In this day and age, almost everything a consumer purchase or brings into thier homes, contains some sort of plastic.
As an experiment, I put a plastic bottle of clorox, which everyone knows how potent clorox is, it deteriorates almost every thing it comes into contact with, in a safe normal climate for approximately 5 years. When I returned recently to examine the bottle of clorox, it was in the same condition as it was when I left it there.
Take this experiment into consideration when you are pondering the decision to recycle your plastic. A substance as potent as clorox was unable to deteriate the plastic bottle it is manufactured in, with in a 5 year time period. Now think about how many bottles of clorox are distributed to the population of the world in a 24 hour period.
Now take into consideration, how many people are just pondering the idea of recycling. To shorten a long introduction, recycling is a very important task that needs carried out by each and every consumer in the world.
One main source of plastic which can be greatly reduced, is children's toys. A large portion of toys are made of plastic, and...
There are several ways to control the wildlife that ventures into your garden, destroying all your hardwork. Animals as well as bugs, all that is happening is, you are providing a link in the natural food chain, by planting a garden, so the wildlife are just doing what comes natural to survival. Although the ultimate human feeling is to permantly remove these destroying creatures from thier natural habitat, to make our gardens easier to grow, these annoying pests are needed to complete the natural habitat, we were all put here to share.
Shepherds lead flocks for a reason, and here are few simple tips on how to get rid of unwanted wildlife in your garden.
Rabbits-- Rabbits will eat anything green, although bugs bunny likes carrots, when he finds himself in a freshly sprouting garden, it is like a buffet. The remedy-- surround the boundries of your garden with human hair. The next time you get a trim at the barber or beauty salon, ask for a bag of hair. The rabbit smells a human and will not cross the hair boundry. Cheap and easy.
Snails-- This pest is not common, but when the snail arrives, he will kill root plants. What...
Having a personal garden is alot of work. Tilling, plant selection, weeding, watering, fertilizing, and harvesting. Making these tasks fun, makes it easier to get the rest of the family to help, while teaching them a necessity of survival---eating.
Here are a few tips to help make your family gardening experiences more enjoyable.
Tilling-- this needs done after the last frost, or on the first warm day, your choice. Preferably, this task is done before the first day of trout season in this area which falls on the second saturday in April. Tilling brings up huge nightcrawlers, especially when natural fertilizer has been used before in the area of your garden. Throw some of the dirt in a jar with the nightcrawlers and be careful the worms dont dry out. Get ready to catch your limit of trout everyday.
Plant Selection-- Plant what you like, have room to store, or are going to use. Anything is excess creates waste---we don't want waste of anykind.
Weeding--You can use a mat of some sort, by laying it down and cutting holes for your plants. But the most natural weed killer, is boiling water. Yes, pour boiling water over your weeds,...
As winter escapes us, and spring creeps in, lots of young people are looking forward to playing the old American tradition of baseball, softball, and of course tee ball. While these sports teach our young people about an awesome game, teamwork, tolerating good/bad judgement, and competition, this game also deals with many environmental politics.
How does the grass on your hometown field look? Green or Brown? Maybe alot of bare spots in the outfield? DONT USE PESTICIDES OR CHEMICALS. Do you want your child(ren) diving for a ball in a chemical pool? I don't. I suggest purchasing some Epsom Salts, and applying to the entire field. This causes the natural grass germination, and the bare spots will disappear, leaving a healthy turf.
At ballgames, almost every fan has hotdogs and sodas. Does your organization recycle the aluminum cans? You could use the money from recycling, to support your hometeam. Most bats are made of aluminum also, recycle the old ones.
Fundraisers--usually this involves some sort of food with waste, such as plastic containers, wrappers, etc. How about homerun derbys? Fastest pitch contests? Base running in an competitive time? Winners get good old American US Dollars. ...
In this day and age, almost everything a consumer purchase or brings into thier homes, contains some sort of plastic.