Daily Thrifty Tips - August 15, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 159, August 15, 2008 (Read It Online) I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Thanks for reading, Susan Send to a Friend! Share a Tip (You could win $25!) Share a Photo (You could win $25!) Have a Question? Submit a request... Link to ThriftyFun.com View Active Topics! Edit Your Subscriptions: To edit your ThriftyFun subscriptions, click the Update Profile/Email Address link at the bottom of this newsletter. Today's newsletter contains: Today's Photos: Miss Mollie (Long Haired Chihuahua) Bubbe (Chapoo) Craft Project: Decoupage Ornamental Ball Garden: Beautiful Sunflower Growing A Vegetable Garden In Pots Today's Tips: Vegetable Peeler for Removing Prescription Bottle Label Info Newspaper End Rolls for Packing Reuse Containers for School Supply Storage Warm Stuffed Toys for Bedtime Remove Smell From HE Washers Frugal Ways To Fill Your Garden Use Clear Drinking Straws in Your African Violet's Pot Freeze Your Fresh Cherries Frugal Kitchen Tool: Rubber Spatula Use Gladwear as a Microwave Pasta Cooker Get Two Uses From Your Celery Joke of the Day New Requests: Where Can I Find Spic and Span Cleaner? Removing Wood Stain From Vinyl Siding Trimming A Maple Tree Husqvarna Riding Mower Won't Start Making a Blanket With a Knifty Knitter Recipes Using Quinoa Making Sleeves To Hold Silverware Trouble Crocheting Nylon Netting Scrubbies Storing Firewood In Deck Box Recipes For After Bypass Surgery Canning Pimento How Long Will Shih Tzu's Hair Grow? How Much Do Wedding Flowers Cost? Using Wheat Grass Tea Microwave Coffee Mug Cake Using Cake Mix Painting On Leather Clothes Black Bear Plastic Canvas Pattern Breakfast Casserole Using Ranch Dressing Recipe For Sheepherders Salt Homemade Pudding Recipes Welbilt Bread Machine ABM-100-3 Manual Removing Garlic Smell From Jar Lid Riding Lawnmower Won't Stay Running What is this plant? Previously House Trained Dog Has Started Peeing in House More Reading: E-Cycling Economics Gardening Pruning Primer: What and When to Prune Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml Today's Photos: Miss Mollie (Long Haired Chihuahua) Bubbe (Chapoo) Miss Mollie and Bubbe are both about 2 years old. Miss Mollie is a long haired full blood chihuahua and Bubbe is a Chapoo (1/2 chihuahua and 1/2 poodle.) I got them both from a friend. Miss Mollie loves to play in the tub and Bubbe loves to chase flies! They are inseparable. They are family and know me better than myself! LOL By SUMMER from Oak Grove, KY. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41887762.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft Project: Decoupage Ornamental Ball Decoupage is the art of pasting paper. Wildly popular during Victorian times, it can be a wonderful way to create many different styles of art. It's also a great way to recycle almost any kind of paper. Here are the basics about the art and a simple project to get you started. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86502234.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Garden: Beautiful Sunflower A beautiful sunflower from last year's garden. I love these flowers, as they attract birds, and compliments. They really do mimic the sun! By Patty D from Darrington Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23283215.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Growing A Vegetable Garden In Pots Yes You Can! This is a picture of my deck vegetable garden - all in pots. This is not my first year to do this, but this is the first time I have had so much (the squirrels usually dig up the seeds before they even get started). What you see are tomatoes, green and yellow beans, cucumbers, yellow squash, and zucchini. I have several plants of each. I am looking forward to making and freezing soup, dessert breads, and pasta sauce - not to mention what will be eaten straight from the garden. It is possible to have a great, productive garden without too much space or work. By Marie from West Dundee, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf95946190.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Contests: Tip Contest Submit a Tip or Recipe! Photo Contest Submit a tip with photo! These contests are weekly. We pick 2 tip winners and 1 photo winner at the end of each week. Each winner will win $25! My Frugal Life Submit a My Frugal Life Essay! Today's Tips: Vegetable Peeler for Removing Prescription Bottle Label Info The other day I wanted to remove my name and numbers from an empty pill bottle before putting in the recycle bin. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to soak the label off, so I grabbed my vegetable peeler and gave it a couple of swipes, enough to remove all the personal information. Worked like a charm. Easier than scraping it with a sharp knife, and less dangerous,with crippled /arthritic hands. Hope this helps others. Source: Just me in a hurry. By Great Granny Vi from Moorpark, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf28641323.