So, as far as ash vacuums go, why would you need one? Well, it is the type of product you don’t know how much you need one until you actually use one. I use mine mainly for cleaning my wood burning stove, but you can also use them for cleaning fire pits (which I also do), cleaning chimineas and cleaning coal BBQs. Before I purchased an ash vacuum, I used to use a dustpan and…
I started testing stove fans around 6 years ago and in that time have been able to test quite a few of the best stove fans at varying price ranges. At first, I thought they weren’t much difference between them. However, after trying a few different models for longer periods of time it became clear that they do in fact make a difference, some more than others and it all comes down to the design…
Although flying ants aren’t poisonous or harmful, they are very annoying. Follow our easy-to-implement suggestions for how to get rid of them and how to keep them away. Whichever methods you choose, always be aware of the safety requirements of using these substances, even home-made ones. What are flying ants? The ants of some species, carpenter ants for example, grow wings in the mating season. These ants have one job – to mate and then…
Sunflowers droop when the stalk isn’t strong enough to support the flower head. This occurs for several reasons including the natural life cycle of the sunflower and how you’re looking after it. I explain these reasons and more and give you some ways to fix and avoid the problem. Are drooping sunflowers a sign of underwatering? One of the most common reasons for sunflowers drooping is that the stalk hasn’t received enough water. The pressure…
Having a long, bare, sunflower stalk in your garden without a bloom on top is beyond disheartening. But don’t worry. Several of the reasons we discuss for this problem can be fixed (not enough sunlight or time, for example) but others (e.g. damage) mean that you have to regretfully say goodbye to your hopes of the plant blooming. Are you giving your sunflowers enough time? Nature can’t be hurried. Everything has its own life cycle…
