"Green" House tips/tricks

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What do you mean. Like alternative cleaning methods? Things that don't use chemicals?

Anything really...

Oh ok. I was just going to post something like this, like a question of the day, in the buddy group. Everyone should post a cleaning tip.

Ok mine is... dishsoap works AMAZING for tub scum lines.

Ok I lied. I have 2.
A couple tablespoons of baking soda in a squirt bottle with water.. spray it on carpet stains, put a couple cloths down and step on them.. lifts right out. Even a coffee stain that my mini carpet cleaner couldn't get out. Long dried months ago.

If yourpets/kids get bbq grease on them, wash with dish soap. If you get ink on clothing right away soak it in hairspary let it sit for 5 minutes and rinse. If its dark ink it make take twice to get it out.

Oh yeah if you get pet diarrhea in the house put kitty litter, or a crap load of flour on it and it will harden up and then you can clean like you would if it was normal poo.

Susy wrote:Ok I lied. I have 2.
A couple tablespoons of baking soda in a squirt bottle with water.. spray it on carpet stains, put a couple cloths down and step on them.. lifts right out. Even a coffee stain that my mini carpet cleaner couldn't get out. Long dried months ago.

I use baking soda and vinegar with water in a squirt bottle as an all-purpose cleaner

Oh I thought of another! Weed killer is super expensive. All I do is squirt a little soap on the weeds and shake some salt onto them! The soap holds the salt which kills the plant. You can also make a mixture to spray, with some water, but I like this better. Much more potent. I did it on a weed yesterday and it's already mostly dead. Even though it poured overnight.
Of course this doesn't work on lawn weeds, or in gardens. The salt will stay in the soil.