Does Bleach Kill Fleas In The Yard?

Fleas are tiny, annoying pests that are often found on pets or in gardens. Fleas tend to thrive best in areas of shade and a good amount of moisture.

Dark and moist places are the perfect conditions for the female flea to lay eggs.

They can ruin your plants as well as cause little irritating itchy spots on your skin.

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How To Store Firewood To Avoid Termites

Termites can be quite the headache for a lot of people, and keeping them away from your firewood pile or any other natural wood furniture or structures you have in our yard can be quite the task. Especially if you have a termite infestation already.

In this article we will be looking at some key deterrents for termites, how to treat an ongoing termite infestation and how the proper protection and storage of your wood, can be the best defense against termites and other pests and insects such as bark beetles.  

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Can You Burn Rotten Wood?

Can I Burn Rotten Wood?

Rot and decay is an inevitable part of wood naturally decomposing over time. If you have some wood that looks a bit past its best, you may be pondering the question “can you burn rotten wood?”.

Regardless of how your wood is stacked or stored, it will eventually start decomposing as it gets older. There are various external factors that may speed up this process.

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Can You Burn Pressure Treated Wood?

Today we will be answering the question, “can you burn pressure treated wood”, and looking at some factors that need to be taken into consideration when burning pressure treated wood.

We will be exploring what constitutes pressure treated wood and how to use it and dispose of it safely and efficiently.

As well as discussing possible environmental risks and health hazards.

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Will Baking Soda Neutralize Dog Urine on Grass?

If you are a dog owner, you may find that your normally green lawn has a few brown or yellow spots.

Brown grass is a common issue on home lawns among dog owners, and it comes from dog urine.

Lawn burn caused by dog urine, usually looks like a brown or dead area on your green lawn.

The patch is often caved in and no wider than about 3 inches, and it commonly has a green grass ring surrounding it.

There are a few methods you can do in order to get rid of these dog pee spots. But, the question is, is baking soda one of the ways to fix dog urine spots on lawn?

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Can You Burn Wood With Nails in It?

More often than not, the easiest questions can cause the most confusion.

Anything from if you can burn wet wood to burning painted lumber in your wood stove and whether or not your chimney will go up in flames when burning green wood.

This can at times all seem quite overwhelming.

Can you burn wood with nails in it, or should it be avoided? That is the question we will be looking at today.

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Burning Green Unseasoned Firewood

What Is Green Wood?

Green wood, also known as unseasoned wood, is wood that has recently been chopped down and has not had the chance to dry out yet, and contains excess water.

This type of wood has a higher moisture content and is much wetter than seasoned firewood.

We will now discuss what wood burns best and why burning unseasoned firewood is probably not the best option.  

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