Try this easier way to open bottles
Dear Heloise: This is to add to Karen from Michigan’s suggestion about recycling toilet paper rolls. I reuse them by cutting the rolls in half and standing them upright in the bottom of a plastic ice-cream bucket. Next, I add potting soil until it reaches the tops of the shortened rolls. After moistening the soil, I plant one vegetable seed in each roll. When the seedlings are large enough to transplant, and weather permits, I plant them directly in the garden -- cardboard roll and all. There’s no need to remove the seedling from the roll. This method keeps the roots from being ...