: pre-treat in a solution of ½ cup Borax[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Cleaning, Green Tips and DIY, Health and Safety and was tagged with bio-based cleaners, HEALTH SENSITIVE, NON-TOXIC
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So I Tried It...Green Cleaning, Pt. 2
Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rachel Tardif
See So I Tried It...Green Cleaning, Pt. 1 to catch up on Sue's attempts to make her own green cleaners. For stubborn stains the washing soda package instructions recommended I prepare a paste consisting of four tablespoons of washing soda to ¼ cup of warm water.[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Cleaning, Green Tips and DIY, Health and Safety and was tagged with bio-based cleaners, HEALTH SENSITIVE, NON-TOXIC
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So I Tried It...Green Cleaning, Pt. 1
Posted on May 20, 2013 by Rachel Tardif
We put the green rhetoric to the test. When I decided to take on spring cleaning I suddenly became interested in the possibilities of making cleaning products at home, although in the back of my mind I was afraid the process would be too involved. It would become[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Cleaning, Green Tips and DIY, Health and Safety and was tagged with bio-based cleaners, HEALTH SENSITIVE, NON-TOXIC
