At 02:46 AM 5/10/96 -0300, you wrote:
>
>        Wonderful stuff, this borax is:  Kills ants in a fairly
>environmentally benign way (though soap is even better, I'll try that IF I
>know where the nests are!);  Cures hollow heart in turnips;  is a necessary
>soil nutrient for alfalfa;  and takes propolis out of Joel's families
>clothes thus furthering marital harmony!
>
 
        There's a darker side to borax, which is why I've wondered about the
"environmentally benign" comments.  It's used to "sterilize" soil, so
_nothing_ will grow there...places like driveways and the like.   Another of
these chemicals that's necessary at one level, but deadly at a higher level.
Use with care.
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John E. Taylor III    (W3ZID)
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