Homemade Recipes (very cheap)

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Homemade Recipes

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Window Cleaner (thanks Mary):

½  Cup ammonia

1 Cup white vinegar

2 Tbsp. corn starch

½ bucket warm water

Add ½ cup alcohol when it's cold outside

Weed Killer:

Jean uses a homemade weed killer that works as well as the name brand, but is virtually free to concoct.  Combine one gallon of white vinegar, a pound of Morton salt and eight drops of dishwashing liquid.  Add to a spray bottle and spritz on undesirable plants around your foundation, sidewalks and the driveway.  Be careful to avoid precious landscaping elements, because the mixture sterilizes the soil for awhile.

Ant Hills (thanks Julie):  Apple or cucumber covered with salt

Squirrel repellant (thanks Mary): Hang Dial soap bars in a nylon stocking