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Monday Mission: Get Natural Outdoors

June 20th, 2011 · 52 Comments · Green Living, Natural Health

No, I’m not promoting nudist colonies today. We’re just talking this week about natural solutions to all the chemicals we parents are made to believe are necessary for surviving the bugs, bees, sunshine, and elements of the summer months. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to pick a category below and find a [...]

Organic Gardening Series: An All Natural Spray to Battle Bugs and Disease

July 30th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Organic Gardening

If you buy a hose-end sprayer, you will feel like a real gardener, I guarantee it. It may not guarantee good vegetables, but doggone you look cool spraying your gardens. (I’ve decided this week that I’m not growing peppers ever again – it’s cheaper for me to buy the peppers than the plant that only [...]

How to Naturally Get Rid of Ants in your House

June 30th, 2010 · 34 Comments · Cleaning, Do It Yourself, Organic Gardening

I killed 50 ants today in 10 minutes. Turns out that spilled sugar and a sticky molasses jar attract ants like…well, like spilled sugar and a sticky puddle of molasses! The microwave cabinet where I keep my sweeteners (since I don’t use a microwave anymore) was taken over by ants, the little kind that don’t [...]

Organic Gardening Series: Natural Pest Control

June 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Organic Gardening

They’re coming. They can knock over a whole pepper plant in a single night. They can make Swiss cheese look complete next to the leaves of your green beans. They can put holes in your fruit that will just tick you off as you struggle to cut around them. Rene of Budget Saving Mom talks [...]