When I bought a hot tub back in 2017, I decided to go with bromine instead of chlorine because I read that it was softer/milder and worked better in warm water. Well, it all started off as a bit of a nightmare. For a couple of months, I couldn't get the water looking good and it kept going opaque and green. I was following the instructions given by the manufacturers (Hydropool) … [Read more...] about Pooltester kit – avoiding Bromine Hot Tub nightmares
Scything with frost
Back at the end of October we got our first frost of the year and I had no idea what it would be like scything with frost. I know, you're probably thinking "scything!" Cutting grass with a scythe? Yes, it's all true and it's not as crazy as you think. Back in 2015, our back garden had hip-high grass and I was wondering how to get it under control. I went on a scything course … [Read more...] about Scything with frost
Distilled Water – making it at home
Distilled water is pretty cheap to buy, but it comes in plastic bottles. I'm trying to avoid plastic as much as possible (see use10percentless.com) so I scoured around for simple ways to make distilled water at home, using just things already available at home. In this case, I'm using the distilled water as a base for car windscreen washer fluid which also usually comes in … [Read more...] about Distilled Water – making it at home
Ear Wax – gross, but good solution
I had recent issue with ear wax, that was quite painful, but the solution ended up being simple and easy. Even though the story might be a little gross, I thought I'd share it here in case the simple solution was of use to anybody else. … [Read more...] about Ear Wax – gross, but good solution
Garden Diversity and Slugs
While Kim was visiting us in the UK, I planted some cabbages and pumpkin vines in my new, fledgling garden, but they were attacked very quickly by slugs. Hmm. How annoying. I'm trying to keep the garden as close to organic as possible, so I don't want to use any chemicals to kill the slugs. I started to look into garden diversity as an option and investigated which plants slugs … [Read more...] about Garden Diversity and Slugs