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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1969
Page
8
The article explains renting tools as a practical solution for occasional needs, listing prices from A to Z Rental and other suppliers. It notes use-it-when-needed timing to avoid idle days, plus adds storage ideas for garages and sheds including shelves, racks, hole boards, and bike storage to maximize space.
The article argues homeowners live in garages for storage due to shrinking spaces in new houses. It notes crawl spaces replace basements, headroom limits in modern garages, and raises reliance on garage storage solutions. Stanley Schuler’s book The Complete Book of Closets and Storage offers ideas to maximize garage, basement, and attic storage.
Oil stains on concrete after a crankcase leak can be tackled with a home paste made from one pound trisodium phosphate in a gallon of water and whiting. Apply a half inch thick paste, let dry at least 24 hours, then rinse with water. Repeat if needed and use multiple batches if stains persist.
A 96 page illustrated garden book surveys plant behavior and home experiments. It covers hours of bloom like Four O Clock, motion responses such as heliotropism and phototropism, and partnerships like roses with garlic. Electroculture and sound effects are noted as growth influencers.
A new book by Ware T. Budlong titled Performing Plants showcases garden plants that move respond to touch or gravity and even can be anesthetized with chloroform. Sketches by Grambs Miller illustrate luminous mushrooms pitcher plants and carnivorous species. The author provides seed sources and historical notes including Mimosa pudica the sensitive plant and other engines of plant motion like the telegraph plant and gas plant.
York County Extension Service outlines simple spray mixes for trees shrubs gardens and fruit. It explains how poison ivy Rhus radicans looks and spreads, and advises on persistent pulling or chemical control with aminotriazole ammonium sulfamate and related products. Prevention precautions include avoiding contact with treated plants and safely disposing of vines.
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