a bag of potatoes went REALLY bad in my cupboard and it has a rough wood bottom, well, the leaky mess absorbed into the wood and now stinks pretty bad!
YUCK!
what can i put into the cupboard to absorb the odor???
thanks!
2006-11-26 14:09:59 · 15 answers · asked by joey322 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
as long as its not something else that will rot easily like veggies or bananas...
The following items MAY work...
- Dried Citrus Fruits
- Perfume
- Deodorant
- Charcoal
- Baking Soda
- Cinnamon
- Flour
- Baby Powder
And a little note! please dun place more potatoes!!! It will make it even worse, since the "rotting agents" are still present in ur cupboard, that will rot ur new potatoes away..
Oh ya.. a little more tip for you... The black stuffs created by the rotting potatoes are in fact quite fertile for plants, feel free to scrap it up and throw it to the plants around u!!!
2006-11-26 14:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by kelvin low 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put a box of open baking soda in your cupboard. You could also take white vinegar and pour in the wood. The vinegar will smell for awhile but it disappears. Good Luck!
2006-11-26 15:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by Carol H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really doubt it's a slice of potato.... potatoes do, however, absorb excess salt if you over salt something you're cooking. Maybe that was what you were thinking of with the potato? Another slice of potato in your cupboard would just rot again and perpetuate the rotten smell. Good luck!
2006-11-26 15:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by jesinavy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sprinkle baking soda on the wood and let it sit. Then once you've done that, try dabbing some orange oil (wood cleaner) - the oily one into the spot. As for a slice of potato, that is used to soak up too much salt in a pot of soup or stew. ;)
2006-11-26 14:19:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
put a box of baking soda in the cupboard, wash the shelf with wite vinegar first.
2006-11-26 19:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put an open box of baking soda in the cupboard... it'll help
2006-11-26 14:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by Free Bird 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sprinkle baking soda and let it sit for a day or so...then wipe off and place a news papers on the bottom, I had the experience once and work wonders for me
2006-11-26 15:04:44 · answer #7 · answered by Rosie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
baking soda will absorb the odor.
2006-11-26 14:15:10 · answer #8 · answered by aloneathome 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
baking soda, or even cat litter should soak up the odor, you might need to apply and sweep up more than once.
2006-11-26 15:07:03 · answer #9 · answered by bravodog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
actually if you just light a match in that area then they will go away, but make sure you remove the potatoes because then the smell will keep on comin' back!
2006-11-26 14:12:27 · answer #10 · answered by Kitty 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