The Cover Guy has brought back one of their previous unique product back to the contest!

Featuring, from the Cover Guy, the Spa Vacuum is here once again!
The Spa Vacuum is an unique underwater pump that’s great for hot tubs, spas, or pool clean up. The Spa Vacuum comes complete with all the accessories you will need including wall brackets, double ended bell nozzle, wide blade nozzle, slide on brush, and ultra-fine stainless steel mesh easy clean filter. This is a must have item that helps remove minor debris such as fine sand, grit, leaves, stones, etc. Best of all the Spa Vacuum is an all in one product that doesn’t require a hose or drain connection making it perfect for any spa or pool.

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Don’t forget that you will receive our exclusive grill book just for becoming a fan. To receive this free grill book all you have to do it head over to our Welcome page of our fan page.

So to be clear Annuals you plant each year and add full grown vibrant plants quickly to your garden vs. Perennials which you hopefully plant once and come back every year on their own with very little maintenance. Annual and perennial defines the life cycle that the plants have and how long they will last. Annual plants are defined to grow only once a year where perennial plants will grow back again year after year.  With annuals there is obviously more work since replanting is essential every year where as perennials will just bloom again and cause you less work by no replanting. Now when comparing the two plant types you may be leaning towards the perennials because of the less work load.

Since you now know that perennial plants will be less work because of less replanting, why bother with annual plant? One reason annuals may be a better appeal than perennials is availability. The availability of annual plants plus the fact that they come with vivid brilliant colours might sway your choice to annual planting. Some common annual plants like Marigolds, Petunias, and Pansies are usually most common because of their bright colours and can usually be purchased grown.

Vivid colours are not limited to just annual plants; colorful perennials can be found as well. Perennial plants do have the advantage of growing back but as long as the soil and conditions are proper. The lengthy life span and growth rate of perennial plants are effected by weather, and soil richness as all plants do. The difference with annuals and perennials are that perennials blooming stage may be shorter but come with a more varied heights. Perennials have more of a variety if you want different heights of plants getting low growing perennials and high growing perennials. Lamium, Brunnera, and Campanula are some great examples of what types of perennials plants that are available.

Overall, the choice between whether to get annuals over perennials and vice versa can differ from different perspectives. If you are new to gardening and want to start a new project with it then maybe getting annuals to start off is the better choice. Or you can be looking to find fill some spots with perennials and other with annuals, having a mixture of both comes in handy giving your less replanting. You may also be thinking budget wise as well, even if annuals may fit the budget since the quantity and availability is higher compared to perennials, they will only last for that year where perennials will be more expensive but last longer. In the end you can decide what best works for your time and budget. We find a mix of the two is the best scenario.

Some our Favorite plants for Perennials are Day Lilies, Hostas, Roses, and Hibiscus. Our Annual choices are many but include Pansies, and Daises.

You can color match your hot tub cover to blend in or compliment your garden choices.

The flavor from these grilled dessert skewers is just amazing, Everyone in The Cover Guy test kitchen went crazy for them. The ingredients aren’t to hard to find, since it’s mainly fruit, and you can get creative on what other fruits or sweets you want to add into this recipe. Since this recipe mainly contains fruits its also nutritious and healthy which is great for the Family! The kid’s, and your guests will be completely wowed by this recipe!

Ingredients

1 fresh pineapple or a can of pineapples rings preferably 1 inch thick

2 pears

2 peaches

2 plum

1 can of Jam of your choice (Strawberry, Peach, Blueberry, etc…)

Whipped Cream

Directions

1. Preheat grill at high heat. Soak wooden skewers in water for 15 min. This prevents burning.
2. Start by putting fruit on skewers alternating eat time and drizzle with jam.
3. Grill for about 3 – 5 min. on each side or until golden brown
4. If you still have left over jam drizzle is some more and add the whipped cream. Serve 2 per plate.

Nachos are the snacks on the side while watching a game or as an appetizer before a big barbecue. The way you usually cook nachos isn’t too different on the grill, but the flavor is on a whole different level when you do grill them. If you are looking for a more vegetarian style of Nachos, the same ingredients can still be used in this recipe just don’t add meat into the dish. Have fun with this over the top side dish grill up!!!

Ingredients

1 lb. of ground beef

1 bag of tortilla chips

1/2 cup of onions, finely chopped

1 jalapeno pepper, sliced

1 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

1/2 cup of Salsa

Directions

1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
2. In a frying pan cook ground beef and break it in to small piecing until brown.
3. Place tortilla chips in a disposable pan; throw in all the beef, onions, jalapeno peppers, shredded cheese, and salsa.
4. Grill for 10 min. or until cheese is melted.
5. Serve with sour cream for dip.

