HOME REMEDIES
Glue remover for home bottling
Thrifty smallholders keep a variety of bottles in preparation for the summer bottling season . However , it ' s often hard to get rid of the glue from the original label . Here ' s an easy solution . Ingredients : ❑ 1 Part vegetable oil ❑ 1 Part bicarbonate of soda Soak your jar / container in soapy water to allow the paper label itself to lift off and pull away . Peel it off . ( Alternatively : Apply heat with a blow dryer to melt and soften the residue and peel the label off with the back of a kitchen knife ) ❑ Mix the oil and baking soda in the amount required to cover the leftover sticky residue on the surface .
❑ Apply the mixture to the residue with a non-scratch scrubber , then let the paste mixture soak into the sticky spots for 10 minutes at minimum . I recommend 15 to be safe ! ❑ Wet a cloth with warm
ROOTING
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into the honey mixture and then stick them into your selected potting medium . You might use potting soil , vermiculite or a mix of your own soil with river sand and compost . Poke a hole for each cutting with a pencil or your finger for insertion , making sure to keep your soil moist . If desired , you may cover with ventilated plastic . When rooting in water , put your cutting directly into the water immediately following water and wipe off the mixture . ❑ Wash the jar / container with regular soap and water . You ' re ready to sterilise the bottle and fill it with your home produce .
its placement in the honey . Once all of your cuttings have been dipped and placed into their potting medium , simply wait for your cuttings to begin rooting , which should be within a week or so , when you can plant them out in your garden . Other natural rooting hormones can be found in your own saliva , but that ' s not practical except for one or two cuttings . You can also try apple cider vinegar , cinnamon or aspirin crushed and mixed with water .
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