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Hot water cylinder overflowing My elderly mother is in hospital at present, and while checking her house I noticed the pipe through the roof from the hot water cylinder overflowing quite a bit (slime on the roof where it's been trickling). On checking in the hot water cupboard I fo... |
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Winter tomatoes. Yes, I realise it is a long way away but just curious if anyone 'grows' tomatoes during winter!My reckoning is that the fruit needs to be setting mid autumn so can ripen during the coldest months. Which varieties!I aint loo |
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Garden gloves I wear the right hand out, as I guess many others do. Wondered about putting up an auction for the lefts. Could be someone who is left handed & we could do a deal.Good idea! I wear Showa, small. |
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The blowflies have arrived They are coming in the door in my kitchen to annoy me.I have a automatic fly spray thing but not in the kitchen so can anyone suggest anything I could do or plant around the door to try to keep them away. I read once about boiling vinegar on the sto |
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Old wallpaper off gibb board We just spent the weekend scraping very old wall paper off. We now have the problem of trying to get a smooth finish to paint on. The people who built the house did not prime the wall first they just applied the paper straight onto the gibb. Has anyone ha... |
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Are copper HW cylinders a thing of the past? I just bought a Rheem cylinder and it's vitreous enamel on steel. What's the story! |
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Xmas lillies Where can I buy some that aren't going to break the bank . We,re in Nth canty so pref up this way |
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What is this plant? tradescantia 'zebrina' .it's a house plant, and a type of wandering jew (or wandering willy if you prefer).The standard one is incredibly invasive . not sure if this is quite as bad as that!But personally I'd never plant it in my garden. |
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Retaining Wall Hi there We find ourselves in the position that a retaining wall between ourselves the neighbours is subsiding extensively and cannot be saved from here. The wall is of concrete construction and is possibly around the 100 year old mark (it has |
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Dry shade I have a small area of dry - very dry - shady garden outside a floor-length window which I would love to fill with something low-growing and fast-spreading. I have planted a yellow Clivia to begin with, but I also have to contend with neighbourhood cats u... |
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Attaching a trellis to a brick wall. Hi there everyone,has anyone ever attached a trellis to the brick wall of the house,what did you use!I got two honeysuckle plants (kindly donated by someone off here) that are ready to go and I just bought two large trellis to fix onto the outside wall of... |
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Sorry late notice does anyone no where I can buy a Rose Bushcalled" Mum in a Million " in Ashburton areathank you[ps have tried mitre10 , lakeways,lushington all sold out] |
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F & P Smart Drive 058 washing machine died We had a power cut a couple of days ago. At that time our washing machine was doing its last spin. When the power cut off we turned the machine off at the plug. When the power returned the machine wouldn't turn back on, not even any lights. Can anyone... |
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Plumber quotes - which one of these is way off? So we got two quotes from a plumber to do some work on our bathroom. One was $770 and one was $2,400. Seems very odd! Any plumbers out there who could shed some light on which one is more realistic! They both seem like reputable guys but I don't want ... |
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Thornless Blackberries and Pruning. I know its not the right time now. But thinking ahead.How does one prune and what do you cut out when pruning blackberries. We have large vines that have never been pruned and have noticed there are a few dead runners in it. Is it a case |
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Is there a product that kills prickles instantly? Any sprays that will get rid of them ASAP!TIA. |
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Molasses and Vinegar for Codlin moth Saw this on TV recently and wonder if anyone has tried it and found it effective,Have a dwarf Granny Smith apple and the codlin moth is a real problem. |
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Hot water cylinder constantly heating? I've had an electrician in twice to replace teh thermostat on our hot water cylinder, but it seems to work for a month or few before the cylinder starts boiling away constantly again.The water gets so hot it scalds, even when the temp is turned right ... |
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Cholorine in pools How often do you put cholorine in your pool! I am new at this pool thing and need some help. |
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Lichen How can i kill it / removeit from my decramastic roof , tried that wet & forget stuff - no effect& moss killer same ,. Obviously cantwater blast it orwire brush it off as will take the grit off. |
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Survey pegs? Do I legally have to tell my neighbour where they are.Had my place surveyed 10 years ago so I could put my fence up on my side of the boundary. Neighbour reacons fence isn't on my side, he's being a jerk and as I paid all the costs to get the property surveyed just wondered i... |
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I have a windmill palm tree that I would Like to grow some seedlings from. It appears to have clusters of small black shiny berries/fruit on the tree at the moment are these the seeds and how would you plant them. Is there anything else I should know about them |
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Leaf curl questions some of my tomatoes and cucumbers have it but have tomatoes and cucumbers on them, should I just leave them, cut the tops off of the tomatoes(only the top of the plants is affectted) or pull them out! also my grape vine and a shrub next to it seems to hav... |
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Kumera as houseplant. I have dim memories of one of these trailing down from a window sill.I cut a long one lengthwise, put one end up in water-this has grown shoots of 7cm. The other half is flat onto sawdust and has 21cm shoots.I don't want plants and they are of no grea... |
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Need a wrought iron archway to grow roses over. Does anyone know where i could get one in Christchurch please! |
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