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Now nothing will get confused. Method for storing sewing thread in a PET bottle

When storing threads in a box, they constantly unwind and get tangled. As a result, it takes a long time to untie the knots. If you switch to storing threads in a bottle, you won’t have any more problems with them.

How to get an early potato harvest

Sprouting potatoes is a reliable way to speed up the harvest. Therefore, if you like “young” potatoes, be sure to use the following simple method, which consists of germinating and planting seeds early.

The stove is like new. How to clean the oven, burners and grate from dried carbon deposits

Nobody likes to wash the oven or burners, so due to infrequent cleaning, they become covered with an impenetrable layer of soot and dried-on grease that no scraper can handle. In this regard, you need to use very effective household chemicals.

If you store garlic this way, not a single head will spoil until the next harvest.

A common problem is that already from mid-winter half of the garlic turns into dust, rots or sprouts. As a result, it would seem that with large reserves in the fall, in the spring you have to buy more garlic in the store. If you store your harvest

A 100% way to preserve cabbage until the next harvest in the cellar, basement, attic or balcony

Cabbage collected from the garden or purchased during the season at a normal price can last until the next harvest without any problems. To do this, you just need to properly prepare it for storage.

Throw in a homemade bag and the toilet shines and smells fragrant for a long time

Toilet bowl refreshing tablets are a good thing, but you can do without them by using a homemade product. A self-made analogue is 10 times cheaper, but it works just as well.

How to reduce the diameter of a steel bar without a lathe

If for any work it is necessary to use rods of non-standard diameter, you can make a special calibration tool to adjust thicker workpieces to the required size. With him it will take a matter of seconds, not

A quick way to slice cabbage thinly and beautifully

Cabbage, cut with a regular or shredding knife, turns out to be quite large. If you boil, stew or marinate it, it will soften and this will not be a problem. When cabbage is added to a salad raw, it is better to chop it very

How to make a simple bearing puller in 5 minutes

In the absence of a specialized puller, when dismantling bearings you have to use every possible trick. Sometimes knee-jerk work ends in the destruction of the bearing or deformation of the shaft from which it is knocked off. To avoid such

How to fill a large weld seam

When performing welding work, it may be necessary to fill a fairly wide seam. For a non-professional welder, this is an almost impossible task. In fact, everything is not so difficult if you use one trick.

A reliable method of storing carrots and beets that has been proven over the years

Properly prepared carrots and beets can last without problems until the next harvest. If they are simply thrown into a heap in a cellar or basement, then the supplies begin to rot. To preserve 100% of your harvest, try this method.

How to straighten any shaped PET bottles

Smooth plastic bottles are the best to unravel into ribbons, but with curly ones, difficulties arise. To avoid this, they can be straightened, removing all the relief. To do this you need to make one simple device.

How to pull out a concrete pillar with a jack

Right in the middle of summer cottages you can find old, de-energized concrete power line poles, which energy companies have no intention of removing. In this case, all worries about their removal fall on the shoulders of the site owners. Mainly the problem

How not to leave the forest without mushrooms. Advice from a professional mycologist

To collect full baskets of mushrooms, you have to comb hectares of forest. This makes your legs and back tired and wastes a lot of time. In fact, mycologists have long identified the places where mushrooms grow at every step. Knowing these secrets, you can immediately

How to organize the storage of garden tools so that it is pleasant to look at

For organized storage of garden tools, you can make a rack from the remaining scraps of sewer pipe and boards. With it, each tool will be in its place, and you won’t have to look for it for a long time.

How to easily replace a broken zipper slider

This method of repairing a zipper is as simple as a corner. Even a person who does not have such skills can cope with it. Moreover, it is suitable both for repairing zippers on the pockets of a bag or backpack, and for repairing shoes. In this specific

How and with what to quickly repair holes in slate so as not to have to redo it later

After an abnormal hail storm or falling branches, holes and cracks appear on the slate, through which water then leaks. If completely re-covering a damaged roof is not an option, then you can very quickly seal the holes with repair waterproof

8 signs that will help you choose a sugar watermelon with almost 100% probability

To buy a ripe and very sweet watermelon, you should use several proven tips when choosing it. The more requirements it meets, the tastier and more sugary it will be.

You will forget about flies if you make this flytrap from a PET bottle in 5 minutes

If there are a lot of flies in the room where animals are kept, their number can be significantly reduced by placing homemade flytraps. You can make one such trap in 1-2 minutes, and it can work almost forever.

After this home cleaning, your spoons and forks will shine like new.

It is extremely difficult to remove brown deposits and indelible dirt on the handles of cutlery. Regular detergent is useless in this regard. You can restore the cleanliness and shine of forks and spoons by boiling them in a solution of soda and salt.

How to make young trees bear fruit

If young fruit trees still do not begin to bear fruit, then it is necessary to do some simple pruning of the branches. After it, the next year the garden will bloom and produce the first fruits. This method will also help stimulate an adult tree if it

The chef shows how chicken is cut in the best restaurants

To make a chicken dish tasty and beautiful, you need not only to use an excellent recipe, but also to properly cut the carcass into neat pieces. If you have a sharp knife, this is not at all difficult.

Hidden, extremely useful features of WhatsApp that not everyone knows about

Millions of people communicate every day and most often use various applications in the form of instant messengers for these purposes. One such application is WhatsApp. And, despite the fact that many users have been using it for a long time

How to choose the perfect watermelon with 100% probability, advice from an agronomist who knows his business

When buying, you want to select the sweetest and most ripe watermelon possible, which is not always possible. Popular tips for determining ripeness often contradict each other, or only work on certain varieties. Let's consider why

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