It’s important to keep your fire pit cleaned up during the spring and summer, even though you’re not going to use it as often as your did during the winter months. The reason you want to keep the area clean is because unused fire pits attract pests. Taking the time to do some fire pit maintenance will save you and your family from dealing with an increase of pests in your yard. When cleaning your fire pit…
- Remove all traces of food and drinks from the fire pit area after each use. Ants and other pests, such as roaches, are attracted to left over food items. Taking away the food source will go a long way toward keeping the area bug-free.
- Keep any lumber you have off the ground and as far away from your home as possible. Spiders, ants and snakes all tend to hide out in damp, wooded areas.
- Get rid of any areas with standing water because they’re a breeding ground for mosquitoes, according to the McCauley Blog. Water builds up after summer rain storm in areas including pots, shallow dirt holes and at the bottom of your fire pit.
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