Greening your Spring Cleaning
Go Green Tip:
My favorite green cleaner can be used for a variety of tough cleaning jobs--windows, floors, dusting, removing wallpaper, hand washables, coffeemakers, ironing, even a fruit & vegetable wash!
This cleaner is also great for a variety of outdoor uses--swimming pool tiles, pressure washer, wash for cars, boats, RVs, bug repellant, boat algae, fish odors, house plants, rose bushes, greener lawns, non-toxic pesticide and more!
- Window Cleaner for less than a penny a bottle! Mix only 2 drops in 16 oz spray bottle of water.
- General Cleaner for less than 3 cents a bottle! Mix
1/4 tsp in 16 oz spray bottle of water.
- General Cleaning: Cleans doors, walls, woodwork, appliances, bathroom fixtures & tile.
- Floors: 1 Tbsp per gallon of water.
- Air Filters: 1/4 tsp to qt. warm water.
- Dusting: 1/8 tsp in pint of water, spray on and dry with clean cloth.
- Wallpaper: Excellent for removing wallpaper. 1/2 Tbsp per gallon of water. Soak wallpaper with sponge & peel or scrape.
- Coffeemakers: Dilute 1/8 tsp in pot of water. Run through cycle and coffee stains will rinse away.
- Hand Washables: 1/2 tsp to a basin of lukewarm water.
- Ironing: A few drops in steam iron keeps the jets & interior clean.
- Fruit & Vegetables: Use 1/8 tsp in pint of water (spray bottle with solution kept by sink is convenient). Wash & rinse immediately. Helps remove spray residue, dirt & waxes, also removes grit from leafy vegetables.
Great for Outdoor Use!
Outside Windows: 1/2 tsp in “ortho-type” spray applicator full of water. Makes 2 gallons of solution for windows and screens. Squeegee dry.
Swimming Pool Tiles: 1/2 tsp in qt of
water, apply with sponge.
Pressure Washer: 1/2 oz to 20
gallons of water. Heavy Duty—use 1 or 2
oz per gallon of water.
Automotive: Wash your car
using 1/2 Tbsp per gallon of water. Wash
small areas at a time and rinse off. Wipe windshield, windows and chrome dry after rinsing. You’ll love the shine!
Camping & Boating:
Bug Repellant: Rub on neck, arms, hands and face. Flies, Mosquitoes, Chiggers & Fleas will not bite where it has been applied.
Cleaning & Washing: Coat bottoms
& sides of pots and pans before placing over campfire. It is all
you’ll need to take for dishwashing, bathing, shampooing, & laundry. It won’t harm fish, vegetation or wildlife!
Wash your R.V., Boat & Camper: 1/2 Tbsp per
gallon of water. Great for awnings, too!
Boat Algae: 1/2 Tbsp per
gallon of water.
Fish Odors: 1/2 Tbsp per
quart of water.
Gardening & Plant Care:
House Plants: 2 drops in a
gallon of water. Water plants and they
will flourish. Use to wipe down leaves.
Rose Bushes: 1/2 tsp per
gallon of water. Spraying on rose bushes
will protect them from red spider mites & other infestations & diseases.
Greener Lawns: 1 Tbsp in
“ortho-type” sprayer applicator full of water. Makes 2 gallons of solution. Irrigate immediately.
Recycling Tip: Dispose of used cleaning solutions on your shrubs or
lawn for a greener, healthier yard.
Non-Toxic Pesticide: Fleas inside-- Mix 1/2 tsp in 16 oz water. Spray floors, baseboards, etc.
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