Granny’s Gems
Granny’s Gems offers simple solutions for everyday life to save our planet, ourselves, and for future generations. These solutions will save money, save the environment, find alternatives, and reduce the chemicals that are all around us. Each one of us can reduce, reuse, and recycle. Never stop learning. Never stop trying. We offer and accept input from all. Have an idea? We’d love to hear from you.
You can use baking soda as a safe and effective pesticide. Mix 1 Tablespoon of olive oil, 2 Tablespoons of baking soda and 2 drops of liquid soap with a gallon of water. Pour mixture into a spray container and apply gently to your garden every 3 days.
When peeling onions, save the peels for mulching your garden. The dry peels will decompose and enrich the soil with calcium and potassium. Nothing wasted.
Here’s a simple way to remove dirt and bacteria from produce. For every 3 cups of water, add I cup of vinegar. Gently wash delicate fruits and greens but hardy root vegetables can be scrubbed. Rinse them all well with clear water.
Grate or chop into small pieces, a bar of glycerin soap. Put in microwave safe container and microwave at 20 second intervals to melt. When it’s cool enough to handle, add one-third cup left over coffee grounds and reshape into a bar. You now have gardener’s soap to exfoliate dirt caked hands after working in the garden, yard or flower beds. Glycerin soap is vegan-friendly and great for people with sensitive skin.