TKO tip #1   Fruit & vegetable wash.
Use the Light mix as a fruit and vegetable wash, to remove pesticides, etc.  (Light mix: 1 oz. in 1 gallon of water i.e. 1 tsp. in 3 cups of water) .

TKO tip #2   Keeping deer away from your roses.
Use the STRONG solution.  Add 4 - 6 tablespoons of TKO concentrate TO the 24 oz. spray bottle of water (not the reverse) or in a gallon sprayer (use 4 - 6 oz per gallon of water).
 
Spray every other day in a perimeter around the yard or area you DON'T want the animals. 

Repeat this every other day and also after a rain because this product is 100% biodegradable and is broken down quickly & organically.  The animals will become trained to stay away from the area after visiting the area every other day during that three-week period.
  

You may have to repeat this cycle IF a new animal comes into your area.  Spray this strong mix TKO a distance away from where you want the animals (20 feet - 20 yards away) and you can also apply this around the plants or garden itself as well as the area perimeter.

TKO Tip #3  Pet stains & odor

Mix 2 oz. (= 1/4 cup = 2 T.) Orange TKO into 1 gallon of water.  Apply to stain.  Allow 2 - 5 minutes to emulsify, then remove with a damp cloth.

This application is often overlooked, but is straight out of the "TKO Bible" - the TKO manual you got with your purchase of TKO.
 

This month's tip serves as "refresher course" for longtime TKO users and a "primer" for newcomers about introducing TKO into your life.

First - remember, TKO has over 100 applications, so please experiment!

Second - Don't start off with just one sprayer of the general mix, set yourself up with three 24 oz. sprayers of TKO of three different dilutions.  I like these three:

1) Mist (1/2 tsp. in the 3 cups of water)

2) General (1 Tbsp. in 3 cups of water)

3) Strong (4+Tbsp. in 3 cups of water)

Third - throw away the 20 gazillion other spray bottles you have around the house full of various toxic cleaners. You've already gotten your money's worth!

Fourth - unless I'm cleaning houseplants or glass, chrome or stainless steel (in which case, I use mist or light mix for streak-free, wipe-on, wipe-off cleaning), for general cleaning, I grab the general mix, SHAKE & spray.  If cleaning doesn't happen fast enough, I proceed to the strong mix.  If I want something stronger still, I'll add more pure TKO directly into my strong TKO mix.  And for the tough stuff, like labels on bottles, permanent marker, I spray pure TKO directly on.

 
Fifth - enjoy that citrus scent and feel good that you didn't have to throw around a bunch of toxins to get the bathroom (kitchen, pet corner, etc.) clean!

Vinegar Herbicide Formula from The Dirt Doctor (Howard Garrett):

1 gallon of 10% vinegar

1 oz. Orange TKO

1 tsp. liquid soap or other surfactant

Add molasses at 1 Tbsp. per gallon to the vinegar formula

Do not add water

Spray directly on weeds.

Notes:  Some people use 20% vinegar. The difference between vinegars (5%-10%-20%) is the ratio of acid to fluid. Just as if you took any other acid and diluted it past a certain ratio, it wouldn't have the same effect, 5% vinegar just doesn't have enough acid to do the work. You have to have a strong enough concentrate for it to be acidic enough to work. Pickling vinegar is 10% because it has to be strong enough to break down the cells in the food you want to "cook". You can't use 5% vinegar and get a good result. 20% vinegar is stronger by ratio. Remember, this formula kills by burning off the greenery and eliminating photosynthesis so if the weeds have enough root system to regenerate they will, but a second application is usually enough to deplete their reserves and kill the plant. If you do it on a hot, sunny day it will accelerate the process to just a couple of hours.

TKO tip #8   Automotive - Add to windshield washer reservoir
Add 1 tablespoon TKO to windshield washer reservoir.  Helps to cut through the squashed bugs on the windshield.

TKO Tip #9   Cleaning the bicycle chain.
For bicycles, try using a strong dilution Orange TKO (4 - 8 Tbsp. in 24 oz. of water) to clean the bicycle chain.  Removes all the grease & dust without damaging the metal.

TKO tip #10   Read your TKO manual!
We can email you another one, as a PDF, upon request.

TKO tip #11   Skin freshener
Spray Orange TKO mist (1/2 tsp. in 24 oz. of water) dilution on the face in the morning and evening to freshen and energize the skin.Reminder - the d'limonene in Orange TKO is food-grade.

TKO tip #14  TKO & plastic

Pure TKO may damage or cloud some plastics, like acrylic (Plexiglass).  In general, polyethylene and polypropylene should be avoided.

PET (polyethylene terephthalate - e.g. soda bottles are made from this) plastic is not clouded by straight TKO.  This is the plastic that is labelled #1 in the recycling code.

If you want to share your TKO with friends, use a glass bottle or jar, or stainless steel.

TKO tip #15   TKO & carpets
Carpet Stains: Spray on General (1 Tbsp. in 24 oz. of water) mix, allow 1 - 2 minutes to emulsify and then remove with a damp cloth in a twisting motion so as not to spread the stain. For difficult stains, you may use a Strong mix or spray some Concentrate on the stain with your General mix.

Carpet cleaning machines:  Use the General dilution (2 oz. in 1 gallon of water).

Removing formaldehyde from the carpet:  use the Strong dilution (about 11 oz. in 1 gallon of water)

Ever wanted to make less than the 24 oz. (3 cups) of a TKO-water mix suggested in the TKO "manual"?  Of course you may, just divide appropriately, e.g. to make 12 oz. of Light mix, add 1/2 teaspoon of Orange TKO to the 12 oz. of water.  Below is a handy table we've worked out, for fast (non-arithmetic) mixing.

TKO tip #26 -  Clean the turkey pan AND the oven
To clean the turkey pan
Use the STRONG mix (4+ Tbsp. in 24 oz. of water) to clean that turkey pan & any other grease-laden pot or pan you have in the kitchen.  As soon as the pan is cool to the touch, spray pan thoroughly with the Strong mix of Orange TKO and let sit for at least 5 minutes.  You may still have to scrub but it will be much easier.

To clean the oven
Use STRONG mix.  Warm oven, turn off and spray with Strong TKO mix.  Allow time to emulsify.  If necessary, agitate with nylon scouring pad and baking soda.  Racks:  soak oven racks in tub with 1-2 Tbsp. of TKO added to the water.

TKO tip #27 - Orange TKO cleans chrome & stainless steel
Instead of special chrome/stainless steel cleaners, for no-streak, wipe-on, wipe-off cleaning, use the LIGHT mixture (1 tsp. mixed in 3 cups of water).  Spray directly on chrome/stainless steel and wipe off with a soft cloth. Stronger mixes can also be used, if necessary, but may need to be rinsed off.