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This article from Mother Earth News provides various tips and ideas from readers on a range of topics. Some of the ideas include building a cardboard solar oven, using a yellow mustard bottle to trap insects, repurposing clothing to create longer sleeves, using kid-sized rakes as salad tongs, and using a soft bristle brush to remove dried apple slices from dehydrator trays. Other ideas include using decaying plants to control slugs, creating a slanted cucumber trellis, building a sensory play table for toddlers, setting up a water storage system for irrigation, creating a garden workstation, installing an automatic gate closer, and using a charcoal chimney starter as a rocket stove alternative. [Extracted from the article]