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Cabbage Trees I had a cabbage tree start growing at the base of the steps up to my deck and its now about 3m tall. A while ago I dug up another one from another part of my garden and transplanted it on the other side of the steps and its now about 2m tall and healthy. ... |
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Coddling Moth Just had a first summer in new home and my pear tree produced heaps of greats sized fruit which were damaged by coddling moth. Suggestions for treating to get an edible crop next season? |
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Powerboards Looking for 4 to 6 individually switched . Anyone recommend a good one please. |
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Plumber required in Invercargill I am looking 4 a plumber to hook up a new bathroom vanity and ill pay cash,, |
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Passionfruit vines and frost Bit of a novice gardener here - I planted a passionfruit last October and it has been growing awesomely. I haven’t looked at it for a week or two but looked yesterday and a lot of the ends - so the latest growth - is all shriveled up and dying. I l... |
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Bulb advice please Hello. I need advice please. I am still relatively new to bulbs and this is the first year that I have lifted bulbs from the ground. I have lifted Lily and Gladioli bulbs. Some of the Gladioli are rather wet and gooey, and some have red goo. |
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MITSUBISHI HEAT PUMP PROBLEM Heat pump has suddenly stopped blowing. 2 led lights on front flashing continuously., Any ideas? |
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I've just saved a bee It was out on the drive, kind of flailing about, mostly on its back. So I mixed up a tiny amount of sugar water and dribbled it around. I could see it feeding with its proboscis. Lifted it up to my hand and dribble another drop for it to feed. Amazing to ... |
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Ventilation systems advice please We have a split block 1970's home in Invercargill. There is insulation in the ceiling and underfloor, but not the walls. The house has new single glazed aluminium joinery. It had a very simple DVS installed but it is 10 years old and no |
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Loquat seeds/stones,where to get some from? I would like to see if i could grow some loquats,would be fun and im willing to give it a go. does anyone know where i could buy seeds/stones of them please. and thankyou |
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Sonoff Electrical Products Hi, What are peoples thoughts on these products? I've read a few discussions outside of trademe and I'm sceptical. They don't have the electrical certifications for NZ so really, they should even be sold here as they deemed as dangerous to put into |
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Painting concrete floors. Problems later? We're about to strip old carpet from a downstairs living area and are considering painting the concrete floor as a short term tidy up with plans to install more permanent flooring in a year or two, probably bamboo. My concern is whether the paint will cau... |
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What to do when rangehood isnt level with ceiling just needing some ideas please. got my ceiling repainted, then got a rangehood installed - of course its not level with the roof, there was a previous plate that we didnt think of removing (wish we did now) however either way it still would not have been ... |
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Painting cedar weatherboard I need to paint a small area of cedar cladding. I know from doing this once before that the cedar bled through normal undercoat primer and discoloured the final white topcoat. This new job will be painted a dark colour so any bleed through won |
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Growing Garlic Question please, Will Supermarket garlic from the USA grow in the garden if planted ? Do they do anything to stop it growing ?>>> |
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Heat pumps and fins Mum has a new heatpump, well six months old. She could be pushing buttons, she is 85. However often the fins open right up and makes it drafty. When she turns it off and then on again it looks more normal like mine. It is wall mounted, a good quality one,... |
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Blocking weep holes in window sills Not sure where to ask so I'll try here. As you know, running a dehumidifier requires little or no air coming into the house from the outside. I've noticed that the aluminium window sills have weep holes, for draining out condensation. But I th |
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Not quite gardening but involves a back yard Does any one have a recommendation for solar lighting for a back yard? Not one that just lights a path but lights up the back yard? I have one from mitre 10 which does not turn on until you are just about right up to it. |
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Plated bolts in treated timber The zinc plated bolts in my gate have rusted to bits. The timber was treated with LOSP, but I imagine that tanalised timber would also attack the bolts. I'd like to use stainless bolts but Mitre10 & Bunnings have nothing smaller than M12, and I want |
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How to Get rid of a Tree Stump Please Hi all, need some advice. Have a tree stump that I want to stop regrowing. I don't want to use Stump Stop (the orange coloured stuff) for reasons of my own. Can I drill holes in stump and pour Round Up or Weed Weapon in, willl that do it? Would plug holes... |
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Stripping wallpaper- glue residue on gib? I'm just stripping some wallpaper of some gib ready to paint. I'm just wondering do i need to get any remaining glue residue off and if so how? Wallpaper has come off well and now the gib is dry it look clean but if i spray it with water there |
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What is a pressure relief valve? Is that just another name for ajax valve? The plumber said he would install a new pressure relief valve and I just want to check that he has done it as I don't know what to look for. |
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Advice sought from lawn gurus I have a new (2 months old) 45m2 lawn. Assuming the correct times and dosages, it is OK use Scotts lawn builder and, Turfix as the same time? Thanks. |
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Ground vapour barrier installation under house. Has anyone installed this themselves and if so how did it go? We have a 1969 house with timber flooring and there is no insulation at all and no vapour barrier on the ground. Price to install the vapour barrier seems to be around $1000 but the actual diy ... |
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How to remove a Westinghouse oven door? On some stand-alone cookers (F&P etc) the oven door can be removed by lifting the door and sliding out the hinges from the oven body. Our Westinghouse Alpha has similar looking hinges but I can't see what is holding it in. Can any appliance gu |
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