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The Green House
September's Sink features a handful of tips for better living with our pets and eliminating pests.
Luxurious Fur Coats
Tip contributed by Rebecca Haack, Academic Programs Editor
A little olive oil mixed into both our cat and dog’s wet food keeps their coats shiny and helps combat dry skin (especially in the winter, since we have gas heat). Brewer’s yeast helps keep the fleas away and adds vitamins to their food as well.
Pet Puddles
Tip contributed by Rebecca Haack, Academic Programs Editor
For pet accidents or small spills, baking soda is great for getting moisture out of carpet. Use enough to thoroughly cover the damp area well and let sit for a while. You can tell when it’s time to vacuum it up.
Sweet Mosquitoes
Tip contributed by Rebecca Haack, Academic Programs Editor
Reducing or eliminating sweets and increasing our use of spices helps keep the mosquitoes and other bugs from biting. As an added bonus, it also helps with my nickel allergy, allowing me to wear fun earrings again without my ears becoming infected.
Bug and Mouse Repellent Sachets
Formula contributed by Patricia Lay, Marketing Department
You'll need:
small cloth bags or paper envelopes
dried marjoram, thyme, rosemary, peppermint and/or cedar
For each bag or envelope fill with about 2 tablespoons of any one or a mixture of the herbs above.
Notes: You can also add a few drops of essential oils from these plants to make the mixtures stronger. Thyme and marjoram seem to work especially well for repelling roaches and palmetto bugs, cedar keeps moths away, and mice apparently hate peppermint. Rosemary seems to be a good all around repellent.
Source: I’ve pretty much experimented around until I came up with these particular recipes, but I got most of my basic information from The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Worwood.
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