Cacti are notoriously easy to grow. They require little to no attention to be healthy and can go days without water. While a suitable plant for many homeowners, cactuses can suffer from yellowing. This often indicated that you’re doing something wrong.

Your cactus will turn yellow if left too long without direct sunlight. Leaving it on the window to be blasted by sunlight isn’t a great option as well. If left for too long on direct sunlight, cactuses could develop a yellowish tint.

The placement of your cacti is important, and you should know the signs of too much, or too little direct sunlight.

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Winter is here for us Australians, and with the rainy, colder weather you might start noticing cluster flies gathering in, or around your home.

While flies are nuisance pests, they can still bite and cross contaminate. This can be harmful to you and your family.

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We all know how messy kids can be. While their happiness is irreplaceable, we, as parents would love to have a rest from the chaos kids create.

There is no better way to teach children to keep things tidy than to make them clean their own mess. Having kids to do chores from a young age is important for them, as it teaches discipline and it gives them a sense of responsibility.

So, as a way to keep your bambinos busy, you can make them help around the house with different things.

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We all want to make our electricity and water bills go down. It’s great for the bank account after all.

Well, it turns out that the planet will thank us as well! We, as humans, consume huge amounts of water and electricity on a daily basis. The official reports say that every Australian uses at least 100 litres of water per day, and 5,489.96 kg of oil equivalent in energy.

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