Home & Garden - 27 July 2007

I'm not looking to get into a debate of whether or not tap water in the US is safe or not! Please don't reply to tell me the water is ok...

I live in central PA and they're switching their water systems from using chlorine (which I wasn't thrilled about to begin with) to "chloramine".. Now all I drink is tap water and because of the medicine I'm on, I drink a LOT of it! We're also looking into having children and it would be an EXTREMELY high risk pregnancy, so It's really important to me to have out all excess chemicals as much as possible. (Heck I'm more worried about the chemicals than the bacteria now, thanks to the water company!)

However, we're also on a budget! What's the cheapest EFFECTIVE way to filter water- the kind that attaches to a faucet, the pitcher type, or is my best bet to stick with bottled water for drinking instead of playing with filters?

2007-07-27 00:46:08 · 4 answers · asked by DrkLashes 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-27 00:40:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-07-27 00:38:58 · 19 answers · asked by kim 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-07-27 00:25:56 · 14 answers · asked by Claire 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I recently transplanted a reasonably healthy plant into a larger pot, because it was going to outgrow the old one.

The soil I originally had it in was normal Miracle Grow potting soil. The NEW pot meant I had to add the only soil I had laying around-- Moisture Control potting soil.

So, as you can imagine, the old soil sits in the middle while the Moisture Control soil surrounds the old stuff around and underneath.

Since the transplant two weeks ago, my plant has been getting worse and worse, molting leaves and looking sad.

To all the horticulturists out there: Could this mixture of soils be causing my plant distress? Is the law of Osmosis causing water to soak over to the the edges of the pot while the plant gets deprived?

Or should I not be worried? My plant is lookin' awfully sad, though...

2007-07-27 00:19:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-27 00:16:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I am considering using this product, but would like more information of it, other than whats snown on the infommercial, thanks.

2007-07-27 00:09:43 · 1 answers · asked by Because I'm Grown & Sexy! 2 in Garden & Landscape

We bought a new home and having the carpet installed ourselves. We have this one room that is huge with cathedral ceilings and 3 seperate 8 feet windows. As for the carept, I found a dark beige berber with dark brown, light green specs in it. The railings and hardwood in the house are brown, green grey. o.k. so the carpet has squares in it. Do you think it would look too busy for this room?

2007-07-27 00:09:41 · 4 answers · asked by Laurience 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

i want to hang it in cupboard lol so i can see what clothes i putting on.
i have a socket in the cupboard i can plug it into.
it is 2ft long 18w if so what amp would plug be?

2007-07-27 00:02:36 · 10 answers · asked by dougie 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)