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Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Alternative uses for coffee filters: 1 of 3
The common coffee filter has so any alternative uses around the house it is amazing they remain in stock at any store. Like so many other things around house that can do wondrous things when a little outside of the box thinking takes place, coffee filters can save you many headaches and help keep your house in order in ways ... More..
Home & Garden > Landscaping How to get rid of poison oak plants: 1 of 2
It's understandable you would want to know how to get rid of poison oak plants when they invade your space, it's a nasty little plant that can absolutely ruin your time outdoors. Poison oak is an allergen which secretes an oil called urushiol the same as poison ivy and sumac. Poison oak may appear in one of four forms, vines... More..
Home & Garden > Landscaping How to get rid of poison ivy rashes: 1 of 2
Getting rid of a poison ivy rash is no easy task, anyone that has contracted it in their life can testify to that. There are countless old wives tales surrounding what does and doesn't work and many are just that, tales. Once you have come in contact with poison ivy there are some tips to try to get rid of the urushiol oil b... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) 5 great ways to spruce up your porch: 1 of 2
With the summer comes the time honored tradition of setting up the porch for another season. While some are content to have just a swing, and others do next to nothing with theirs, there are very simple ways to not just spruce you porch up, but make it a central point of your home. If your porch is used for little more than ... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning Products Product reviews: The Pledge Fabric Sweeper: 1 of 2
The Pledge Fabric Sweeper is one of the newer products from the S.C. Johnson family of cleaning products which was created with the pesky task of pet hair removal in mind. This is a stand alone product which requires no additional attachments or the regular purchase of replacements cartridges or anything of that nature which... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Alternative uses of soda pop: 1 of 1
Soda has plenty of alternative uses, in fact given what is in soda pop it may be better to use it for the things it wasn't designed for than what it was. There have been plenty of stories floating around for years about what you can do with a can of cola, some true and some pure fiction. The fact is there are at least a coup... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) How to keep snakes out of a pool: 1 of 1
Few things are worse than going outside on a bright sunny day for a relaxing dip in the pool and finding a snake in it. For as long as pools have been around this has been a problem. There are as many ideas as to how to keep these slithering intruders out as there are varieties of snakes. Unfortunately very few solutions wor... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Alternative household uses for peanut butter: 1 of 1
Peanut butter has some great practical alternative uses around the home besides going well with jelly. Some of the alternate uses of peanut butter are well known, others fly completely under the radar of most people because they just seem too weird. While some will be odd, they have been proved to work. Just be warned though... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Backyard profits: How to make money growing plants: 1 of 1
Is it possible to turn a profit growing plants in your backyard? The answer is an emphatic yes! Gardening for pleasure or to supplement the food you have available for your dinner, but it can make you some serious money as well. It really isn't very difficult to do if you already have a green thumb and and the space to devot... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Alternative uses for coffee grounds: 1 of 1
Just because the coffee has been brewed and your caffeine fix is in check doesn't mean those coffee grounds left in the filter are no good anymore. For the thrifty coffee drinker, their usefulness has actually just begun. As many people know coffee grounds are fantastic in compost piles and serve as a great fertilizer for bo... More..