Babs, Had to pinch myself when I found that bargain, the regular price was over $10. They had a half dozen bottles left. I only bought two, as it lasts so long and none of my friends or family would have had any interest in it or had any idea what a steal  it was.

 Chamomile, Yeah I think that I paid around $27 for the gallon but it was worth every penny. Babs 

I use white vinegar & baking soda to clean much of my house (love how clean my toilets look).  I use borax with powdered sugar to keep ants out of my house & garden, I also use borax when I make my own laundry soap.

=) Gayle

Just a note about Boric Acid. 

 We used it in Florida to keep the roaches away - and it totally works!  We squirt the power by openings (like the garage, doors, under the sink, corner, screen door, etc).  At first, you will find dead roaches around.  Then, you will find none.  I had a cat in the house and he was fine with the Boric Acid.  I don't know about children, though.

I bought it at Home Depot, but then later found it at a Dollar Store. 

Just a note about dichometous particles (don't know the spelling).  It's many-faceted crushed shells, & when a roach or other pest eats it, their stomachs are broken up & they die.  Yours in Him, Deb

I use Diatomaceous Earth to keep the creepy crawlies away too. I use it because I am a Beekeeper and you don't use anything Toxic when you have bees for it will kill them. Even just a little bit will kill them They go everywhere and they get into everything. The last warm spell we had (the first part of Jan.) we had those little babies all over the porch, just walking around, just like they were taking in their daily exercises. So I only use Diatomaceous Earth for that reason.

We have a wood stove and where we stack our wood really gets infested with bugs, roaches, ants, mealy bugs, all the things we hate to have inside too. I just sprinkle some of the D.E. around on the wood and haven't seen any bugs around it lately. I know it can also kill the Bees, but they have to crawl thru it to get it on them, and for some reason, they don't seem to prone to crawling on the wood pile. Thank God for that. We have enough stuff killing our bees off without me getting into the action by using poisons of anykind that you spray or put on the soil.

I didn't know that Boraxo would help deter ants. I knew about Boric Acid but not Boraxo. I will have to give it a try too. I also keep in for my homemade soaps that I make.

Do you mind me asking where you are able to get the Dr. Bonners castille soap in a GALLON size? I can only get it as large as a 32 oz size, but use it all the time to make all types of hand cleaners, dish soaps, general cleaner and adding it to my laundry from time to time etc. I sometimes get the ones that have a scent to them and like to use them in the bathroom for hand soap etc. But, would love to know where to get it in a Gallon size. Did you by chance order it online and if so where do you order it from? I would appreciate your help in finding it in that size?