I used to use Fit veggie wash, then would run out quickly. Now I use homemade veggie wash for mild cases of mites, it will work if used a few times in succession, about once a week for a month. here are a few recipes I've found since I can't seem to find the one I use which is basiclly lemon juice, baking soda, a drop of dish soap, and water. I spray on then about ten minutes later rub the leaves under running water, either sink or tub. I would be leary of using vinegar though since it is used as a natural weed killer. #1 1 tablespoon lemon juice 10 drops grapefruit seed extract 2 tablespoons low-sodium baking soda 1 cup purified water 3/4 cup vinegar Mix well in a sprayer bottle. Shake before use. Spray produce (except mushrooms) and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Rinse well. #2 Combine 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice to 2 Tablespoons of baking soda with 1 cup of water. I put this mixture in a sprayer bottle and keep it under the sink. Spray fruits and veggies and allow them to sit for a few minutes then wipe with a towel. This also makes for a safe cleaner to let your children use as they "play" scrub the kitchen with you! #3 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons baking soda 1 cup water Put this mixture in a sprayer bottle. After spraying, let produce sit for a few minutes. Rinse well. #4 add a few tablespoons of vinegar to a bottle of clean, cold tap water. Shake well and spray on veggies and then wash under flowing clean water as usual. Another thing you can use is a spray of fish emulsion which will suffocate the little nasties, but will also have to be repeated. I prefer the citrus type because it doesn't smell as much.

I use a passive/active method (dont know what else to call it). My compost bins are adjacent to the garage and I can reach them with my air compressor. There is a copper tube about 3ft long on the end of a blowgun. I will insert it and retract it very slowly on approximately a 6in grid. I will turn a new pile once and when the second heat starts to diminish, I will use the air compressor. It seams to extend the second heat. What I would like to try next is to put a tube on the end of a paint spray gun. Then I could mix a liquid fertilizer with the air for hard to compost browns like corn stalks and fall leaves. John

Well, I viewed the video and they make it SEEM so easy! But, did you notice that they didn't actually show any worm castings being released from the bottom. Only HOW to do it. Two concerns: 1. - My experience has been that the finished vermicompost and vermicasts are rather wet. Somewhat like mud. And I'm not sure how easily they would come out of that little hole. 2. - I'm not sure where you plan to keep this thing hanging but I don't think that the worms would survive a zone 6 winter. If you do order one, keep us updated on the progress.

The Oxyclean is not a miracle on stained white grout in a busy kitchen. But it helped. It is still a bit discolored but does not look so grungy/grimy. It is a pain to get it off after the cleaning process. . I am the one who told the installer to use white grout. He attempted to counsel me otherwise but I "won." I actually wanted a Mexican saltillo tile floor with integrated Talavera tiles. It would have cost twice as much and I demurred. The lesson : Go with your first, best idea. If you have to take option 2 listen to the installer's experienced advice. For all of us with the stained grout-you have sympathetic company.