Invest a few hours each month, and you can keep your house looking great and avoid expensive repairs down the road.

November Tips:

• Tidy up your yard.  Trim plants, re-mulch gardens and rake up the last leaves to keep your yard looking nice through March.
• Clean and stow lawn and garden tools.  Use a wire brush to remove any rust, and apply a think film of oil to metal-on-metal surfaces.
• Replace batteries in fire and carbon monoxide detectors.  Do this when you adjust clocks for the end of daylight savings time.

Questions? Contact Carol Wilcoxen, Extension Unit Educator, 4-H Youth Development & Family Life at cwilcoxe@uiuc.edu

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