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Pumpkins. What time of the year do you throw your pumpkin seeds out to grow what time of the year do you throw your pumpkin seeds out to grow! |
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Gardeners - a question please. My husband and I do not have green thumbs, so need something that will look nice and not need us to help it grow. We need something for an area under our stairs that is also covered by oriental fencing, so a very shaded area.I want something t |
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Query re tomatoes I have two plants, a black cherry one and an ox-heart. They have both grown like triffids with heaps of tomatoes on them, but it is only in the last few days they are ripening, and then only a few. Is this normal and will they all ripen!.seems late to me ... |
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Trimming doors for carpet, whats the best way? Hey guys, We're getting carpet laid soon and need to trim all the interior doors to allow for the increase in height as we have polished flooring now.What's the best way to rip about 20mm of the bottom of the doors! Had tho |
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Paspalum best spray hi peoples, we hve a bad infestation of passpalum though our lawn. Her indoors wants it gone what is the best spray will round up do the trick TIa. Nick |
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Water pump whining just refilled tanks -no water Do all water pumps havea safety cutout for when the water runs out so as not to damage the pump! Pump is making high pitched whining noise and UV lamp is on fail. Filters and uv lamp changed 7 months ago. Just filled up the pool so assumed we drained tank... |
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Bottling fruit For years I have always bottled beetroot, chutneys sauces etc and then sealed the lids by heating them in the oven fo 30 minutes at 160 degrees without issues. This year I had an amazing pear crop which I cooked in a sugar and water concoction and t |
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To Rot Out Tree Stumps what can i use ormix uptopourin to drilled holes in treestumps (willow)to rot themout ,,to kill themthe stumps are cut at ground leavel ive drilled 3 x .25mmholes down .50mm- .75mmin each stump |
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Good thermal drapes hi would anybody know where to purchase good thermal drapesfor sash windows,thanks |
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When you want gardening goods, what is the first gardening center name that pops into your head! |
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Shredded rubber for gardens Hi does anyone know where to buy this in dunedin! thanks |
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Wallpaper stripping What's the easiest way to remove wallpaper frombathroom,top layer comes off ok but left is the 'backing paper' of the wallpaper, beigy colourthanksalso amconsidering replacing paper with a paint,what the best paint to use in a steamy bathrooma... |
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Owner- builder LBP exemption you actually dont need an LBP to do restricted building work as their is a clause which states this as long as you are the owner . does this not make a mockery of the LBP scheme! |
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Blood and bone in compost bin is this as good as a commercial compost maker accellerator! and what is actual in those packets!Lime and! |
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Small flat brown cockroaches. can anyone recommend a good spraying co. that can spray in the walls etc. these mongrels are driving me batty.they are the small flat ones.i know ruud kleinpaste said they are the native ones and don't worry about them, they won't harm |
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Is it too late to plant delphiniums, foxgloves and dahlias! |
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Wallpaper stripping, the easiest way to remove wallpaper from bathroom top What's the easiest way to remove wallpaper from bathroom, top layer comes off ok but left is the backing paper of the wallpaper, beigy colour. thanks also am considering replaceing paper with a paint, what the best paint to use in a steamy bathroom apprec... |
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Garden rotation idea needed. I need a rotation system for these. Spring Summer Autumn 1. Brassica then Beetroot 2. Brassica then Beetroot 3. Beetroot then Brassica 4. Peppers/Lettuce Then Onions 5. Potatoes 6. Strawberries 7. Bush Beans |
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How to stop birds pecking at tomatos and cucumbers! |
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Plumbing help please Nice clear picture helps see the problem.The cheap and easy way is to unwind the nut and wrap some white thread seal thread. I prefer hemp a bit harder to do but is what the plumbers use. All available at Bunnings,talk to the plumbing man in store. |
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Building on an Ash soil Hi, I am looking at a piece of land that has volcanic ash soil. I know that ash is very free draining so wondered if there are any special considerations for building a house! Would I be better to go for a concrete floor or piles! Is there additional expe... |
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How do you clean your polished concrete floor? Mine gets lots of use, pets etc. I was wondering about a steam cleaner like you see advertised on TV. |
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Bumble Bee nest advice Would love to have a Bumble Bee nest around, so will make a couple of wee boxes from plans on the net.but what is the best time of year to attract them to "nest"! And anything in particular they are attracted to, like scents, colours etc! Cheers... |
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Basic plumbing help I have just undone a bathroom sink pipe and cleared a blocked drain. Now I cant get the pipes connected without leakage. Massive leakage. It appearsto be coming from between the screwy bit and the first small piece of bendy pipe. I have tried re doing it ... |
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Painting a new fence. So the time has come to paint the fence, have fence paint with a primer so can just get on with it, question is whats the easiest way to do the first coat! By hand with a brush is taking forever lol as fence is just soaking up the paint majorly! Or do we ... |
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