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Indoor Plants - Evergreens Evergreens are not just seasonal house plants. If taken care of, it's a hearty year-round plant. Sunlight - these trees love light Make sure it gets enough light on each side by rotating it occasionally Water - not too much because these plants need to drain properly A steady indoor temp is important Fertilize with indoor plant food Trim as needed

Rock Salt/Halite vs. Ice Melt/Calcium Chloride

Rock Salt/Halite		Ice Melt/Calcium Chloride
Colorless, white, light or dark blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow, gray (color equals impurity with sodium chloride)		Colorless or white
Temperature to 15-25 degrees F		Temperature to -20 degrees F
Melts ice slower		Melts ice faster, forms brine and generates chemical heat
Surface stays dry		Surface stays wet
Corrosive		Non-corrosive
Harmful to vegetation		Not as harmful to vegetation
Harmful to animals		Harmful to animals
Less expensive and readily available, except during extreme conditions		More expensive

 

The bedroom and bathroom: two rooms in your home that benefit from having plants.

Jade is great in a bedroom because it's usually the coldest room in the house.Jade plants love the sun and dry soil. If you keep a room cooler, it enjoys temps as low as 55 degrees. Want some green in your bathroom? Aloe. It loves the humidity and and use it for first aid when needed. Add some liquid fertilizer to your Chapin sprayer and keep them healthy year-round.