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Morrison electric lawnmower 380mm I bought this new a couple of months ago and the second timeI used it, a bit broke off from the plastic undercarriage.It has broken off some more although my lawn is not rough and has no stones etc in it.I haveused the same model for 4-5 years with no pro... |
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Groundcover for creek bank HI, wondering if anyone has any ideas for what we can plant for the above. Cheers |
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Anyone know about Grape Vines? It looks like some kind of insect infestation, or maybe an insectide.try google on gravevine care and diseases, of a back issue if NZ gardener at the Library.Another idea is to take a sample into your local garden centre. good luck and keep us posted. |
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Trying to save my lemon tree. Hi, I have a very small lemon tree that last year actually had 2 small lemons. This year its looking very sad, leaves are dropping off, rust underneath the leaves, tiny white egg like hoppers and ants and flat blob like juicy brown flat attached egg |
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YELLOW LEAVES I have yellow leaves on Rhodendrum and lots of ornge tiny spots on roses , can anyone give advise on what it may be and what to spray thanks |
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Planting poppies Is it too late to plant poppies! |
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Tomato plants in planter bags I want to plant my plants singly in planter bags with potting mix What size would the experts use! |
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Lawn clipplings - compost so mowed the lawns with a catcher on and got a full trailer load but now what should I do with it I want to make compost for the vegetable garden with it any advise! I have lawn clippings and coffee grounds |
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Codling moth We have a codling moth sticky trap with pheromone lure in the apple tree and have caught a few moths over the past month (8 or 9) can someone tell me if it is okay to use the pheromone twistie ties at the same time! |
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Cidermaking and growing any folks interested in forming a group dedicated to the finer points of the apple cider renewal that is gaining momentum pooling of knowledge and resourcesetc from the enthusiast to the serious intender of cider production craft cider cidery cellars etc ... |
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Removing paint from Aluminium window frame. Afternoon group. Doing up my daughters room and the previous owners of the house house decided to paint the aluminium window frames. Anyone know of tried and trusted removal method! Thanks |
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Cleaning Interior Paint Hi all I have a new home and my son got one of my interior walls dirty so I washed it and dried it and now in direct sunlight it is really streaky and looks awful. I tried again and still no better. My wife is pissed. any ideas helpful folk! It is a low s... |
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Queen Anne's Lace - weed or plant? I have self sown Queen Anne's Lace that seems to be taking over and it's nearly 2 metres tall.Do you regard this as plant or a weed! |
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Looking for Mignonette plants to buy. Anyone know where I can locate mignonette plants (rather than seeds) as mine usually self seed and I have plenty but this year I have none sadly.I have used the search functions on several online plant businesses but none have mignonette plants so far.Pal... |
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Marigolds question Should I remove the lead flower from those pottles of marigolds once they are planted!I don't mean those big common ones, but the smaller flower variety |
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Watered sheep/horse manure for feeding plants I am wanting to "feed 'my plants but they are already established - would it be ok to water down the manure and water them with that and have the same effect! |
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Low level deck We have built a verandah around one corner of our house. Part of it covers an area of concrete and part is a landscaped area of river stone. Would like to deck the whole area with Kwila or Vitex. However, have read that decking should be at least 40 |
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Can anybody PLEASE tell me how to get brown packaging tape off a fridge door. |
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What to plant. Hi, Am after some ideas on what to plany that will gorw to 3 meters by 1-2 meters, along a fenceline, facing northeast. Has thought about pittosporum, wondered if ther was any birght ideas out there. cheers |
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Small brown beetles on raspberries OK last year we lost our entire raspberry crop to the drizzle and some brown beetles, this year the beetles are back, what can I use to get rid of them! They are about the same size as ladybugs |
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Lemon Verbena? I have tried to find lemon verbena in the garden centres',to no avail.I googled the herb suppliers and it is in their catalogues but do not seem to supply it. I live in Tauranga if anyone can help. Thanks. |
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Paint advice please? good luck with that |
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Rangehood/Extractor fan Question I have just removed an old extractor fan over our cooker and begun installing a new one. I have removed the pipe from the hole in the ceiling (Single storey house) and it seems that there is no duct through an outside wall or through the roof. So for 15 y... |
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I need a seed! Hi!I have a "lawn" that is largely made up of paddock grass. I want to improve the grass quality by adding a grass seed that will enhance the lawn.Can you recommend a thrifty grass seed please that will suit our hilltop lawn that encounters wet ... |
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Nikau Palm turned yellow? we recently planted a young nikau palm but the next day it started turning yellow, what could this be soil, water, sun! |
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