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| If you think of buying a home abroad, then think twice! It might even be a good idea to rent a house for 6-12 months before you buy your own - If you rent you will get to know the area, and find *the* house even at a better price Tip Credibility: 97 |
| Heavy doses of liquid fertilizer from those tank trucks that dope up lawns for greenness soak down into water tables and do great damage. "Greenlawn" trucks should be banned or made to use less harmful chemicals. PLUS they STINK up whole neighborhoods! Tip Credibility: 86 |
| Save money by making your own laundry soap! Combine two parts grated deodorant soap, one part Borax, and one part washing soda. Buying the ingredients seems expensive at the beginning but it lasts forever. Use only two tablespoons for a normal sized load. Tip Credibility: 79 |
| If every American household changed just one inefficient incandescent light to an energy saving and low cost compact fluorescent light bulb we would save nearly 3 quarters of a billion dollars in energy costs per year. Tip Credibility: 76 |
| Never use an iron or a hair dryer to dry a carpet stain, this will only seal the stain permanently on your rug. Tip Credibility: 75 |
| When you've emptied a hot saucepan or frying pan, run a little cold water in it, swill it around and put a lid on it if possible. It will steam itself at least a little and be much easier to wash later. Tip Credibility: 75 |
| Don't leave appliances on standby, it uses up as much electricity as if it was on. So switch your computer off properly, switch off the TV, go round the house and switch off all appliances you are not using. Tip Credibility: 74 |
| Liquid Nails is a really high strength construction adhesive that bonds most building materials. Liquid Nails is applied to one side of the join with a caulking gun then the two materials clamped together for 24 hours whilst curing takes place. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| Plant things in your landscape for all four seasons so something is at it's peak at any given time whether it is spring, summer, fall, or winter. This way you will avoid an all green yard and always have something blooming. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| My security alarm is 120 lb great dane. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| Hamsters are near sighted. This makes them easy to catch. Get a bucket with smooth sides. Make a 'staircase' up to the top of the bucket. Put some food in the bucket. The hamster will go searching for the food. They'll fall in and be caught. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| Save money on expensive cloths by using kitchen towel for a smear free finish. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| Thinking of installing Halogen downlights? Seriously consider choosing LED Downlights rather as they will last up to twenty times longer while using about a tenth of the electricity! Tip Credibility: 73 |
Long Island Landscaping Company, Longo's Landscaping & Masonry offers Valuable Fall Landscaping Tips to Homeowners
Tip Sheet Credibility: 73
| Longo's Landscaping & Masonry of Long Island, New York suggests cleaning out any dead plants during the fall season. However, if a client's plan is to maintain some kind of vegetation within a garden during the winter season. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| Coca cola or pepsi has a high acid content and can be used for almost any kind of cleaning this works best with cooker cleaning. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| Just need a little paint from the gallon of paint for touch ups. Pouring is always a mess. Well use that small metal laddle from the kitchen. You can scoop out just what you and then easily wash the laddle. Tip Credibility: 73 |
| Vinegar might also be a help. Olive oil sometimes does the trick too. Let soak overnight in hot water if really burned. wash out and let the tap run into it while you scrub at it. pour out now and again and refill. That should help Tip Credibility: 69 |
| Tired of your lawn looking the same as everyone else's, and of spending so much money in the grocery store, too? Try livening up your cuisine and your yard with herbs!
http://hubpages.com/_38opkgokhrt1t/hub/herbs-in-the-landscape
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| Get some organic wheat, and soak the daily serving in fresh water, rainwater if possible. Soak for 12-24 hrs, as if you were sprouting them. Rinse and feed to the chickens. Sprouted wheat has 6x the vitamin & enzyme value of dry grain. Makes tastier meat. Tip Credibility: 65 |
| Buying a commercial-sized greenhouse will save you money in the long-term, if you like growing plants, as there is so much more room in them to grow things.
http://hubpages.com/_ifm/hub/Commercial-sized-Greenhouses Tip Credibility: 63 |
| If you are cooking chicken or something that gets your hands greasy, put a plastic baggie on each faucet handle so you can turn on the water while keeping the handles clean! Tip Credibility: 62 |
| My mum always used lemonade instead of water in vases for fresh cut flowers and they always lasted twice as long! Tip Credibility: 59 |
| 26) Gardeners Gifts — "Secrets Behind England's Finest Gardens" (4 DVD box set), by Tom Petherick, includes 4 DVDs showing Alnwick Garden, Heligan Garden, Newby Hall Garden, and Abbey Garden. http://tinyurl.com/SecretsFinestGardensEnglandDVD Tip Credibility: 58 |
| Use a hot water extraction machine add a little baking soda carpet cleaner and Fabuloso.Make sure not to leave the carpet to damp by going back over it with just the vacuum working. Tip Credibility: 58 |
| Ice and salt. Put some ice in the pot and 3 tablespoons of salt. Even harder stain add some lemon juice to the salt water. Do not let this solution soak.. it will break the pot after a long time. Tip Credibility: 57 |
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