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Pat S

Greenfield, MA
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Fun, Easy and Inexpensive...Decoupage Easter Eggs!

Debbie @ Confessions of a Plate Addict
Debbie @ Confessions of a... Buford, GA
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  • This is Greg, my local HD store manager (left) and one of his employees (right). The day I took this picture, they were showing me the new LED lightbulbs.

Saving Money at Home Depot

A big part of DIY is saving money so I'm sure you all take advantage of #coupons and #discounts ...»
just like I do. At the link you'll find a list of the current #Home_Depot promotions and info about the HD gardening club, military discounts, and other ways to save a few bucks next time you visit Big Orange. Lots of other people have found it helpful, and I hope you do too.

Ethan@OPC
Ethan@OPC Catonsville, MD
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Garden Favorite

Varigated Iris is one of my favorites in the garden.
Donna Dixson
Donna Dixson Buford, GA
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    Thanks for the info link, I'll try the fertilizer this spring and see what happens.
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Electrical & Lighting: phantom power-fact or fiction?

I have been unplugging a few things...ex. washer, vcr, microwave and a couple more when not in use to try and save a few pennies. Dear Hubs feels it is not saving and that I am wearing ...»
out the plugs and wall outlets. What do you think? Is phantom power a myth...am I doing more harm than good?

Dee W
Dee W Rock Creek, OH
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    The efficiency chandelier lights are very expensive so I use the ones where I can use the ...»
    dimmer switch and only use as bright as I need.

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Those little tree niches are perfect spots for statuary and other enchanted fairys

Diana G
Diana G Liberty, NC
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    Commented on Jun 07, 2012
    I do the same thing, also buy plastic dinosaurs to put under ferns.
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Crusty White Stuff on Pots

You may notice a dried white powder on the outside of your clay pots. This is called efflorescence. ...»

This powdery material is the remains of fertilizer or minerals in the potting soil inside the pot. Water wicks through the clay pot wall and the minerals dissolved in it dry on the outer surface.

The white stuff is composed of calcium, magnesium, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate and ammonium salts.

Simply soak the pot for an hour in a bucket of water and scrub off the white powder.

Walter Reeves
Walter Reeves Decatur, GA
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    Sometimes if it's thick you need to scrape a bit carefully with a knife or use a little sandpaper.
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Recycling broken Pottery

Waste not want not. Isn't this a cute display for making use of broken pottery

#Bestof2012

Jan M
Jan M Toledo, OR
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    Very clever, I like it!
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Pest Control: Is there anything that is environmentally friendly that gets rid of spiders in the yard?

Sue B
Sue B Richmond, VA
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    Commented on May 19, 2012
    spiders are good in the garden, they eat so many of the bad bugs.
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Gardening: Something is eating my collard, cabbage and pepper leaves. Any idea what it is and how I can stop it?

My dad, who is doing the gardening, has resorted to putting some type of white power on them. So that is what you see in the photo. I am not sure of the name at present.
LaTrelle F
LaTrelle F Atlanta, GA
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    Commented on May 19, 2012
    Probably slugs and snails chewing on the leaves, put dried crumbled eggshells around the ...»
    plants and they can't crawl over them.

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