Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: A hint I have found useful for starting plants you want to transplant later is to use coffee or peanut cans that have plastic lids.

Just cut out the bottom of the can, place the plastic lid on and plant. The plant then can be placed in a hole in the ground, and the can slips out.

The same thing can be done for smaller plants, by using empty cottage-cheese or yogurt plastic containers. - Etta Holman, Spokane, Wash.

Dear Heloise: I thought your readers might be interested in a money-saving way to deal with oil spills on garage floors and driveways.

Instead of buying special oil absorbents at auto parts stores, I buy a bag of the cheapest cat-box filler I can find. It works and is much less expensive. - J.C., Wood River, Ill.

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