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Dwarf fruit trees Hi, I'm looking at getting one of these. Does anyone know how much fruit 1 tree would produce? and if grown in a pot how large does it need to be? Thanks |
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Cutting down kitchen benches I'm a bit of (no an enormous) recycler (and possibly a scrooge!) and want to change my kitchen cabinets around to make better use of limited space. Would it be a bad idea to cut down my present cabinets/cupboards or do I have to buy new ones. I am able to... |
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Stink bugs on Kaka beak plant. I have got heaps on the plant,what is good to kill them. I thought it was just tomato plants they liked,but. |
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Should I oil the new kwila decks? I have Cabot's kwila deck natural oil. not sure whether or not to use it. Hubby not keen, I just want to make sure it is as protected as possible. |
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Rusting hinges on security door Some years ago we had a security door installed, and in less than 2 years the hinges were rusty. Complained to the company and they replaced them. The replacements lasted a bit longer, but are now rusting again. I think the problem is that the frame is al... |
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'Stained' concrete floors? We have recently fully lined and painted our double garage with a view to it being a man cave. It's an old garage with a concrete floor, built in the late 60s. I have seen concrete floors that look like they have been stained (marbled look) then varnished... |
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Waterproofing under tiles We are getting our kitchen, laundry and bathroom tiled. The company that have quoted have said they will waterproof under the shower tiles and the bath splashback. However, we have had lots of issues with floods in bathroom, laundry and toilet (w.mach, di... |
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Firewood rounds in cube Not sure if anyone can answer this or not. I have been offered 30 rings of gum 40cm x 25cm but have no idea how many cube this would be split. I could buy 6 cube already split for $480 or the 30 rounds for $300 from someone else. |
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Friendly Thrush. There is a tailless thrush, that sits outside our long dining room window everymorning, and at dinner time. I have been giving it wetted bread, and some pet ,mince, and any other food that it might like. It seems to stand back and let the sparrows a |
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Renovating a carved coffee table Got one of those glass topped coffee tables with a carved Chinese scene that was popular in the '90's(?). Need to take the wood back to basics to re-varnish it, any suggestions on how best to remove the old varnish in the intricately carved areas. |
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Are teabags biodegradable? I have been putting them in the compost heap but a recent article I read about a scientist burying hundreds of them with the intent of measuring the decomposition of their contents over time leads me to question my belief. |
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Banksia Tree Can someone tell me if the leaves from a Banksia break down in the garden? It seems to take our forever and now I am wondering if they are bad for the soil? |
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Photo Id please http://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/361195010.jpg |
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Bathroom walls gib or villaboard We are about to start a renovation on a bathroom and builder says aqua line and tiler says villaboard. Thinking go with the tiler recommendation? . |
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Getting the stuff out of a hole saw? 10 seconds to drill a hole, 5 mins getting the material out. Surely there is a knack to it? |
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Green bugs My garden has been infiltrated with those green bugs and the smaller black ones.What's a good spray to get rid of them. I don't want to spray anything that will be toxic to bees. |
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Who has (or has had) a wooden kitchen bench top? Does anyone have a wooden kitchen bench top? Oiled or varnished? Do you love it or hate it? Is it a pain to maintain? And do you have wood around your sink? Love the look but am doubting myself. Thanks! |
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Care of paintbrushes - acrylics Using a medium cost/quality paint brushes, does anyone have any tips for dealing with acrylic paint drying off quickly in warm weather? Do you soak them in water first or some other liquid? Wash after with a weak solution of meths? There must be tricks of... |
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Caustic soda and copper Just wondering. I have some painted copper I wish to strip of paint and then polish. Would caustic soda be safe to use? |
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Name. I cannot remember the name of the big plant at my home,It comes in blue and white is grows like a weed has a long stem and long leaves,it is a dammed pest the flower is spiked and on the flower when it goes to seed,has black seeds.not much to go on,tia |
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Espaliering fruit tree/vege garden plants - advice I have just put up a rather nice shade house and want to espalier a fruit tree on the north facing wall. It is an outdoor entertaining area as well as a pottager garden and I am trying to put in all fruit, vege, and herb plants. Apart from the espalier I ... |
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Aspira whiteware Anymore recent opinions on the Aspira Washing Machine? Am looking at the 6.5kg top loader |
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Rhubarb help please 2 plants about 18months old with huge leaves and decent sized stalks which are not red. Is this okay to eat or perhaps there is a problem? TIA. |
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Whats the cheapest way to do a driveway? We have about 130m2 of driveway to do and just wondering how much it would be to get it done |
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Tomato problem? Our tomatoes have this problem that is in pics. White leaf veins, then white leaves, then brown then dead. Plants still alive and fruits are fine. I cant fine this on google. White veins is something lemons get. I dont know if they have a deficciency or a... |
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