Heathers will either bloom in the winter or the summer, but it's recommended to keep any past blooms attached throughout the winter to protect the roots. Start pruning after the risk of frost has passed so the stems of your heathers do not suffer any damage. You can prune summer blooms in the fall if you live in a warmer climate. Winter heathers are cut after they have bloomed, while summer blooms are being cut before they start to grow. If you live in the United States, you can use your ZIP code to estimate the last expected frost date in your area here: https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/ Opt for shears that have a spring in them so it is less stressful on your hands. If you want to have more control over which blooms you cut, hold the bloom with your non-dominant hand and make a cut with hand shears. Make sure your shears are sharp before you use them so you can make the cleanest cut. Long-handled shears will work best. Hold the hedges shears near the ends of the handle to control them the easiest. Open and close the shears so they make a snapping noise with each cut. Hedge shears can be purchased at garden and home care stores. For added grip, wear gardening gloves while you use the hedge shears. Rub your shears with a cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol to clean them. Repeating this process before and after each plant will prevent the spread of any disease or fungus. You can also make a cleaning solution using 9 parts water and 1 part chlorine bleach. Soak the shears for 30 minutes before drying them off and using them. Heathers are resilient to most common plant diseases, but it's still good practice to clean your gardening tools.
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One-sentence summary -- Prune annually in the early spring after the last frost. Use hand shears for smaller heathers. Shape large beds of heather with hedge shears. Disinfect your shears with rubbing alcohol before and after each plant.

If you do not have heat-shrink bags and are using manually applied film, use the steps in the guide "Preparing to Shrink-Wrap Using Manually Applied Film" below. Make sure that the bag is snug over the pallet and items. It does not need to be tight, but it shouldn't be too loose. Tuck the excess plastic at the bottom of the bag around the corners and edges of the pallet. Starting at the base, use your heat or shrink gun (or hairdryer, though it will be less secure and look less professional) to heat the plastic and cause it to shrink to the pallet and its items. As each heat or shrink gun will have different operating and safety guidelines, be sure to follow their included instructions. A video guide including this step is attached at the bottom of this guide. After the base is secure, use your heating implement to secure the top of the bag to the items. Once the base and top are secure, use a slow back-and-forth sweeping motion to seal each side of your pallet. Each heating implement is different! Be sure to follow your separate instructions when it comes to operation, especially instructions which pertain to safety, how far to hold the shrink gun from the pallet, and how long to apply heat for. Being sure to first safely turn off and store your heating implement, you are now ready to inspect your work. A properly shrink-wrapped pallet should feel like a single unit, with no wobbling or instability of its contents. Congratulations! You have successfully shrink-wrapped a pallet.
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One-sentence summary -- Place your heat-shrink bag over your items and pallet. Heat the shrink-wrap. Inspect your work.

Having two people move the mattress will prevent you from straining your back and legs. It will also make it much easier to maneuver the mattress around corners and down stairs if necessary. Before you begin walking, figure out who will be moving backwards and who will be walking forwards. Stand the mattress on one of its long edges. Then, bend at your knees until you can reach the bottom of the mattress. Slide both hands beneath the corner of the mattress closest to you. Have your friend do the same thing on their end. Communicate verbally with your friend so that you both stand and lift the mattress simultaneously. Otherwise, one of you will be picking up more weight than the other. Once the mattress is elevated, you can begin moving it. If you stand up with your back, you could strain your muscles or otherwise hurt yourself. Move slowly, since either you or your friend will be walking backwards. Hold the mattress low, around the level of your hips, to avoid tiring your arms. If you get tired and need to set the mattress down to rest your arms, that's fine. Just let your friend know, so you can both set the weight down simultaneously. You may need to navigate tricky areas like tight corners, small doorways, or stairs while moving the mattress out of the bedroom or apartment. You'll often need to angle one end of the mattress up at a 45 angle so you can fit it through tight areas. Mattresses move best when they're kept upright on an edge. Do not stack your heavy mattress on top of other objects inside of a moving van, and don't try to balance any boxes on top of your mattress. If your moving van is not tightly packed with other boxes and household items, you'll need to use some of your ratchet tie-down straps to hold your mattress in place against one of the walls of the van. All moving vans will have handles or bars on their interior walls that you can attach straps to. Mattresses transported on their sides will often sag or crease down the middle.
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One-sentence summary -- Stand at one end of the mattress and have your friend stand at the other. Firmly grab the mattress under the bottom corners. Stand up and lift the mattress with your legs. Walk the mattress out to the vehicle. Keep the mattress on a long edge in a moving van.

Very hot water feels great, but warm water is best for your skin. Fill the bath with warm water. Fill it enough so that you submerge most of your body in the water. Two cups (473 g) of Epsom salt is a standard amount to use in a bath. This amount will work for just about anyone, but you can tailor the amount of Epsom salt you use to your body weight. The quantity of Epsom salt you should use based on your weight is: 1/2 cup (170 g) for children that are 60lbs and under 1 cup (340 g) for people between 60 and 100lbs 1 cup (354.9 g) for people between 100-150lbs 2 cups (473 g) for people between 150-200lbs An additional cup for each every 50lbs Using a dry brush helps increase the detoxification that Epsom salt provides. The dry brush opens the pores, allowing the skin to absorb the salt. Scrub all over your body, including your face, but focus on any problem areas you may have. Scrub for about 5 minutes during your bath. You may want to use a separate loofah on your face if you have a rash on your body. Problem areas could mean sore muscles, rashes, etc. Stay in the bath between 15 and 40 minutes. If you soak for 40 minutes, the first 20 is for your body to detoxify, and the second 20 is when your skin absorbs the Epsom salt. Soaking for less than 40 minutes will be beneficial, though.
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Draw a warm bath. Add 2 cups of Epsom salt to the water. Scrub with a dry brush. Soak for up to 40 minutes.