My Ajax cleanser is as hard as a rock!
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Rocks, Crystals, and Stones
Comments (31)Hi all! My first Post - I've been getting into my Greenthumb side of life and have been looking at the possibility of benefits of Precious Gems and Stones, even the Semi-Precious Minerals. I've found a few ideas and insights in the few posts I read. I wanted to add a note of interest for everyone here. I found on Ebay a few listings for Paydirt, that contains Gold, Silver, Quartz, Malachite, and according to articles on the www that I found through Google - they are all Calcite Minerals. And, most specifically - they are all "Diamonds in the Rough"! My question at the moment is whether the Stones and Crystals that are damaged by water, are less damaged by water if they are still in there rough form? My ideas that sparked my interest in using the Precious Minerals and Ores in, on, and around my Plants/Flowers/Trees is an attempt to create a Lucious, Enriched, And Humid Soil! I know for a fact, that if the Soil Contains Rocks, especially Rocks that absorb Heat. Roots love a nice Warm and Humid Soil. Especially seeds! Rocks keep the soil warm over the cool and frosty nights. I found some Rocks, down by the Railroad Tracks that have a High Iron Content and can actually hold a Magnet to them. I'm sure that they're some sort of Falling Star or Meteorite of some sort and even more so probably falling debris from Haleys Comet. And, Yes - My Plants love them. For the Iron Chellate they produce and for the Large Amounts of Heat they collect and store. I also use rocks for my plants in the sense that I can't use the clay soil around here very well. It just holds water. My solution, was to place a large rock down in to the soil, close to the plant or in the same container - so that I could lift the rock to check the moisture content of the soil. It works great, I can let the top layer of the soil dry out completely, and without scraping the dirt or guessing. I just lift the rock and look. It's usually still rich dark looking dirt just below the crusted top layer. My Problems with using Goold Ole Dirt from the Yard for Planter Pots is solved. I hopeing that the Precious Minerals and Ore Paydirt will not only look really nice and add another later to watch dry out, but will hopefully add some nice missing nutrients to the soil. I've read that the Calcite's will in fact break down nitrates and turn them in to usuable nitrogen, faster. For example, grass cuttings, pine needles, fall foliage of dry leaf material will break down with calcite faster then without. May most likely be from the heat that the rocks produce, agitating moisture in the compost mixes and causing the soil to dry up then break apart. Wish you all well! Moonshine~...See MoreHELP! My house smells stale!
Comments (28)Our situation seems similar to bboop's. We have an odor that appears to be worse in the pocket door to a toilet room off of the main bedroom. The house is about 4 years old and is on a septic system. We know of no flooding history in the bathroom. The bathroom vent pipe is close to the exhaust fan outlet on the roof. The smell in the small toilet room seems to worsen when the pocket door is closed. It also appears to worsen when the eshaust fan is on and when there a lot of water is used. The house is on a slab. However, the whirlpool tub has a small crawlspace for the whirlpool motor and pipes. The air in that crawlspace seems similar (but less) to the smell in the pocket door opening. The smell appears to be somewhat more septic-related than overtly moldy. We did find some mold in our search that we removed with bleach. Any suggestions would be appreciated. We haven't taken down the pocket door yet. We would also appreciate hearing followups from bboop and other posts above. Thanks! Sebastian and Linda...See MoreCleaning Calphalon hard-anonized?
Comments (4)I don't know if the instructions have changed but when my mom got hers many years ago they said scotch brite and Ajax or Comet. I would think BKF will do the same thing. She generally just uses soapy water but once in a while when I'm over I'll notice they're a little brown for my taste and clean them up no problem with Ajax. I also have some Calphalon, but the commercial non-stick. The outside is the same, and I can say that once oily spills get "seasoned" (i.e. burnt) onto the outside, well then good luck. No amount of elbow grease seems to help. I'm not sure if I've tried BKF or not, but I will now that I saw the last response. Maybe someone else has suggestions? If you want to contact Calphalon directly, I suggest you call rather than email. I've been waiting patiently for a response to an unrelated inquiry I sent them on Monday but have not heard back. Same for GE. Apparently customer service isn't a high priority these days....See MoreHoned Carrara Marble Countertops Cleanser
Comments (10)First of all, and you probably already know this, find a dish soap that won't etch. No citric acid, no lemon scent, obviously, but I'd test them out. I found a neutral pH all-natural one and tested it on a scrap before I put it in my soap dispenser. I was worried about it but so far so good. And my soap dispenser is set too far back from the sink, so those of us in the family who are not as careful as I am often leave drips of soap on the marble for long periods of time. No etching issues there so far. All I have been using to clean my honed carrara counters is that soap and water. I did try method's "daily granite" (says its also for marble) but I didn't feel it was cleaning as well as the soap. I also haven't had any staining issues yet (knock on wood) despite us being pretty messy and sometimes not wiping spills up for 24 hours. Etching, though, whoa. Even in the first months, when we were SUPER SUPER diligent -even in the first 24 hours even!- we got etching. Mysterious spots... could not IMAGINE what caused them.... they're now pretty much everywhere. It actually seems to be getting less noticeable now that there are so many of them :)...See Moreemma
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