Author: Peter A. Ragsdale
Peter A. Ragsdale
Peter Ragsdale is an outdoor power equipment mechanic from Jackson, Tennessee, who spends his days fixing lawn mowers, chainsaws, and the occasional stubborn machine. When he's not covered in grease at Crafts & More, he's sharing practical tips, repair tricks, and life observations on Chubby Tips—because everyone's got knowledge worth sharing, even if it comes with dirt under the fingernails.
Short answer: deer rarely eat lavender. The plant’s essential oils — particularly a compound called linalool — produce a strong…
An egg crate topper is a foam pad cut into a repeating pattern of peaks and valleys — the same…
If you’re shopping for a non-toxic mattress pad, the short answer is this: look for GOTS-certified organic cotton or wool,…
The standard answer is 24 to 48 hours — but that’s really just the rule for granular fertilizer. What you…
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Yes — peppermint oil repels many common ant species. The strong, volatile scent of menthol overwhelms the pheromone trails ants…
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The “glute shelf” — that rounded, lifted look at the top of your butt — comes primarily from the gluteus…
If you’re waking up with burning, gritty eyes, a dry eye sleep mask can help — but there are two…