The hot tub cover cap is great to keep your hot tub, and hot tub cover looking in mint condition. For the month of April The Cover Guy’s Hot Tub Cover Cap is the FaceBook Fan Page giveaway.

The Cover Guy’s Hot Tub Cover Cap is made with strong woven polyethylene made to protect your hot tub, and hot tub cover. This specialized Cover Cap is well built to work in both hot and cold harsh weather. In warmer climates the Cover Cap protects from sun damage to keeping dirt and debris out of your hot tub and it’s cover, while in colder climates it protects from ice, snow, rain and sun damage.

The Hot Tub Cover Cap can also come in a couple of different sizes. It can come with a 12 inch skirt or a 38 inch skirt. With a 12 inch skirt it is usually used if you regularly use your hot tub with an elastic hem for making it easy to put on and remove off, while with 38 inch skirt has a rope and tie structure to help protect the hot tub, it’s cover, and the hot tub cabinet.

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The skewer recipe gives off a flavorful juicy pork with an easy marinade. The optional ingredients does not need to be added if you do not have it at the time, but it does add an extra flavor of sweetness to it that will be a sure way to knock out a crowd.

Ingredients

1 kg. Pork

20 Bamboo Skewers

1 cup Soy Sauce

1 Head Garlic, Minced

1 Onion, Finely Chopped

1/4 cup of Calamansi Juice or Lemon Juice

1/2 cup of 7up, Sprite or Beer (Optional)

1 tsp. ground black pepper

3 tbsp. of brown or white sugar

1/2 cup of banana or tomato ketchup

Directions

1. Cut pork meat into thin and long slices – 1/4 inches thick  and less than 2 inches wide.
2. In a mixing bowl, marinate the cut pork with the soy sauce, minced garlic, chopped onions, calamansi juice, ground pepper, sugar, banana ketchup and soda or beer (tenderizes and add flavour to the pork).
3. Mix well and regenerate fir at least 30 minutes (turn occasionally).
4. Prepare Bamboo Skewers by removing splinters and soaking in water to reduce burning during barbecue.
5. String the pork on skewers and barbecue the pork until each skwer is cooked – turn every few minutes and basting the leftover marinate on the barbecue.

The Water Wand from The Cover Guy is a specialized product for cleaning your pool, spa tub, or hot tub filter element, in one quick easy motion.

The way the water wand works is by aligning the filter elements in between the fingers of the water wand and the strategically placed nozzles easily sprays the debris within the filter element. All it takes to setup is to simply attach it to a common garden hose. This item is great to cut your maintenance time almost in half. This unique filter cleaner even comes with an ON/OFF switch to toggle in between usage.

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The Cover Cap from The Cover Guy is a strong woven polyethylene and is made to protect your spa, and spa cover from all weather conditions.

The Cover Guy Hot Tub Cover Cap is constructed to work in all weather. In southern climates the Hot Tub Cover Cap is a perfect cover for shielding your spa and spa

covers from the suns damage, and keeping dirt & debris out of your spa. In the Northern climates the Hot Tub Cover Cap will protect your spa, and  spa cover from the harsh winter elements like ice, snow, harsh rain and the sun.

The Hot Tub Cover Cap comes in a couple sizes with an option of a 12″, or 38″ skirt. The 12″ skirt is made with an elastic hem and is easy to put on and remove. The 12″ skirt is best suited if you are using your hot tub regularly. The 38″ skirt model is a rope and tie structure and is ideal if you close your hot tub for the winter. The 38″ skirt  will protect both the spa and the cabinet from any climate damage.

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So when I thought about making these grilled BBQ turkey legs the first thought I had was people walking around the fairs and festivals with those gigantic yummy looking drumsticks. I mean really they look so perfect you wonder if they are real or not. So that is what I am looking for a nice crispy golden brown outer crust with a nice juicy dark meat center, and I don’t want it to take 6 hours to cook like my turkey. So, I am going to boil the turkey drumsticks and then finish them on the BBQ.

Ingredients

8 Turkey drumsticks

2 lemons

1 lime

1 stick of butter

2 large onions

The Cover Guy Turkey Drumstick Rub

1 tablespoon dried sage

1 tablespoon dried paprika

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon crushed red pepper

2 tablespoon dehydrated onion

1 tablespoon black pepper

1 tablespoon of brown sugar

6 tablespoons salt

Directions

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water add your turkey drumsticks. Boil for 30 to 45 mins. or until the internal temperature is 180 F
2. Melt the butter and mix in the juice of your lemons and lime. Baste the turkey drumsticks with the liquid.
3. mix all dry ingredients together and coat the basted turkey drumsticks thoroughly.
4. On a preheated medium high heat BBQ grill lay out sliced onions and place the spiced turkey legs on top of them.
5. turn often and watch that the turkey drumsticks do not burn, about 20 mins. or until golden brown.

The Cover Guy wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season!