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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

The LDS sell oxygen removing packets for $12/100.  They work great in 
smaller jars where you wouldn't put dry ice.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>


> chemicals I was exposed to as well.  It can be a tough job for those of
> us in the lower ranks who work with toxic substances.  If what you are
> testing doesn't kill you, what you run the tests with can!
>
> A gamma seal lid is a special lid for a 5 gallon bucket.  If you google
> it you will find a bazillion sites that sell them.  If you have a local
> food co-op, you might get them there.  For all I know, Walmart sells
> them now..but I don't know.  I bought mine back in the early 90's.
>
> There is something about bay that repels insects.  I mentioned in
> another post about greenhouse trees that I wanted a bay in there.  Not
> only are they pretty trees, slow growing and well suited for
> greenhouses, but I am hoping that by planting them near the citrus and
> poms will deter whiteflies, aphids, and other pests in the greenhouse.
> Just a theory at this point, but I know it works well here in the house
> with leaves in buckets of flour.
>
> Dry ice is not a sustainable item.  Some grocery stores sell it, I
> understand, but I couldn't tell you where you would find it.  I would
> say check the yellow pages or do a google search.
>
> Leslie wrote:
> > She is a chemist at a mine up in Silver City, NM.  And she said she
> > is chemically sensitive, but I wondered if it was work avoidance,
> > since she is a chemist actively working at a mine......
> >
> >
> > THANKS............. now... more.
> >
> >
> > What is a gamma seal lid?
> >
> > What do bay leaves to as far as weevils?
> >
> > Are you saying you can store storing flour, as in white, wheat or rye
> >  flours using dry ice also?
> >
> > Where do I get dry ice?
> >
> > And, how is dry ice sustainable if TSHTF??? I don't suppose there is
> > a way one can make dry ice at hom
>
>
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