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Killing bamboo Will amitrole kill this pesty plant? If not, what? |
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Rinnai infinity or electric water cylinder? Just starting a new build. We currently have an electric water cylinder on plans but now thinking a rinnai infinity system would be a better option for hot water and cooking. We would need to use LPG bottles as no gas mains in area. any thoughts out there... |
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Sealing terracotta pot What is the safest sealer to use on a terracotta pot I want to make into a pond with plants and fish/tadpoles? |
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Can someone please help identify The weed I have put as my profile picture? I found it growing in my sage plant. it definitely doesn’t taste like sage! Lol. |
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Old classroom walls Hi! Does anyone know what the material was that used to be on the inside of old classroom? You could pin into it and if someone punched a hole in it, it was quite fibrous. Thanks! |
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How to keep cat out of freshly planted vege garden Any Ideas? I just have it all nice and neat row after row of plants or seeds and the blasted neighbours cats think its a dirtbox. I tried pepper but doesn't seem to deter them. Other than having to cover the whole lot, what works for you? |
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We are having afew large trees cut and chipped We wanted the chipped wood tobe left so we could put it like chips around the house. But the contractor said as its green trees and wood it would bring heaps of mosquitos to around the house. Does this sound correct, sure we dont want mosquitos but will l... |
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Anyone seen these in shops? Yesterday I bought a pkt from Bunnings for $5. It's to make a teepee. It has 5 stakes, clips and a dome, 5 stakes with connect arms and is 180 cm high. Could it be that? |
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Is it cheaper to buy Resene paint from their stores with the card discount or a Mitre 10 that sells it? Thanks |
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Radio left on Does it damage the radio to be left on for weeks and months ? mine takes quite a while to warm up which annoys me so I just turn the sound down. But I do wonder if it is damaging it. they use almost no electricity so the cost is not an issue. (not sure if... |
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New deck. Paint or not? Last year I built a new deck. Over winter it got covered in mould and looked like crap. As summer Comes on I'll give it all a water blast but in thinking, will painting it solve this? One area is high volume traffic. Ie: we use it regularly as |
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Waterblast or" wet and forget" the deck? Which is the best? i dont mind waiting but want the best result. |
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Battery lawn mowers Has anyone brought a battery lawn mower and how good are they? I am considering buying one, spent some time looking at a Ego one yesterday. |
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A Building Consent Question Please I have a 100 year old cottage, I have a section of about 3 m by about .7 m on the south side of the bathroom (poor access / can't be seen as is hard on the boundary) which I need to reclad - the current cladding rotton and falling off. For budget and long... |
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Re-planting orchid outdoors I have an orchid flowering in my garden in Nelson. It's not the most beautiful orchid, in my opinion, and it's not where I want it to be (I didn't plant it). So, my question is; how and when should I transplant it? I have looked on Google and can only fin... |
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Sanding tips Hello. newbie sander playing with power tools here. ive just potentially wrecked sander one because there is no velcro left on the machine. stickability gone. ive found another sander and wish to avoid the same. Am i moving it too much or does it just hap... |
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DIY - Painting Duram195 on a metal roof Has anyone used this rubber paint to seal rust on an old roof. This roof is under decking timber and while there is no leak in it, we want to stop it beforehand. |
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Removal of spray adhesive any tips on how to remove spots of dried spray adhesive off carpet .selling house shortly -doing spruce up and wifey wants em gone .any help welcome. |
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ANT Invasion For the second year in a row my cupboards have been invaded by zillions of ants. I'm using Raid ant killer which only seems to have encouraged them last year they stayed for many weeks Help! |
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Do Camelia flowers kill weeds? I've been putting dead Camellia flowers on my garden, and they seem to stop weeds growing. But the ends of the leaves of my Belladonna Lilys are going brown. I have taken one bulb out completely as it appeared to have died. Are they being affected b |
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Stove element not working. Can I please have some views & advice. Westinghouse freestanding stove front left most used large element has stoped working {while cooking } The element still works when swapped with the other side so its not the element itself. |
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Liverwort. how do i kill it its growing up through gravel and on top of dirt, its everywhere. ive tried a roundup LIVERWORT killer and it did nothing. please help if you have sucssesfully killed it. thanks |
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Weedmat Questions I am going to be putting weedmat in my garden. I have never used it before. Does it come come in different grades? Who sell the most robust? I'm willing to initially pay a bit more if it means I can leave it a bit longer before I have to renew |
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Why can't you burn garden waste in Auckland? I don't understand why we're not allowed to burn garden waste in Auckland when we can burn wood in our fire places inside our homes. By garden waste I'm talking about dead vegetation here like grass clippings, branches from pruned trees etc. Not talking a... |
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How does a plumber fix a leaking pipe ? Water main pipe has a leak, metal pipe abot 10 to 20 cent piece diameter. Runs across/under front lawn. How will plumber likely do the repair ? Just piece in a new piece of pipe where leak is or replace whole pipe ? |
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