stinky sponges

Fix smelly sponges with hand sanitizer.

The next time your washing dishes and you notice your sponge smells bad. Instead of throwing the sponge out try a little hand sanitizer. Put two or three squirts on the sponge and work it into the sponge. Let it set for a day and the smell should be gone.

Coffee grounds

Coffee grounds

So let's talk coffee grounds.

For years I have used coffee grounds to acidif the soil around my plants. I would sprinkle my coffee grounds around my roses , tomatoes and evergreens. But I didn't know you could use coffee grounds to keep pests away from your plants. I was having problems with worms in my cabbages. A friend suggested that sprinkling some coffee grounds on and around my cabbage would deter the cabbage worms . To my surprise it worked and have used it ever since .

The paper towel is to help dry the coffee. It is easyer to sprinkle if the coffee ground are dry and I can reuse the paper towel or put it in compost.