ants on my kitchen counters, I spray with a glass cleaner (even the cheap ones work) and they drop in their tracks. (I do spray around on counter too and leave it to eliminate "trail" to lead others inside.) I do this about half a dozen days in a row (maybe 6-7 ants at a time) and then they are gone for months. We do not get them often. When they invaded in a hoard when the sugary liquid from the humming bird feeder spilled, I sprayed for 2 days on them on the front porch and they were gone! That's all I can tell you. It is not a complicated process! Since it is the season for ants to come inside, I keep some window spray sitting around handy on kitchen counter and on porches.

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off on, or you may run into trouble down the road trying to sell the house. And if you put in something that is not legal, i.e., a staircase to steep and not to code, that will haunt you! It is best to play by the rules. But you can use some reclaimed materials that can keep your cost down. You certainly do not want to put in extra fancy stuff and then not expect your assessment to go way up! TIP: For all DIY projects, know that we have "Habitat for the Humanities Resell" stores in the Atlanta area. Worth checking them out!

their "box" of veggies. One even bought raw milk! They paid like $10 a box every week and took what was available...sort of like a veggie club. It might be cucumbers, peas, squash, corn, cabbage, zuccine, tomatoes, okra...whatever was harvested that week. They loved it! The grower laid out wire baskets full of goodies and the ladies picked which basket they wanted and put the goods in their own boxes. That way the gardener did not have that expense. It would be easy to setup email addresses and send out a notice..."field peas, corn, tomatoes and cucumber" ready to pick up. I would find out the local rules and start with some churches. If you are not using pesticides, then you can make that known...a BIG plus! PS..if a crop is abundant, you can arrange pick up times a couple of times a week. Keep newspaper handy to bundle if they forget their box.