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Newspaper End Rolls for Packing Moving tip. If you need packing paper to wrap your valuables, go to your local newspaper and ask for an end roll of paper. They give it away for free here and it has no print on it and has plenty of paper for getting your things packed. You can also cut it to the exact size you need. And again, the best thing about it is that it is FREE! By Southeastgeorgiapeach from Jesup, GA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf89554950.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Reuse Containers for School Supply Storage School teacher supplies can be a challenge to store in a crowded classroom with limited storage space. Empty tennis ball containers which are clear can store office supplies such as paper clips, paper brads, pens, pencils, erasers, etc. These containers can be stored in a cabinet or stacked in a plastic bin. Clorox wipes containers can store supplies; a picture of the item(s) inside the container can be made and put on the outside of the container for identification of the contents. Baby wipe containers can hold crayons, markers, etc. The small containers that "Healthy Choice" deli meats are packaged in can be used for holding crayons, small pair of scissors and a small glue stick and placed in a student's chair bag; a label with the student's name on it can be attached to the top and side of the container. Teachers recycle! If you have container that a teacher might use in the classroom, take it to your local school. Teachers will thank you! By JOSE from TENNESSEE Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34314148.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Warm Stuffed Toys for Bedtime "Kill 2 birds with one stone" in the laundry dept and place a child's favorite medium or large stuffed toy in the dryer to help absorb the moisture. If the dryer load is started before the child's bedtime, at "lights out", the toy comes out of the dryer warm and is even more snuggly and comfy. The laundry could be done so that the dryer load is done when it's bedtime! Source: Due to my own strange perception of the world at large through the laundry room window! By Melody_yesterday from Sedalia, MO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64565674.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Remove Smell From HE Washers Most front loading High Efficiency washers will develop a "smell" every few weeks caused by stale water sitting in the rubber door seal. Instead of buying the expensive tablets sold for this problem, just put a 1/4 cup of regular Vinegar in the wash along with your clothes. Vinegar is a natural cleaner that will not harm your washer, your clothing or the environment. By Freds Tips from Marysville, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf93547457.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Frugal Ways To Fill Your Garden Having beautiful flower beds doesn't have to be just a dream. I have found many frugal ways to fill my gardens with perennials, bushes and trees. Swapping: Everyone has something they are eventually going to divide in the garden to keep them neat and tidy. Contact all of your friends and inquire if they would like to swap some of your perennials that you have divided for something in their garden. Make sure anything you bring home is put in the ground immediately, along with some compost material, water, and fertilizer. Contact your local Gardening Club: Your local club can be a wealth of information and valuable resources! Usually they are working with native plants and flowers and could give you expert advice and also lead you to great plant resources available at a much better price. Your Local Dump: Amazing but true...people throw away some of the nicest plants into the compost heap at the dump. A little loving care for a week or less could show great improvement and soon you will be looking for a home in your garden for them! Grab some compost while you are there, it's normally free! FreeCycle.Org: Place a want ad for perennials, bushes.... anything, in FreeCycle.org. So many people thin their bushes or divide their perennials and this could be a wonderful place to find interesting plants to add to your garden. Ask if anyone is willing to give you cuttings to root or new shoots from bushes so you can give them some tending for your own home gardens. Supermarkets: I like to check out behind big supermarkets as usually once a week they take all of the plants that are drying out and limp and throw them away. Usually you will find them in a heap somewhere out back. I also ask the store manager if I can help myself when they decide to throw away large amounts of plants. Most do not care if you would like them, especially if you are a customer. Local Wildflowers: One of my favorite hobbies is to take walks looking for wonderful native flowers that I can use in my bare spots or in areas of the yard that need fillers. Each state has dozens and dozens of the most gorgeous and underappreciated flowers. The only thing you want to do is find out how evasive they are. Some you may want to plant in places you do not mind the spreading. Most are just perfect in any garden for a natural wildflower addition. Seed Swapping: In the winter I like to do seed swaps with friends and family. Everyone has leftover seeds they did not use the year before and you may have some also. It's a great chance to try your hand in the spring at starting some new varieties. All you need is a place in the sun somewhere in your home to start in early Spring! By Pattie Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41393274.