Acidic soil can take a long time to really balance out. This can be done by mixing limestone (or garden preparations with limestone in them) in with your soil. Add limestone in fall every year for a few years and you should notice an improvement. Unfortunately, most of the eastern half of the US has acidic soil. This doesn't necessarily mean your soil won't support fruit trees, but it may benefit from being amended with limestone. Sometimes referred to as “alkaline soil,” soil like this is found in much of the central and southwestern US. Add a soil conditioner to your dirt, like one containing sulfur or gypsum.  Soil conditioners are available at most hardware stores and home centers. Try Sphagnum peat moss as an organic alternative. If you have access to compost materials, apply these regularly to decrease alkalinity. Take readings as you balance to make sure you don't make the soil too acidic. It's very easy to overload the root systems of fruit trees. Their roots are sensitive to direct exposure to fertilizer. Never add fertilizer or manure directly to the hole in which you'll be planting a fruit tree.  Fertilize from the top of the soil after the first pruning of the season and as close before budding as possible. If you tree starts budding sooner than expected, you can still fertilize up through June. Late summer and fall will put trees at risk of frost damage. Nitrogen will make your trees grow in a way that will require more pruning but will actually decrease fruit bearing wood. Each tree will have its own unique needs, but most fruit trees require high phosphorus, potash, and iron.

Summary: Reduce soil acidity when necessary. Raise the pH of soil that's too basic. Avoid fertilizing before planting. Use nitrogen light fertilizers for established trees.


To keep your shoes smelling fresh, don't forget to clean inside! After removing the insoles, spray them with a deodorizing cleanser to kill any odor-causing bacteria. You can also spray a rag and wipe the interior of your shoe to combat any lingering odor. Allow your shoes and the insoles to air dry.  Lysol or Febreze are both cleaners that eliminate odor-causing bacteria. If you would prefer a natural option, you can use tea tree oil or other essential oil. Place several drops of tea tree oil onto a rag and wipe the interior of the shoe. For tough odors, add several drops to a paper towel and leave inside the shoe overnight. Tea tree oil is thought to have antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. Carefully wipe the leather stripes on the shoe's exterior with a rag to remove dirt. Make sure to avoid smearing dirt onto the suede sections of your shoes. If your rag gets dirty, use a fresh rag and continue cleaning. This will help ensure that dirt doesn't accidentally come in contact with the suede.  For stubborn dirt or mud, use a mild detergent diluted with water to dampen your rag. Avoid applying leather cleaner to the stripes as it may damage nearby suede. Dirt may have also accumulated around the external rim of the shoe's sole. Dampen a rag with a diluted detergent mixture to wipe away the dirt. You can use an old toothbrush to scrub away any dry or caked on dirt stuck to the rubber sole. After cleaning the leather, use a shoe brush or dry rag to go over the entire shoe once more. This will smooth out any rough areas caused by the spot treatments, leaving a smooth, uniform look.

Summary: Remove the shoe insoles and deodorize the shoe's interior. Wipe leather parts with a rag dampened with water. Use a rag dampened with a diluted cleaning solution to clean the bottom of the shoes. Brush the entire shoe for a uniform texture.


. Once you have completed your experiment, you will be able to analyze the data. You will either find trends that are consistent with your hypothesis, inconsistent with your hypothesis, or no trend at all. Inconsistent trends, or no trends, will disprove your hypothesis.  Looking at the receipts from each store would allow you to analyze how money was spent during the experiment. If your hypothesis constantly makes accurate predictions, it may become a theory. The data and trends will allow you to draw conclusions about your hypothesis. Sometimes, this will be easiest to express in words, and other times it is more suitable to use graphs or charts to summarize your conclusions. Either way, it is important to keep in mind that even if your hypothesis gave predictions consistent with this experiment, it is still a falsifiable hypothesis. You could summarize the conclusions of your shopping experiment by entering the totals you spent at each store into a spreadsheet and generating a graph from the data. This would make it easy to see if Store A or Store B saved you money. For an experiment or a result to be scientific in nature, it must be replicable. You, or someone else, must be able to reproduce the same results each time you do the experiment. If your results cannot be replicated, then your hypothesis is not supported. If you go to the Store B and save money one time, but do not save money consistently when going to Store B, your results are not replicable. Additional versions of the experiment can be carried out by yourself or by someone else. The scientific method is designed so that anyone can get the same results when doing any experiment, given that they are knowledgeable about the procedures. The more times your hypothesis is supported, the stronger it becomes. You can replicate the store experiment by going to both stores multiple times and comparing your results. You could also have a friend go to both stores and analyze their data.

Summary: Analyze experimental data Make conclusions based on the data. Replicate the experiment. Share your experiment and results with others.


Although the decision may not be easy, one person will likely need to leave the house or apartment as soon as possible.  It may not be clear as to who should leave, so have an open and honest discussion about the facts and logistics of the move and who is most suited for it.  Try to stay as objective as you can while you work to decide who will leave. If you are able, consider volunteering to be the one who moves to make the choice easier. Sometimes issues may prevent someone from leaving the house or apartment.  These issues are usually financial in nature.  If this is the case, plan as best you can and work with the other person to make the living situation as comfortable as possible. In order to make the decision final, both parties will need to decide on an exact date that the move-out will happen either by or on.  Setting this date will help keep the process moving and will make the move-out easier.  Decide together which time-frames work best for both of you. Finalize a date that the move-out must happen either on or by. Stick to this date and work to make it happen. Before the move-out date arrives, you will need to make sure that the process is on schedule.  Since you have both agreed upon an exact move-out date, it will help the process of breaking up if both parties stick to this date.  Make sure you have both properly planned for the move-out and that everything is set up to make the process as smooth as can be.  If you are the one moving out you will have to look for a new place to live, locate any roommates if needed, and start planning the packing and moving of your personal items. If your partner is moving-out, make sure that you are able to afford your current place of residence alone or start looking for roommates if you cannot.
Summary: Decide who will leave. Set the date. Make the move.