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Resene Ezy Painter . Has anyone used this, Ive been trying to load it for the past 2 hours and its a nightmare, has anyone else had this much hassle setting it up initially, and is it going to be worth my patience in the end or is it a nightmare to use as well! |
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Fruit Cage. Anyone know where i can buy a fruit cage or how to build one Anyone know where i can buy a fruit cage! Or how to build one! |
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Is it worth reconditioning a free standing log burner! Our kent log fire needs some maintainence and was wondering who to contact to come and assess it , and find out if it is actually worth fixing ! Can you buy 2nd hand ones ! |
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Toilet won't flush, properly not blocked as have put down buckets water to test , water flushes but won't get rid of paper unless I put a bucket water down,the cylinder fills OK and flusheson 1/2 and full flush it just swirls around the bowl and everything just floats on top. |
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Feeding Lavender Does anyone know if I should feed my lavender!If so, what with!I have liquid blood and bone or Yates Thrive!Appreciate any advice. |
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Lemon Trees & Southerlies I am hoping to plant a lemon tree.It will have to tolerate a southerly in winter.It will however be planted next to a fence, so it is not as though it will be out on it's own in the southerly feeling the full force of it!Does anyone have any experienc... |
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Yellow aphids/ mites on swan plant I have thousands of these lil beggers on my swan plants atm and more than a handful of caterpillars too. Can I use the olive oil, baking soda, water spray to knock the lil blighters off without harming the caterpillars too! |
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Weed in lawn Looks like a buttercup to me.take some to your garden centre and ask what it is and how to get rid of it. |
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Ideas - covering ground between raised garden beds We have an area of our garden which is raised garden beds - three short straight ones and a large L shaped one - so the spaces between them are all straight, a total of around 10 square metres. We are wanting to cover the ground in between the beds, which... |
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Underfloor Insulation Anybody had it done, are you satisfied with the results!Would carpet be a better option! |
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Any tradesmen painters out there? We plan on fixing up our badly flaking exterior window surrounds. Scraping back to wood. Was sold waterbased Dulux 1 Step primer/ sealer and undercoat. My brother( he's a builder ) told us we should have got oil based 1 step instead. Your opinions ple... |
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DIY How do you get your Husband to finsh work he has started and not finished.Sick of living in a building site. |
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What's in your veggie garden right now? i LOOOOVE when we start coming into warmer weather. The yard becomes such a magical place! |
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Plant ID, please No, its not bleeding heart, its a type of red chinese lantern flower http://flowerpictureg |
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Weed id, please it looks like a weed we used to see on farms we worked on. it has a decent sized thorn on the stems so needs careful handling. his nibs just told me its called Bathurst Burr. |
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Removing Paint From Taps Does anyone know how to remove paint from taps please!Unfortunately it has been there some years - any suggestions appreciated. |
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Best way to Dry Lavender Picked myEngish Lavender yesterday and would like hear how others dry their lavender. Last year I put into a brown paper bag and leftit on the top shelf of the hot water cupboard. |
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Bees Has anyone else noticed a lack of bees in the garden this year! Any thoughts about the long term effects of lack of bees on home gardening! |
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Searching for a high health old fashioned rose. after years of trying in vain to keep my heritage and glamis castle roses free of rust I have given up and dug them out.I want to replant a few new roses and love the old fashioned look, but wonder is there a rose out there that will cope with the humid d... |
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Cost of Ready Lawn? Does anyone know the cost of ready lawn! |
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Mouldey dusty stuff on my cucumber leaves What should I spray with please! |
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Monarch predator to identify please They're weevils,though can't say what variety. |
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Honeycomb pebble core ? Not really sure what it's called, but I saw an advert a while back where a ute drives across a pebble drive before and after the core had been laid. I think it is a hard black plastic honey comb shaped molding that keeps pebbles etc on drives an |
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Ride on mower ? Catcher or no catcher, side shute or mulcher ! Property is reasonably flat and approximately 2000sqm . could anyone advise me as to which type would best suit my needs. Thank you. |
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Pumpkin can you tell differect beween the plants of a gaint pumpkin and a every day one.not sure which one has grown .thanks |
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