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Keep picture nails from damaging wallBefore driving a nail into the wall, put a piece of tape on the wall at the site. This will prevent the paint from peeling off if you have to remove the nail, and it will prevent wallboards from cracking too.
Keep screws handyWhen doing household repairs, place loose screws, nuts, and bolts directly on a piece of transparent tape so they won't roll around and get lost. Stick some double-sided tape on your workbench and use it to hold screws and such in place while you're working on a project.
Mend a broken plant stemUse transparent tape to add support to a broken plant stem. Just wrap the stem in tape at the damaged area and leave the tape on until it mends. The taped plant will keep growing as long as moisture can continue to travel up the stem.
Make a seed stripMake your own seed strip to create perfectly straight rows in your garden with almost no effort. Sprinkle some seeds on a piece of wax paper and use your fingers to arrange and align them. After removing the excess, take a strip of transparent tape and place it over the seeds. Then just bury the tape in the garden and you will soon have perfect rows.
Catch cricket invadersIf noisy crickets have invaded your basement or garage, try trapping them with packaging tape. Take a strip of the tape and place on the floor, sticky side up. Later, just release your catch into the wild or feed them to a cricket-eating pet.
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