Dear Heloise: I enjoy gardening, but I are living on the second ground of an condominium developing and require to develop matters on my patio. I will not have space for dirt and rocks, and when I repot a plant it is really these a mess. Any hints for me? — Anna D., Blacksburg, Virginia
Anna, get a medium-sizing box and fold the base shut, but do not tape it shut. Position all your potting soil, rocks, etcetera., in there and repot your crops in the box. When you might be carried out, shake out the excess dust and leaves from the base of the box. Then flatten the box together the corner folds and store less than a bed or in a closet for the subsequent time you want to repot a plant. By the way, this box trick also can be employed to spray-paint a lesser item. — Heloise
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AVOCADOS
Pricey Heloise: Do I have to start out my avocado seed in a glass of drinking water? — Tracy H., Clovis, New Mexico
Tracy, no, you you should not have to use a glass of h2o. You can use a pot of soil, but continue to keep the dust damp. You can use any container to get your avocado tree started. I’ve made use of an vacant cottage cheese container with holes punched in the bottom for drainage. The moment the avocado has a stem that is about 3 to 4 inches or taller, repot to a more substantial container to let the roots to mature. — Heloise
CARBON FOOTPRINT Reduced
Dear Heloise: My husband and I imagine in minimizing our carbon footprint, so we use cloth diapers instead of disposable ones. I wash out my baby’s diapers, but on poor weather times I have to dry them indoors, and I do not have ample spots to hang them to dry. I’m generally jogging out of diapers since there just aren’t adequate cleanse, dry diapers. Aid! — Barbara N., Everett, Washington
Barbara, dangle your baby’s diapers on hangers on the shower curtain rod. You should really be able to line up a lot of them on the rod that way. If they feel to dry far too slowly but surely, you can use a hair dryer or a transportable floor heater to support lower the drying time. But be really very careful with the floor heater and will not get it way too near to any cloth content. — Heloise
Soiled Games
Pricey Heloise: My youngsters appreciate board online games, and in the evenings we generally enjoy board games. Sadly, the boards look to get filthy and instead defeat-up searching in a brief time. Is there any way we can avoid this difficulty? — Jordan S., Logan, Utah
Jordan, use a can of obvious spray varnish (matte is finest). Spray the board, together with the edges, a pair of times with a skinny spray just about every time. That should really slow down the deterioration of your board online games. — Heloise
Little TREASURES
Dear Heloise: My 5-calendar year-old son drags house little “treasures” he finds and insists on exhibiting them all about the property. I like fairly rocks, chook feathers and bird’s nests, way too, but not on my espresso desk. What can I do with these unwelcome goods? — Lisa G., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Lisa, make a area in your son’s home to exhibit his little treasures. And make clear to him that this is the designated place to screen them. It will be his specific location. — Heloise
