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Plants for school gala.ideads needed! Hi, put my hand up to grow some plants for our school gala in March.I love plants but haven't grown any from scratch.Looking for ideas on what to grow (including vege) and what you think would be good sellers!Thanks :) |
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Are the little red berries on a flowering cherry eadible! |
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Kitchen to renovate I am looking at renovating my kitcken as thedraws are starting towear and it needs a face lift.( like Me)!Because the kitchen doors are Kauriand have been painted ,, I know what you are all thinking why paint kauri , but we did .Has anyone had |
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Nikau palms I have 2 growing very close to my brick wall.Someone has mentionedthat these are not good for the foundation of the wall.Can anyone confirm this for me pl!ShallI dig them out, they are not too big at the moment. |
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Watering a garden A friend told me today that watering a garden at night is not a good idea - she said best time is early morning.Anyone else heard this! |
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GLOXINIA. Can anyone offer any advice on propogating and growing gloxinias Can anyone offer any advice on propogating and growing gloxinias |
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Flies . no dead bodies! This summer flies are shocking at our place. It's too humid to have the doors shut all the time. Please share your methods of dealing with flies. Do those automatic spray dispensers work, if so what type do you have! All fly solutions welcomed! |
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Fluffybums what are they really called!And best way to get rid of them! They're hammering my passionfruit. :( |
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Arm down the drain! A month or so ago my wife was digging in the potatoes and noticed that the washing machine water was flowing out into the area she was digging in. She made a diversion. I thought "That's not right" and did nothing about it. The area around t... |
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F&P Paprika stove - timer making noise? Weird question, our F&P Paprika free standing electric stove which is perfectly functional seems to be making a noise from the timer. It's like a horrifically loud ticking clock. Have googled the issue and found a couple of people reporting the sa... |
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Noisy washing machine smeg washing machine has just started to make a very loud noise, it does not have an agitator, have taken back off and cannot see nothing obviously wrong, have taken inside (spinning bit in bottom) but looks like I have to take all the plastic liner off t... |
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Was using the water blaster when it lost its pressure and water is leaking out the bottom. Is it a big job do you reckon! |
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Does anyone know if you can get Ollas in NZ? I was reading up on them and they could be a solution for part of our garden, but cannot find anywhere in NZ that might have them. |
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Can I just share my garlic - I'm so proud :-) well done, I would be proud too . |
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A question for electricians re cable run? If running a new circuit of 2.5mm cable under a house, rather than clip it all with new clips, is it acceptable/legal to cable-tie it to an existing clipped run where the runs are together! |
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Cucumber plants leaves going limp In the heat of the day.I noticed yesterday mid afternoon that a plant that seems to be thriving had all its leaves go limp. However this morning they are up and looking right again, in the past if this has happened it reoccurs on hot days and eventually t... |
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Installing retro ceiling lights.illegal? I have asked my electrician if he would rewire and install a 1960s ceiling light fitting that has multiple arms and shades etc.His reply was: "Electricians are not allowed to install second hand lights.You have to have a declaration of conformity bef... |
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Stripping and painting outside windows Hi, My summer job is to repaint the outside windowsill. My question is do I need to strip the entire windowsills and around the windows, even if the paint in some places is good enough to paint straight over! Or is it best to strip all t |
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Flavourless strawberries Anyone out there with recommendations for strawberries that have some flavour in them!I bought Elsanta {!} and they are lovely to look at but hard as bullets and no flavour. |
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Pea Straw Christchurch Can i buy peastraw anywhere in Christchurch at the moment! |
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Cabbage Tree 'Sudden Decline' One of our huge cabbage trees is losing all its leaves and looks seriously ill.My neighbour also has one that has lost all its leaves.Looked it up and it seems like it's 'sudden decline', but can you do anything to save them!Seems to have wate... |
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I have a loquat tree that I would like to grow some seedlings from. Do you have to plant just the seed or the whole fruit.Is their anything else I should know aboutgrowing them |
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Mysterious bees We came home yesterday and there were a small number of bees (8-10) in our spare bedroom. Most were dead but a couple on the window were still alive. The room had been closed up, with windows and doors all closed. Chucked them out and no more had appeared... |
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My old/spare Fridge/freezer is on full but its not cold or freezing.Its a Fisher & Paykel, FC335TGWHWH, Serial number L168409.I also notice the large bulb at the bottom of it is really hot.Is this f/freezer past its used by date! thank you. |
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2 x Dewalt battery chargers dead, should I put in recycle bin or throw in rubbish bin,thanks. |
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