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Potato? How do you no when to stop covering them up! munting is it (sp)! |
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No pressure when we turn on the hot tap.! Its ok on the cold tap. Can anyone suggest what the problem might be! |
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Fisher & Paykel Dryer Help required Fisher & Paykel Multi - Temp Auto Sensing Dryer ED56 This dryer is one of there top of the line dryersIt runs for about five minutes get up to heat then shuts down Is there any one out there that may be able to help me where to start looking for |
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F/P oven seal repair? Hi, I have a f/p Classic oven in need of a new seal for the oven door. Anyone know how to remove and replace with a new one. Havn't got the new seal yet, just need to know if I can do this myself. Tia |
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Improving heavy soil Our new garden has a heavy soil . what can I do to improve it. I had similar soil in another place I lived and we put loads of compost from Mitre 10 etc on it, and general fertilizerand it improved the texture but I think it made it too acidy or something... |
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Tea Bags I have all these old teabags and think I read/heard they are good for the garden. If so do I just dig in around plants!Thanks. |
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Need some help with my puka the leaves are starting to turn brown on the tips and isnt as glossy green as it use to be could it have a disease or could it have been weedsprayed |
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Whats the best way to get rid of flax bushes? Have cut them back but they are huge. Anybody got a quicker way to remove than digging! |
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Wisteria - sleep.creep.leap. I can't understand why one of three Wisterias I have just doesn't seem to be budding. I have one that is starting to leap, the other leaping, and tthe one that looks dormant is the oldest and looks like after leaping for tha last couple of years, ... |
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Under tile heating. Pro's and Con's? As above, looking at installing it as the Bathroom is being rebuilt, anyone hadany issues or pitfalls! Any brands to stay away from as im looking into some of the DIY kits! Push your power bill up much! Cheers |
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Walk in Shower on a Concrete Floor We are trying to put a walk in ground level shower in our bathroom on a concrete floor does anyone know if this can be done were useing tiles on the floor and walls but would like to make sure we do it correctly So We don't have a mess Thanks |
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Sharing green-bins:Yee-ha! Wow! we're having lovely times using neighbour's green bins,with their permission,and doing lots of sharing.Now we have a new drive-sharer.New renter sharing our drive is a young Indian doctor.Will be over to him with some baking,discuss bin-shari... |
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Plants for a clay bank Hi. I have a fairly wide slightly crumbly clay bank about 1m high and 45 degrees. It has grass and weeds on it but looks in need of planting to brighten it up but I have no clue what I'm doing in the garden. It's sheltered but gets limited sun. I ... |
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Tomatoes and Labour Day So it's traditionally tomato planting weather from now on but it's blowing a gale every day and we're supposed to get a frost Wed (Masterton).I've been trying to harden the tomatoes off on the deck but a couple of hours in the wind and the... |
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Building a deck Building a deck on a cross lease property! Do I need to tell anybody! Any permits to go through! Will b under 1.5m. It will be a island deck that will be in the middle of the yard. I just want to know if I can build it without consenting to anyone!! |
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What plants do you wish you'd NEVER bought Sometimes plants don't do the things they are meant to do>> |
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Neighbours Garden water storage tank. Neighbour has just installed a very large storage tank, I notice he has set it up so when it's full it overflows all the excess water towards our property via a downpipe. Would this be normal or should it be hooked into the stormwater!. |
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Bitter Lettuce! Eeewwww planted some romaine and some other fancy lettuce and both are bitter - what have I done wrong and can I do anything to remedy!New to gardening hoping everything I have planted isn't going to be like this.We did feed everything we |
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Hanging baskets - what do you line yours with? I'm not keen on the coir liners, or black plastic. I'm in a high wind area so sphagnum moss dries out in days. I'm looking for inspiration, does anyone use something out of the ordinary to line their hanging containers! |
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Neighbourly disputes.advice please on a deck! Our cross lease neighbours do not want to give consent to our renovation plans. Their main reason is that it will impact on their lifestyle, i.e. their outdoor living on their new deck they built last summer. However, we have just discovered that their ne... |
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How to remove unwanted grass types from lawn My lawn is predominantly a soft thick grass type, but in small parts there seems to be quite a course thick grass taking over.I sprayed lawn with turfix but no success, any ideas on how to remove! |
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Some plant help please? Hi- I have my first garden ( yippee) but to say I am a novice is an understatement! I have found what I think it an Aloe Vera plant - if I upload a pic could some one please confirm that it is and tell me if I can save it please! I would be re |
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Lemon Tree Help, Please My lemon tree is looking a bit sick, its leaves have slightly curled up and turned quite yellow, there are still some green spots on the leaves but the majority of the have gone yellow, plus some of the leaves have fallen off.It has heaps of flowers on it... |
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Growing apple cucumber tips please I have never eaten or grown it dies any have any tips please! Do you get many off one plant and how big do theyget! Tia |
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Blackspot on my roses Has anybodyelse noticed blackspot on their roses! Some of mine have got it rather severe. I keep on spraying with shield and super shield. |
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