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CITYLIFE / Odds & Ends |
Organically lifting your lifestyleBy Wan Ran (bjtoday.ynet.com)
Updated: 2008-03-17 14:26 Phosphate food Mix the viscera of fish, chicken and ducks, broken bones, shells of crabs, feathers and egg shells in with three times the amount of water. After this composts, use the upper liquid mix with twelve times the amount of water. And it will be better if you use that was used for rinsing rice. This fertilizer can used on flowering plants. Be warned, it will have some peculiar smells because of its ingredients. You must use containers with covers when you are not using the fluid. You can also add the skins of oranges to the flowerpots to reduce the odor. Potassium poop If you mix nitrogen fertilizer and phosphate, potassium fertilizer will appear. Adding this to plant ash in the soil can make plants grow stronger and help roots develop. Agent orange People usually use fragrant agents to eradicate the peculiar smells from their wardrobes and refrigerators. However, many fragrant agents contain toxic elements. Again, the healthiest and most organic way to do this is by using the skins of orange. Orange you thankful for oranges? Urgent detergent Commercial laundry detergents, fabric softeners and dryer sheets contain alarmingly high levels of toxic chemicals infamous for causing cancer, liver disorders, neurological disturbances and hormone disruption. There is a new soap called soapnut that literally grows on trees. When clothes are rinsed, the poisonous elements are washed downstream where they remain harmless to the environment. Soapnut contains no synthetic chemicals, fragrance, foaming agents or other toxins. |
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