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If im the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills News For The Home Owner And Home Buyer Black plastic handy for killing unwai The following Is In answer to one of the questions being asked by By the side of my house I have flowen which come op each year They are lovely but during the past two years weeds and grass come up the flowen Is there anything I could pour on the entire roots of all plants ana weeds kill them so they will in the summer j use salt and hot water for grass between cement blocks but I believe something stronger will be needed in this case A Your best bet in a situation of this kind Is to use Mick plastic Coverthe entire area with black plastic Black and plants of black plastic feet costs about The plastic will need anchoring either by inserting the edges In a shallow trench or by placing soil or rocks on it to keep it tram blowing Strips of clastic can be overlapped or trenched close together to minimize the weed problem at the Joints After the plastic Is put down pine bark or gravel can be spread over It to improve the appearance The problem with killing the plants with chemicals is that other weeds will soon take their place unless something Is used strong enough to sterilize the soil for a long period of time and that could be risky Friends of ours have a California privet hedge which they prune back each spring Could these cuttings rooted Mrs A A privet hedge is easy to establish from cuttings It can be a successful doityourself project even for a beginner who has never rooted anything before Privet probably la used more than any other type of plant for clipped hedges throughout the United States There la a variety suitable for almost every climate tone It Is fast growing good for sun or shade will survive in poor soil and Is not bothered by most plant diseases or insects Early summer is one of the best times of the year to plant privet cuttings They should be softwood cuttings this years new growth Get them Into water or between moist paper as quickly as possible to keep them from drying out Cuttings six Inches long arc planted in a sunny place shade them until roots have developed DIG A HOLE about six in ches deep for each cutting Fill the holes with a mixture of good soil and sand half and half The purpose of the sand Is to provide good drainage Vermlcullte can be substituted for sand It la available at moat large garden centers Three inches of the steam goes into the ground Keep as many leaves as possible on the aboveground part and remove those from the bottom part It helps to use a root promoting hormone such as but It Isnt essential It speeds root formation can be purchased at a garden center Follow directions on the label for use Water the cuttings often enough perhaps daily to keep the soil from drying out If you can find enough glass Jars to put one over each cutting It will not be necessary water as often IT IS A GOOD Idea to put two or three times as ma cuttings as you need becati some of hem may not This happens even professionals The cuttings should be Danson announces new program Urban Affairs Minister has an nounced that the price celling on new homes eligible for grants or loans under the new Federal Government bousing program will be raised in the Oakvllle- Toronto and Vancouver areas Specific changes to the legislation will be made shortly but In speaking to delegates at the Liberal convention Danson said he recognized the ceilings set at were too in light of the existing market conditions Tentative increases In the minimum amount for eligibility were pegged at and this would allow a far larger number of people to take advantage of the government system Before he announced the changes Danson classed homes In the OakvOlc area at Ml 000 or under as eligible for grants The cabinet minister said the loans would go to those buying first homes which were moderato in price pricing came In at for Toronto and around for bouses In smaller town rural areas One instigator of the change was a Vance Liberal delegate formed that lota alone In some British Columbia bringing In or This weeks conservation tips Dos and donts for yoi The biggest user of energy In the kitchen is usually electric You can economize and still turn out delicious meals THE OVEN Using he oven rather than several elements saves energy because once the oven reaches the required heat It shuts off and cocks with stored heal Elements on the other hand are always on plan meals With a little forethought meals can be planned to save energy How about a total oven meal- casserole baked potatoes and baked apple dessert If you have several Items that usually cook at different tem peratures select the average temperature and remove each Its done Multiple meals Cook a quantity of one meal another day as soon as it has cooled to room temperature Youll save energy and money Keep the door closed The more quickly you can put an Item Into a hot oven the less beat be lost Did you know that each time you open the door you lose about percent of the heat thats inside Dont peek Dont use the oven for small Jobs If youre toasting or broiling use a smaller appliance such as a toaster or fry pan Remember that toasting bread In the oven takes three times more energy In a popup toaster Dont unless necessary Usually pre heating la a waste of for cakes and pastries items that will be cooking for more than an hour do not need a oven And settinge oven tem perature higher than required wont make the oven beat up more quickly Use glass baking dishes Glass or glass ceramic baking dishes transfer heat more efficiently than metal and let you set the temperature about Fahrenheit degrees Celsius degrees lower Thaw frozen foods Most frozen foods especially meat should be thawed before cooking Do it In the refrigerator to avoid bacteria buildup Cooking frozen foods takes longer and uses more energy Take meat out of the rfrigerator about an hour before cooking time to warm up but be sure lo keep It covered Turn down heat near the end If youre cooking a roost you can save energy by turning off the heat about 30 minutes before its finished The remaining heat should be enough to finish the Job Check oven temperature At least once a year and preferably more often check the temperature of your oven with a thermometer Youll make sure that the dial is accurate and that youre not wasting energy Warming with stored heat You can easily warm some Itemsbuns or retained oven heat after the main meal Is cooked Now do you really need an electric bun warmer Dont supplemental heat The oven is an expensive and Inefficient way to warm the kitchen If you need more heat a small space heater makes more sense ELEMENTS Here are some ways to save on the top of the stove Pols and pans Buy pots and pans that are bright and shiny with straight sides and flat bottoms and tightly fitting lids Your food will cook more oulcklv more evenly and more economically Does the pot fit The bottom of cover the element entirely but not extend more than one Inch beyond the outer ring of the element Dont drown the beans When youre cooking any vegetable use only a small amount of water You dont even have to cover all the vegetables with water the steam will cook them Use minimum heat Once water Is boiling urn that boiling A higher setting only creates more steam and doesnt speed up the cooking Double boiler Use a double boiler for vegeucies sauces and heating cold foods One element Instead of two A pressure cooker Is a good fuel saver Use it for stews soups pot roasts and almost all your vegetables A vegetable steamer Is another good Idea This small collapsible metal basket folds or expands to fit most saucepans Very little energy- Is needed to steam food Turn off heat- Another way to save la to turn off electric burners two or three minutes before the end of the proper cooking time The elements will stay hot and food will continue to cook