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Beef Steak tomatoes How high do these tomoatoes grow. Mine are as tall as the back fence & still growing they are so loaded that they are fallen down have been tiring them up as much as I can |
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Rechroming old telescopic window stays! Has anybody had anything similar rechromed? I,m trying to decide if it’s worth doing or should we just butt new ones. There are about 14 that need doing |
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Need ID on this native https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/713940047.jpg thanks |
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What ceiling Board? 1960's House I have a 1960's house and in one of the bedrooms there has been a roof leak at some stage and the ceiling has some kind of paper over the board, which is peeling - i have no idea what this 'paper' is or what kind of board would have been used in a 1960's ... |
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Mango tree Hi folks. anyone know where I can buy a mango tree to grow? Also interests in a pawpaw tree and pecan nut trees. Appreciate any help. Cheers, Karen. |
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Water leak from neighbours? Did you find the source of the leak ? I have same prob in Wellington (karori). Will get my water tested soon. |
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Native Pseudopanax arboreus - five finger, dying Hi can anyone help, my five finger has been slowly dying, I've kinda been ignoring it hoping it would come back but it's past that now. My bad, the leaves are black and dying. I'm thinking it's lack of water, been very dry, anything else i can do to save ... |
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Where to get new leather for a piston? DH is fixing an antique style hand water pump at the local kindy, but the leather on the piston is worn out and he is wondering he he can get a replacement? Any ideas welcome. |
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Help needed matching paint to new joinery The colour joinery I intend to use is called warm white pearl matt and I’m having such trouble finding a suitable white to match this close as possible for the exterior window sills. Any suggestions as the colour swatches are baffling me. Thanks in... |
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Ivy - rampant in my garden I have recently taken over this property and this horrible Ivy is everywhere, winding up trees, running along the ground and even popping up in my veggie garden. I have tried Roundup, which it seems to love - can anyone suggest how I get rid of it? |
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DUX QUEST question Does any one know when they stopped using this? |
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Which succulent or cactus is this? Looked everywhere for this identity and no matter what description I use, no match. It's the knobbly one in the middle of the picture. When it's not wet it is a grey green colour and has a sort of white fuzz. The flowers come out in sunlight and are brigh... |
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Carport. Suggestions please to either replace or repair. Thank you |
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My boys ring barked a beautiful tree. They have stripped several reasonably sized branches, what should I do to prevent it from getting an infection? |
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What's Eating My Tomato? Went to check out tomatoes today to find something has had a bit of a go at one of them. I haven't been able to find the culprit yet so I'm hoping I might find some guidance here. Please. :-) |
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Tomato Help Hi All can anyone tell me whats wrong here its the 4th or 5th one I have https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/712869545.j |
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What cleaning products for lacquered kitchen. What products are recommended to clean lacquered kitchen cabinetry? |
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Please recommend a rose grower I'm a newbie rose grower and bought 5 plants from 2 nurseries in the autumn and only two will make it through to next season, and possibly a third. I would prefer to buy potted plants rather than bare rooted ones. TIA |
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Lawn weed We have a weed in our lawn that is upright with a pinkish/reddish fleshy centre. A knife under it gets it out easily but we have a lot of them and just in the summer.It is not summer weed. Anyone know what it is or what spray will kill it. |
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**Elho pots** Does anyone know if these lovely pots can be brought in NZ? Thanks |
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Ply vs fibre cement cladding I have seen online things about shadowclad failing, so was leaning towards using duragroove cladding on a beach bach, but I have had a builder tell me that fibre cement is a nightmare and to go with shadowclad. I’m now confused! Any insight would b... |
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Robinia Mop Tops Problem Good evening everyone, Im trying my best to sort the garden however having a couple of issues. I recently planted two grated robinia mop tops in Christchurch. They are approx 1.5m high. I was instructed to stake them well as to not split at the graf |
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Punching a 'soft spot' out of concrete sump box? The box is a Hume product 450x450x1200 and has a range of different pipe diameter 'soft spots' cast into the walls where the concrete is only half as thick than the rest of it (50mm/25mm). Question is how to get one of these out without smashing the wall?... |
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White butterflies:( arghhh these white butterflies are driving me nuts! this year my garden has been amazing apart from broccoli, cauli and brussel sprouts, they are eaten alive with white butterflies! they are everywhere, eggs, poo whatever it is as all over the |
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Can kumara be grown in Christchurch? At $8.99 a kilo in the supermarket now, so it might be worth trying. I have a vague memory of someone telling me that historically kumara couldn't be grown here, but I don't know if any modern cultivars would be possible to grow. |
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