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May 2005
Cardboard works great for weed control in the yard or
garden. Lay out the flattened cardboard first making sure to
overlap it by at least six inches. If the weeds are very
established or if your weeds are more like small shrubs, do
a double or even triple layer to ensure nothing grows
through. We found that it is best to wet the cardboard with a
sprinkler to soften it before applying the top layer of bark
mulch or gravel so the cardboard will settle in and smother
all the weeds completely. In as little as one year the
cardboard will have composted into a rich loamy soil while
the weeds have been killed off by lack of sunlight and air.
Simply top off the bark mulch periodically as it too breaks
down over the years.
July 2005
Vinyl shower curtains reused make good drop cloths for
painting projects. In the garden they can be used as row
covers for tender spring plants (when a cold night
threatens). Like costly landscape fabric use curtains to
control weeds in garden beds. Cut an X at each plant
location, plant, then close the X around the plant stem.
Cover the entire sheet with rocks, gravel or bark mulch.
October 2005
Promote reading
in your community, reduce clutter around
your home and your contribution of waste in the landfill, save
a buck or two and benefit a charity while you are at it. Just
how are you supposed to do all this?
Management of used books and magazines is a very
environmental and community conscious thing for people to
participate in. Extending the life of books and magazines is
easily accomplished by taping the binding and edges of the
covers.
Go through your closets and bookshelves and look for all
the used books and magazines that you no longer read. Any
library, shelters for the disadvantaged, hospitals and
missions are all places to consider for donating. Use the
key words ‘book donation’ in a search engine to find places
to donate to. Here are just a few sites:
http://www.betterworldbooks.com/
http://www.asiahousinternational.org
http://www.sabre.org/books/bookorg/bkdn_toc.htm
http://www.loc.gov/rrr/amed/afs/alc/bkdncte.html
http://www.ala.org – lists contact information for
organizations that distribute used books.
http://www.nationalbook.org/bookdonations.html – lists
places that accept book donations.
Dave and Lillian Brummet, authors of the book Trash Talk,
offer a free service called Tip of the Month where visitors can
learn new reduction and reuse ideas that will save money
for the household and office on their website.
~ Lillian and Dave Brummet, authors of the books Trash
Talk andTowards Understanding.
http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit
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