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Clear Drinking Straws in Your African Violet's Pot I repotted my African Violets. Those furry leaves are prone to damage if they rest on the pot rim. I noticed my mom runs tin foil around the rim, but it is unsightly. What I came up with was to use clear drinking straws! You can cut to size, lay it across the pot, and it holds the leaves up and off the rim of the pot. By Linda from Bellevue, N.E Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf20315503.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Freeze Your Fresh Cherries I found myself with many cherries last week. After washing, I put them into snack size bags, and placed them into the freezer. Whenever anyone wanted cherries, they pulled a bag out, either waiting about 10 minutes, or slightly taking off the chill in the microwave. They were excellent! Even sweeter then they were fresh. Just don't let them soften all the way, they become mushy. We ended up freezing all the cherries, preferring them this way, and no worrying about them going bad! By Tracy from Rimbey Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf76150783.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Frugal Kitchen Tool: Rubber Spatula One of the most frugal tools in your kitchen is the rubber spatula. I use it when I have gravies, pasta sauce, etc. You would be shocked at the amounts of sauce, etc are left in the jar after pouring it out By using the rubber spatula you can clean out all the excess clinging to the can or jar. My husband even got him a set of rubber spatulas to clean out paint cans. By DEBRADJ from ILLINOIS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64555543.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Gladwear as a Microwave Pasta Cooker At a recipe site I subscribe to there has been a lot of discussion lately about the various pasta cookers that have been advertised. I use a 5 cup Gladwear container. I fill it half way with water, add 4 oz pasta, put lid on then loosen the lid at one corner. Cook in microwave for four minutes. Remove carefully. I use a folded dish towel and flip the lid off with a fork at the corner I had loosened earlier. Drain and it is ready to use whatever way you like. Why spend money on something special when you can do it without spending any extra money. By Linda from Bloomington, Illinois Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf25580299.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Get Two Uses From Your Celery When purchasing celery, I try to get one that is quite fresh with a good solid base. At home, cut off about 2-3 inches of base of celery. Place this in a bowl with water up about an inch, set on windowsill. Keep the water refreshed every couple of days and soon root sprouts will start to show. When enough for planting put into soil or plant outdoors in garden if summer. This way you get at least two uses from the same purchase, your taking advantage of a recyclable item, and if you want you can let it grow till the size required for kitchen needs or just leave it as it makes for a nice plant. One interesting thing I have found in doing this is the difference of purchasing celery that is just regular or organic. Interestingly the stem that was organic its water stayed cleaner and fresher whereas the regular insecticides does get brownish and will spoil quickly if not refreshed soon enough. I found this very interesting and certainly answered a lot of my questions concerning the stuff that they spray on our foods and put into our livestock! Source: I started doing this about 30 years ago when life was at best frugal. Even then though I started teaching my children the benefits of organic gardening and preserving and reusing wherever possible. By Esther from Yellowknife, NT, Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf80163156.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day On the way back from a Cub Scout meeting, my grandson asked my son the question. 'Dad, I know that babies come from mommies' tummies, but how do they get there in the first place?' he asked innocently. After my son hemmed and hawed awhile, my grandson finally spoke up in disgust. 'You don't have to make something up, Dad. It's OK if you don't know the answer.' Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Where Can I Find Spic and Span Cleaner? I've been searching for Spic and Span to clean floors. I'm not finding it in any of the stores where I shop. Any ideas? Thanks Marylin from Florida Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf54564520.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Wood Stain From Vinyl Siding How do I remove sealer from vinyl siding? I got my brother to help me stain and seal my fence about a month ago. It got all over my house and a small section of my neighbors'. We tried to clean up the stain on the siding with mineral spirits and Goof Off. Now the finish has a nice glossy sheen to it. I would like that gone. I've used Goof Off, mineral spirits, and gasoline. Nothing seems to get the stuff off. It keeps smearing a thin layer of stain. Please help. Carsten from Raleigh Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56563766.