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Garden expert Trisha Shirey ofLake Austin Spa Resortshares recipe from the herbaceous plant garden .
Herbal Scouring Powder
A aristocratical and fragrant manner to clean in the kitchen and bath .
½ cup baking soda pop
½ cup borax pulverization
¼ dried herb , ground in a howitzer and pestle
( Suggested herb : basil , bay laurel , chamomile , lilac , peppermint , spearmint , scented geraniums , thyme )
Optional — add five to ten drops of essential oils , specially citrus oil color for excess cleansing power
Combine all factor and place in an airtight container . besprinkle on Earth’s surface and bush with a dampish quick study .
Carpet Deodorizer
Add terrific and naturally fresh fragrance to your household with these blends . If you utilise borax powder , the mixture will also help to monish fleas , as it dissemble as a desiccant to flea eggs and larvae that live in the carpet .
1 cup baking soda or borax powder
¼ cup dry herbs , crushed ( muckle , lavender , bay laurel , rosemary , eucalypt , Anthemis nobilis )
20 — 40 drop of crucial oil ( amount depends on vegetable oil used , some are strong )
commingle all factor in a glass jar with a tightly fitting lid . Shake well to compound and store in a coolheaded , glowering place or use now . Be indisputable to mark the jar !
To use , disperse softly over carpets and depart several hours or overnight . Vacuum powder and discard vacuum udder if you used a lot of powder . Some vacuum manufacturer do not advocate using rug gunpowder so abide by the directions which came with your machine .
For extra effect in moderate flea , mould the pulverisation into the carpeting with a Calluna vulgaris and vacuum the superfluous seeable on the rug .
Suggested blends :
Citrus Dream — employ dried lemon balm , lemon thyme and lemon yellow verbena and tot substantive oil of lemon , orange and tangerine
Christmas blending — habituate small-grained cinnamon , dried rosemary and ground orangish peel with cinnamon , fir , tangerine and frankincense essential oils
Herbal Floor Wash
bestow a impudent rude smell to floors while you get them sparkling fair .
1 quart strong herb tea
½ cup herbal acetum
2 tablespoons borax pulverization
To make the tea :
usurious one loving cup dry out or two cups refreshing herbs in two dry quart pee . Allow to stand until cool , filtrate before using .
blend all ingredients in a spray nursing bottle and spray on floor . Wipe with a sponge or terrycloth swob . On heavily colly areas , spray and grant to rest for a minute before mop .
