INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The best way to keep your room clean and tidy is to work on it a little bit every day. Set aside a few minutes to make your bed, pick up any clothes that didn’t make it to the hamper, and throw any loose trash in your wastebasket. Take a look around and tidy up any other objects that are out of place. Make time to sweep or vacuum occasionally, and don’t forget to take out the trash! If you ever eat in your room, make sure to bring any used dishes, cups, and utensils back to the kitchen.

SUMMARY: Start a daily tidying routine.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Space each plant between 18–24 inches (45.7–61.0 cm) apart, and insert stakes to help the plant stand up if necessary.  This is the same process if you grow your peppers from seeds or if you transplant a store-bought pepper plant. Plant the peppers as deep in the garden soil as they were in the pots. Space rows of peppers about 10–15 inches (25.4–38.1 cm) apart. The soil can be dry at times, but pepper plants will produce the largest, most succulent fruit when watered regularly. Give the plant enough water to moisten the soil down to the roots. This will add nutrients that help the peppers to grow, and help to block out some weeds from taking root immediately.  Straw and grass clippings make great mulch for pepper plants. Add a layer about two inches thick to all of the soil between and around each pepper plant. If weeds pop up through the mulch, pull them gently by hand to avoid damaging the roots of the pepper plants. Weeds compete with your plants for space and nutrients and therefore should be removed from the planting area. Slow growth or the appearance of pale leaves are indicators that your pepper plants need fertilizing. Choose a high nitrogen fertilizer such as fish emulsion or compost tea and spread an even coating over the planting area. Follow the directions on your fertilizer bottle, and water before you fertilize so you don’t get run-off fertilizer. Usually, peppers take around two months to mature enough to be harvested. To encourage your pepper plant to keep producing early in the season, harvest your peppers just before peak ripeness.  Later on in the season when your plant is nearing the end of the production season, however, you can allow them to mature a bit longer before harvesting. The richer the color, the riper the fruit. Cut the pepper at the top of the stem. Pulling on your peppers can damage the fragile stalks and roots. If you are expecting a frost, be sure to pick all of the fruit, even if it is a bit under-ripe. A frost will damage any leftover fruit.

SUMMARY: Plant your peppers. Water the plants regularly. Add mulch to the soil. Pull any weeds by hand. Fertilize your pepper plants if necessary. Harvest your peppers! Finished.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you are working on a fresh stain, you should try to absorb as much ink as possible. Before blotting the stain, place a white cloth or rag underneath the stained portion of the garment. This will prevent the stain from spreading to the back of the garment while you attempt to remove it. Use a white cloth to ensure that the color of the cloth doesn’t lift and further stain the garment you’re working on.

SUMMARY: Place a cloth underneath the stain.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Keep air and bacteria out as much as possible. A jar with a spring-top lid works well, as it is very airtight. Refrigerate this gel for a much longer shelf life. If you make a lot at once, you can store some in the freezer for up to 6 months. Put a few spoonfuls into a small squeeze bottle to use for a couple of days at a time. It's easier to apply to your hair, and you're not introducing bacteria to the main gel with your hands. Plus, if you forget and leave this jar out, you've only wasted a little gel. You should be able to tell easily if the gel isn't good anymore. It will have a bad, off-putting smell that will overpower the essential oils. If it smells rotten, it's time to toss the gel and make more.  If you find you can't use all the gel before it goes bad, try making it in smaller batches.  It can last as long as 2 months.

SUMMARY:
Pour the mixture into an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator. Portion out a little at a time into a small squeeze bottle. Smell the gel every time you open it to see if it's gone bad.