Keep your garden green

We call them Household Heroes: They’re everyday objects that can save you time and money. Here’s a few that will help you keep your garden green….

• Coffee grounds: Sprinkle used grounds onto your garden to act as a nutrient-rich fertilizer. They also may help ward off slugs and snails.
• Grass clippings: Spread them over plant beds for an inexpensive, organic mulch.
• Tabasco sauce: Combine a half teaspoon of Tabasco sauce, one teaspoon of liquid dishwashing soap and 16 ounces of water in a spray bottle for a solution that will chase bugs from your flowering plants. (First test the spray on a branch to see if it will harm the plant. If it’s OK the next day, spray the whole plant.)
• Fish: Bury fish scraps in the soil at the base of rose beds to add vitality to the blooms

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