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Trimming A Maple Tree We need to trim a maple tree which is three years old. We want to keep it from getting too tall because of nearby wires. Where can we find instructions? Thank you for your help. Donna from Cherry Hill, NJ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf28731885.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Husqvarna Riding Mower Won't Start My 2002 Husqvarna riding mower won't start or roll freely. It is a YTH1746 with Kohler CV490S Crown Series engine. It got harder to start over about a month, I'd charge the battery and it would go. Then it quit starting at all. I replaced the starter. No help. I replaced the ignition switch. No help. I ran a jumper from the battery to the starter, and the starter would spin and turn the engine, but there was no spark that way for the engine to start. If it were a fuse, it wouldn't have failed gradually. I have no manual and don't want to start tearing it apart without some better idea of what I'm doing. Maybe it's the spark plug, but I'll have to start unscrewing things to find that. When it ran, it ran fine. Also, when I pull the lever on the back so I can push, it the transmission is still locked. I can rock it a little, but that is all. What do I try next? I couldn't even get it in the truck to haul to the shop now. Tod from Flemington, WV Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68735283.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Making a Blanket With a Knifty Knitter Looking for a blanket pattern using the Knifty Knitter long loom. Diane from Plover, WI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf98072626.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipes Using Quinoa I was reading someone's blog where she was talking about Quinoa. I think it is a grain that kind of looks like rice. I was wondering if anyone has any good recipes for it? Due to a dairy allergy, I cannot eat milk, cheese, or cream soups. Barbara from Pittsburg, KS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf58027062.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Making Sleeves To Hold Silverware I would like to sew some sleeves to hold my silverware so it does not tarnish. Has anyone made any and what fabric should I use? Rose from Malvern, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf15350322.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Trouble Crocheting Nylon Netting Scrubbies When I try to crochet a pot scrubber with nylon netting it comes out with a totally frayed look from the cut edges. The stitches are not distinct so it is difficult to find the hole for the next stitch. I am looking at a scrubber that I purchased and the stitches are very obvious and it has a very neat look. What am I not doing wrong? Verna from Urbandale, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63299426.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Storing Firewood In Deck Box I have a recreational fireplace in the backyard and was hoping to store some firewood. I purchased a deck box to store the wood, will this work? John Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78447782.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipes For After Bypass Surgery My Dad just had quadruple heart bypass surgery and I know he will need to change his eating habits. I was wondering if anyone could suggest some recipes or recipe books with good recipes suited to his needs? Liz from Tolono, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37383299.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Canning Pimento I am looking for information on canning pimento. Joy from Greensboro, MD Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf95560572.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print How Long Will Shih Tzu's Hair Grow? My Shih Tzu is 11 months and I would like to know if her hair will grow to the ground? And if so, at what age will she be? She is the best baby I have ever had. She comes with me almost everywhere. By the way, I groom her twice a day, is that too much? Her hair is about 2/3 inches off the ground but her beard and whiskers are short. Thanks. I hope you can help me with my question. Maria Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24315447.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print How Much Do Wedding Flowers Cost? I am planning a spring wedding. I need a lot of stuff and I was wondering on the prices for flowers. I need 14 boutonnières and 8 corsages and two center pieces for the church all real and then fake 7 boutonnières. The colors are cornflower blue and yellow and I don't know what flowers I want. Stephanie Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19891051.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Using Wheat Grass Tea Someone gave my mother a big bag of wheat grass tea. The stuff tastes awful! You know what old grass clippings smell like? Well, that's how this stuff tastes! Does anyone know of any other use for this? Plant food, anything? Thanks for any suggestions. Peanut from South Norfolk, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf48581222.