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Helping Mother Earth

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By Brenda Lee Lord-HingerPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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If everyone of us humans came up with an idea-plan to aid our planet with cleansing, purifying, and restoring; what would your idea be?

How about going green!

Going green seems to be a very practical way to clean our environment. Perhaps start by getting rid of toxic household cleaners, and replacing them with pure green products. Which are also much better for our health. So it’s a win win.

We can go another step further by not using harmful sprays on our veggie gardens and wild plant life.

There are natural and DIY pesticides that are affective in aiding our gardens and crops of harmful critters. We are encouraged to try homemade herbicides, which are healthier for us, for our soil, and for the local waterways.

We have learned throughout the years that strong chemical herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides can end up polluting our drinking water, our ground water, and our surface water. It is so important to give much thought and consideration to the long term effects of using them.

The most environmentally friendly way to rid weeds is by pulling them up, dig out the roots, let them dry in the sun, and then add them to a compost or mulch pile.

That sounds great right; however, it is time consuming and can be bothersome on the back. So how about trying these methods:

Drench weeds with boiling water-

Boil water on your stove and then pour it over the leaves and stems of the weeds that you don’t want. It is also an excellent way of destroying weeds in sidewalk and driveway cracks.

Flame and heat-

Apply heat to weeds by using a flame-weeder tool. This you can purchase from most home and garden stores. Apply flame and heat directly to the weeds. Please use extra precautions with this method. We don’t want to start any fires.

Douse with table salt-

Mixture: Dissolve 1 part salt in 8 parts hot water. For stronger solution try 1 part salt to 3 part water. Then pour into spray bottle. It is important to apply directly to the leaves of weeds, and not to soak the soil with the salt. Especially in garden beds with other more desirable plants.

spray with white vinegar-

Applying this common household item to weed leaves will kill them off. The vinegar can be applied by spraying full strength, but be careful to minimize any overspray on garden plants and nearby soil.

How else can we help Mother Earth with Cleansing and restoring our environment?

Eco-Clothes

When we think of pollution, we normally think of big oil companies and smog from coal mines. But the truth is the fast fashion industry is one of the central polluting industries in the world.

Not only is clothing production harmful to our planet 🌎 but the process also kills thousands of farmers and producers each year due to chemicals and waste. (according to green apparel for a better world).

Thank goodness the brand industries are becoming aware of our environmental situation, and are now doing their part by introducing clothing that is made by utilizing eco-friendly production methods.

This includes low-pack dying, up cycling natural materials, and growing organic pesticide-free cotton.

The clothing industry now introduces eco-brands such as: Boden, Pact, Organic Basics, Vetta, People Tree, tentree, Thought Clothing, Two Days Off, Soluna Collective, Back Beat CO, and United by Blue.

In purchasing clothing from these retailers is another way that we can personally protect our planets environment. At the same time we are supporting industries that are doing their best in making a positive impact on our beautiful earth.

By Brenda Lee Lord-Hinger

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