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  • What can I use to deoderise my graywater tank?

    Do It Yourself (DIY) - 7 hours ago

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    We have a gray water tank which collects the water from the shower and washing machine, but over time the smell has become terrible, does anybody know of a product that will eliminate the smell and still be able to use the water safely on the garden?
  • How do people extract oils from seeds, beans, flowers, fruits, veggies ETC?

    Garden & Landscape - 7 hours ago

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    I want to know how and the process. Easy steps in understandable language and don't answer IDK!!!!! you will be immediately not going to be picked.
  • Splatter Painting Walls!!?

    Decorating & Remodeling - 8 hours ago

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    I am splatter painting my daughters wall. Her room is yellow, purple, black, red and magenta mixed, like a kid mixing the colors together. It is ugly. When we purchased our home, the old owners painted it 10 years ago. We have been living there for 3 months. We are painting her new wall, white and putting just black splatter paint. She is 11 and we want to have some suggestions for like the color of the bed, etc.
  • Do you know where your towel is?

    Decorating & Remodeling - 9 hours ago

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    I do.
  • I think I found a grave in my backyard. It is a too big to be animal and is marked with stones, what to do?

    Garden & Landscape - 11 hours ago

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    My husband was clearing some of the trees off to the side of the yard, and found this very old looking grave under neath a tree...who on earth do we call to possibly have this removed off of the property? Julie, when I bought the property it had never been occupied, some old farm land. It doesn't have a grave marker, but is just surrounded by small stones...I think it would be best to have it removed, as we are having landscape work done and there is no way they can dig up and grade the land with a body on it... I'm sure this happens more frequently than not... Why would I be in for trouble? I just bought the land in October, last year and had my house built on it...I was told the land had never been occupied previously...(NC) @Meanolmaw, I hope its nothing! I will be sure to keep you updated...as far as not disturbing it, it just can't be done...we've already paid to have contractors do a lot of landscaping and building in the backyard...hopefully its just an old dog, but it just strikes me odd, that someone would go through a lot of trouble placing so many stones on top of a rather large animal grave, its very old, lots of moss covered stones, and there are no other stones back there at ALL! NONE! Very strange...will take your advice...thanks a lot...
  • Can drywall texture be applied to cement board?

    Do It Yourself (DIY) - 12 hours ago

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    nothing to add...
  • Why is putting grease/oils down your sink bad for it?

    Cleaning & Laundry - 12 hours ago

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    It is so tempting to put bacon grease and oils and stuff like that down your sink, but my Mom doesn't want me to because she says it is bad for the pipes. I understand that, but could some somebody please explain in some detail what is exactly happens?
  • Would you call this a farm?, Hobby farm, Backyard farm, not a farm at all, or something else?

    Garden & Landscape - 13 hours ago

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    I came into this after the death of my father in law. He had about an acre and a half of land which his house, barn, and garage / workshop sits on. this property used to have access to an alfalfa field about 7 acres in size, but the family is building on it now. We get hay from another field about 20 miles away, that field is divided up among family members, but will not be developed due to family politics. on the acre and a half, we have seven goats, five geese, and over 150 chickens during the breeding season (we usually sell about 75% as chicks or young birds, and retain the rest for meat and breeding). we also sell goats, geese, and eggs. What would you call this operation? is it a farm? I am having an identity crisis about what to call this? Thanks for reading.
  • what kind of cactus is this?

    Other - Home & Garden - 13 hours ago

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    I bought an unusual cactus that appears to explode from the inside and is pinkish in colour round the top of it - I've obviously got no idea what the cacti's name is because where I got it from, no identifiable information came with it - also I was wondering if this cactus needs a lot of light the cactus is doesn't have a red cap on it - its like a fanned head that comes out of it if you know what I mean - with the top bit of it pink in colour i was thinking of taking a picture of it to put up on Yahoo Answers to show you what I mean
  • Very high electricity bill? Help!?

    Maintenance & Repairs - 14 hours ago

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    I just bought a 1300 sqft condo in Atlanta, GA. No one is living there right now, and the heat is turned down very low (58 degrees). No appliances or lights are on. Somehow, the condo is using 900 kwh a month! I called the power company and they say there is nothing they can do until I've owned the property for a year, and they assure me they went out and double-checked the meter. Is there anything that could be drawing power in an empty condo? Is there anyone I can call to come in and check my home?

Pests - Bug Control

Natural Pest Control

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Question: Wednesday, June 27, 2001

My dad has a garden plot in a public garden in Milton Ontario. I was there tonight to help him stake tomatoe plants. There are some bugs eating all of the Spanish onions, the radishes, and the carrots. It looks like some kind of little white grub. Part of the agreement with the region of Halton, is not to use any kind of chemical fertilizers or insect sprays at all. This being the case, what can we use to get rid of these grubs? if I put cedar mulch between the rows, will this help?

Answer:

Planting marigolds will ward off some bugs (and add colour to your plot) and so will some companion planting such as carrots and onions . You could also try a natural product by Green Earth called Aim Flower and Vegetable Spray.

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