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Microwave Coffee Mug Cake Using Cake Mix About a year ago there was a recipe here for a cake made in a coffee mug. Cake (or brownie) mix and some other ingredients were combined in a mug then microwaved. I lost the recipe. I checked through the recipe archive but couldn't find it. I probably had the wrong recipe name. Does anyone still have it? It is NOT the one that was posted last week, this one used a store bought mix. Thanks. Peanut from South Norfolk, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf62082773.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Painting On Leather Clothes How do you paint on leather clothes? What type of paints would I use? Are there specific brands? Can I also use the same ones for denim cloth? Justin from West Orange, NJ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf25056834.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Black Bear Plastic Canvas Pattern Does anyone know where I can get a pattern for a Deer or a Black Bear in Plastic Canvas? Vicky from Canadensis, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf49623589.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Breakfast Casserole Using Ranch Dressing I am trying to find a recipe for a Breakfast casserole with Ranch dressing in it. Thanks. Eileen from CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56222773.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipe For Sheepherders Salt I am looking for a recipe for an old spice mix for seasoning. It was called Sheepherders Salt. Thank you. Eileen from CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17091796.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Homemade Pudding Recipes We use to cook our own pudding a lot when I was a little girl. I know we started with cornstarch, but as the years pass the memories vanish. Could anyone tell me how to make homemade chocolate pudding? I need to use Nestles Quick or Baking Chocolate in it too. I sure would appreciate any help. Signaler from Bellefontaine, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11102480.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Welbilt Bread Machine ABM-100-3 Manual Hi. I was looking for a manual for my bread machine, and was wondering if anyone had one that they could send me a copy or tell me how to find one. I have tried everything and have been unsuccessful. Thanks. Amber Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67880523.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Garlic Smell From Jar Lid I like to keep and reuse glass jars from food products for storage, crafts, etc. I recently used up the last of my bottled garlic and love the jar. The only problem is that the cap still smells strongly of garlic even after hand washing, several dishwasher cycles, soaking in white vinegar, and soaking in lemon juice. Anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell? Thanks! Tracey from Chisholm, MN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57658450.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Riding Lawnmower Won't Stay Running My 20hp Briggs lawnmower hunts up and down and won't idle. It needs choke to keep running. It happened suddenly after I finished mowing one day. Is the carb shot? KJ from Tulsa, OK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf30516059.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What is this plant? Is anyone able to identify this plant for me? It is growing "like a weed"! Thanks, Vivian Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38427377.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Previously House Trained Dog Has Started Peeing in House I got my schipperkee about 4 months ago from the SPCA. I was able to get him to go pee outside. Lately he will poop outside but pee in the house when I am at work. Is there anything that I can spray all over my carpets to deter him from going in the house? Terralei from Sacramento, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf13316411.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml More Reading: E-Cycling Economics By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh The green movement is in full swing, and while it might be great for our planet, it might not be so great for our wallets. A growing concern involves e-cycling, recycling electronic products which seep chemical poisons into the ground beneath the dumps. There is a way to responsibly recycle e-products without breaking the bank. Think of e-cycling as "economic recycling" and save the planet. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19138163.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Gardening Pruning Primer: What and When to Prune By Ellen Brown Knowing what and when to prune is essential to maintaining a healthy and aesthetically pleasing garden. Here are some general guidelines on what to prune and when to prune it. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31014424.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Interactive Coupon Swap! Swap coupons with other ThriftyFun.com users. Seed Swap! Swap seeds with other ThriftyFun.com users.