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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Curmudgeoness

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2. I like the tomato ties idea.

Reply to Little Star (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 07:46 PM

Dec 2011

They are soft and stretchy enough to work well. Good one. Rags and dust cloths are a given for all of us, I hope---there are times I have more rags than good clothes!

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Come on, frugals, we have to do more posting [View all] Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 OP

OK.... Little Star Dec 2011 #1

I like the tomato ties idea. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #2

Hey, We still use our kid's cloth diapers from 1986 in the woodshop. canoeist52 Dec 2011 #3

Cloth diapers are wonderful!!!!! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #4

Head for a thrift shop--you often find them there. nt MADem Dec 2011 #17

only have one right now because I just cleaned it out maddezmom Dec 2011 #5

I love clear jars, of all sizes. A trick I learned from the ex-SO.... Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #8

my dad used to do that with baby jars, pickle jars etc....in our basement over his workbench maddezmom Dec 2011 #10

I can't wait for the picture! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #11

Here ya go maddezmom Dec 2011 #21

i use hubby's old tube socks every fall to insulate the pipes outside NMDemDist2 Dec 2011 #6

And if you do seedlings, you should save dryer lint. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #7

that's an AWESOME tip!!! n/t NMDemDist2 Dec 2011 #9

BRILLIANT....it sounds so logical, but that's the first time I ever heard that idea. nt MADem Dec 2011 #18

the socks badhair77 Dec 2011 #12

I do that too, with the dehumidifer water. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #13

Put a bucket in your shower and use the grey water for plants outdoors. yardwork Dec 2011 #14

We catch water from the A/C in summer and do the same... Phentex Dec 2011 #15

All soaps? I did not know that. Awesome. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #16

I suppose if there are other ingredients in the soap, some might be toxic to some plants. yardwork Dec 2011 #19

"soap is very similar to fertilizer"---- Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #20