Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/698337
Isthereanythingmore gratifying than having a beautiful home garden? Consider- ing the cost of garden- ing products, though, one trip to the garden cen- ter to pick up soil amend- ments, weed-barrier cloth and weed killer can pretty much zap all the joy out of the experience. That's why I love today's tips, tricks and — back by popular de- mand — recipes for my homemade weed killer. GARDENVITAMINS While you may have no use for spent coffee grounds, your garden would love them. Used coffee grounds are like megavitamins for gar- den soil. They're rich in phosphorus and mag- nesium, important nu- trients that help plants grow. It's easy to sprin- kle them around your gar- den plants and work them into the soil. They're even the same color as the soil. If you're not much of a coffee drinker, don't despair. Star- bucks has a program called Grounds for Your Garden, where select stores scoop used coffee grounds into the bags the beans orig- inally came in and offer them to customers for free. Ask a barista at your lo- cal Starbucks to see if that store participates in the program. FREE CALCIUM We throw away eggshells every day. Why wouldn't we? They're not good for anything, right? Wrong! Eggshells are a delicious source of calcium for your garden. Be sure to crush them well and work them into the soil, right along with those coffee grounds. Calcium will help keep your garden soil and plants healthy. WEED CLOTH Once you've spent hours upon hours hunched over, weeding a garden or flowerbed by hand, you'll want a good weed cloth. Newspaper makes the best weed cloth (well, sort-of cloth). It's free, it allows water to drain through it and it is also bio- degradable, which is very good for the soil. News- paper will definitely last through the season, pre- venting unwanted vege- tation from growing up through it. Prepare your garden and then lay a thick layer of newspaper over the entire area, eight to 10 sheets. Cover the newspa- per with a thick layer of mulch. Cut an X through the mulch and paper at each place you wish to plant a seedling. WEED KILLER FOR AREAS YOU WANT TO REPLANT If you have weeds in areas of your garden you want to replant, do this: Fill an ordinary garden sprayer with white vinegar, and add about 1 teaspoon of liq- uid dishwashing soap (like blue Dawn). Screw on the sprayer top and turn the nozzle (or follow the in- structions on the bottle) to get it ready to spray. That's it. Seriously. It's that sim- ple. Pick a hot, dry day to spray the weeds until sat- urated, and they will wilt and shrivel up within hours. That being said, be careful not to spray any- thing you want to live. But don't worry about the vin- egar killing anything be- low the soil. It won't harm the soil, so you can safely replant the area once the weeds have died. WEED KILLER FOR PLANTS YOU DON'T WANT TO GROW AGAIN To kill all vegeta- tion in walkways, drive- ways and other areas where you don't want any- thing growing, mix 2 cups of ordinary table salt with 1 gallon of white vinegar. Do this in a container that holds more than 1 gallon so you have room for the salt. Fasten the lid and shake the container to dissolve the salt. Salt dissolves more quickly in vinegar than in water, but it takes a bit of shaking. It may not com- pletely dissolve, but that's OK. After, add 1 teaspoon of liquid dishwashing soap. Pour the mixture into any kind of garden sprayer or spray bottle. Spray the mix- ture on weeds or grass on a dry, sunny. There are a few things to note when tending to your garden. • Ordinary distilled white vinegar with 5 per- cent acidity (the kind you find in the supermarket) is cheap and works great. If you can find a higher acidity, even up to 30 per- cent (I find this at Home Depot for about $2 for one half-gallon), it will work faster, but the end result will be the same. • It is the presence of salt in the second weed- killer recipe that makes the effect permanent. The salt penetrates and leaches into the soil. It may take several applica- tions, but in time, the salt will sterilize the soil so nothing will grow there in the future. Plan well be- fore you go this permanent route. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@ everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Ste. B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Do-it-yourselfgardeningtips,tricksandrecipes The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce fundraiser fireworks booth is open at the Belle Mill Shopping Center 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. through July 4 to support the chamber. Red Bluff just off I-5 An- telope Boulevard exit and take a right. Credit cards ac- cepted. Thanks for support- ing the chamber. There will be a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. on the 4th at River Park. Thank you Jennifer Zirkle and the Tehama County Fireworks Committee. Networkingtomorrow Hope to see you at Good Morning, Red Bluff at St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital barbecue area, 7:50-9 a.m. Thursday, June 30. Come out for this excel- lent event and sample some great food. We hope to see everyone at Good Morning, Red Bluff, the most popular network- ing event in the county, so wecanlearnmoreaboutyou and your business. Please in- vite friends or associates to join you. There will be cof- fee, juice, pastries and fruit available for you. The barbecue area is at thebackofthehospital.Turn right at the stop signs, take the second driveway on your left, turn left at the second entrance and the barbecue area will be directly in front of you. MarketDowntown All farmers and vendors welcome. If you have fruits or vegetables to sell or have great merchandise, please register today for our fan- tastic markets. Come get some delicious certified produce and meet great vendors. The Red Bluff Parks and Recreation De- partment will be once again hosting kids activities. We will have great live music Af- ter Thot — eclectic acoustic. EBT and credit and debit al- ways accepted. We look forward to see- ing you as part of another amazingyear.Pleaseremem- berthatbothourWednesday nightandSaturdaymorning markets are certified there- fore pets are not allowed. Forquestions,moreinfoor tosignup,callore-mailMar- ket Manager Jason Bauer at 527-6220x301orjason@red- bluffchamber.com. FOOD MAXX Chamberfireworksboothopen Mary Hunt Please patronize these local businesses this coming year to thank them for helping to keep our students and community safe. The 2016 Red Bluff High Senior Class and the Red Bluff Community Sober Grad Organization would like to recognize and say a big "THANK YOU" to the following businesses and individuals for their generous support of this year's festivities: AlanRitter American Ink American Legion Post #167 Bell-Carter Olive Co. Ben's Truck Benton's Plumbing BIG 5 Bud's Jolly Cone Cal Fire California Emergency Physicians Charles Cooley, DDS Chris Dunn Farrier Service Corning Ford Crain Ranch Daniel King. M.D. Dave's Tractor Dignity Health Donna Shirley's Accounts Dudley's Excavating Dutch Bros. DW Plumbing Evoqua Water Tech. First Christian Church Foothill Distributing Gaumer's Gentry Media GEO Growney Motors Girls with Guns Gonzales Jumpers Golden State Farm Credit Guiton's Pools Gumm's Optical Hawes Ranch & Farm Supply Healing Center Hula's I-5 Tire J & L Towing & Automotive J.A. Sutherland Inc. Jack Hansen John & Kathryn Garaventa John Wheeler Logging Johns Manville Katrina Perdue, DMD KC & Mabel Iverson Kiwanis Club of Red Bluff Lassen Forest Products, Inc. Lassen Medical Group Les Schwab Lindauer River Ranch Louisiana Pacific Corporation Luigi's Pizza Marilyn Long/ Long & Long Orchards Mary Bryan McDonalds - Ken Blackstone Mt. Lassen Trout Farms Northridge Eye Care, Inc. Oasis Fun Center Olive Pit Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Paul Moon, DDS PCM Inc. Pepsi & Co. Plum Crazy Puckett Residential Service Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale Red Bluff Chrysler Dodge Red Bluff Elks Lodge #1250 Red Bluff High CTA Red Bluff Rotary Club #455 Red Bluff Round-Up Red Bluff Vision Center- Dr. Aurora Barriga Redding Hearing Institute Riico Dotson M.D. Rolling HIlls Casino Round Table Pizza Russell & Company Sacramento River Cats Sacred Heart Parish Women's Guild Scoops Sierra Pacific Foundation Skylar Garcia Memorial St. Peter's Episcopal Church Starbucks - Antelope Steve Kenyon Studio 530 Subway Taco Bell Tai's Deli TC Deputy Sheriff's Assoc. Tedon Specialties Tehama Co. Association of Realtors Tehama Co. Farm Bureau Tehama Co. Peace Officers Assoc. Tehama County Cattlewomen Tehama District Fairgrounds Tehama Firefighter's Burn & Benevolent Fund The Enjoy Store TIPS Tom & Dee Hamill Valley Vet W.S. Heitman Drilling Walker's Printing Walmart Distribution #6026 Water Works Park William & Bettie Jacobs William & Susan Murphy 9 locations throughout California & Oregon 525AntelopeBlvd,RedBluff (530) 527-5272 Mon.–Fri.8am-5pm Saturday by appointment Locally owned & operated ESCAPE WITH GREAT SAVINGS. *See redemption form for complete offer details. Offer expires 07/17/2016. Void where prohibited. The Reward Card expires six (6) months after issuance. No cash access. Fees apply. Reward Card issued by U.S. Bank National Association pursuant to a license from MasterCard International Incorporated. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. Copyright © 2016 Michelin North America, Inc. All rights reserved. MasterCard ® Reward Card after submission* with purchase of four new MICHELIN ® passenger or light truck tires. 70 OFFER VALID JUNE 22 - JULY 17, 2016. GET A $ GET READY TO TURN SOME HEADS WITH THE MICHELIN ® PILOT ® FAMILY. 25yearsprofessional experience. QualityWork Very Reasonable Rates Red Bluff Transmission • Automatic • Manual • Computer Diagnosis • Clutches • Transfer Cases • CV Axles CALL TODAY! 529-4493 440 Antelope Blvd. #6 Bob's Youcantmissus... Weonly moved 50 feet!! SUNGLASSES www.gummsoptical.com (530) 527-2510 1-800-481-LENS (5367) 910MainSt.,SuiteC, Red Bluff www.redbluffgoldexchange.com www.angelsamongusall.com TheGoldExchange...ServingOurCommunityForOver21Years 413WalnutStreet RedBluff,CA Monday 10am-4pm Tues-Fri 10am-5:30pm Sat 10am-4pm 530-528-8000 SeHablaEspañol Closed July 2 nd -4 th Reopen on Tues July 5 th Gold Exchange HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA CelebrateSafelywithyourFamilies 365-7194or365-4322 OPEN 7 DAYS 6am-10pm 8080 AIRPORT ROAD Your full service: Meat Department, Deli & Groceries www.kentsmeats.com On-site HARVESTING CUTTING & CRYOVACING Regular Haircut $ 2 00 off KWIK KUTS FamilyHairSalon 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 ANY RETAIL PRODUCT 20 % off withanychemicalserviceof $50 ormore Notgoodwithotheroffers Expires 6/30/16 With coupon Reg. $13.95 EarlyMovers Ages: 6-18 months Wednesdays 10:00 am-11am Teeter Toddlers Ages: 18 mo-3 yrs Wednesdays 11am-Noon Wiggle Worms Ages: 4-6 Monday & Wednesday 4:00 pm-5:00 pm Dyanamic Development Ages: 7-12 Monday & Wednesday 5:00 pm-6:00 pm Formoreinformationandpricing contact the staff at TFFC (530) 528-8656 2498 S. Main St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 LIFESTYLES » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, June 29, 2016 MOREATFACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A3