Pest Fighter
A teaspoon of white distilled vinegar for each quart bowl of drinking water helps keep your pet free of fleas and ticks. The ratio of 1 teaspoon to one quart is for a forty-pound animal.
Plant Nutrients
Mix vinegar and water in a ratio of 1:8. Mix a separate solution of sugar and water in a
Keep Flowers Longer
Keep flowers fresh longer. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons white vinegar in a 1-quart vase of water. Trim stems and change water every five days.
Neutralize Garden Lime
Rinse your hands liberally with white distilled vinegar after working with garden lime to avoid rough and flaking skin. Clean pots before repotting, rinse with vinegar to remove excess lime.
Increase Soil Acidity
In hard water areas, add a cup of vinegar to a gallon of tap water for watering acid loving plants like rhododendrons, gardenias or azaleas. The vinegar will release iron in the soil for the plants to use.
Kill Weeds
Spray white distilled vinegar full strength on tops of weeds. Reapply on any new growth until plants have starved.
Kill Grass
To kill grass on sidewalks and driveways, pour full strength white distilled vinegar on it.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Stubborn stains can be removed from the toilet by cleaning with white distilled vinegar and brushing vigorously. The bowl may be deodorized by adding 3 cups of white distilled vinegar. Allow it to remain for a half hour, then flush.
Shower Doors
Rub down shower doors with a sponge soaked in white distilled vinegar to remove soap residue.
Bathtub Film
Bathtub film can be removed by wiping with white distilled vinegar and then with soda. Rinse clean with water.