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Gardening by moon phases. Clap Trap or wise words? I have the New Zealand Gardener magazine's Gardening Diary and it suggests exactly when plants should and should not be sown according to the phases of the moon. Is this a load of baloney, or is there a noticeable difference to how plants prosper? |
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Spider ID *shudder* I posted in General but they are pretty much taking the piss out of me for being grossed out by it and killing it :( It was huge and dripping milky stuff, couldn't get a good pic with my crappy phone but here are a couple, I looked at the Te Papa spider g... |
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Painting Lockwood interior walls Has anyone done this? After 21 years of living in my Lockwood home I am considering painting the interior. Just not sure about brand of paint to use and whether a semi gloss. |
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Can anyone tell me what these are And if they're dangerous as they're falling off our neighbours tree |
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Pea straw from sweet peas. Is it possible? I have just pulled out my sweet peas and am wondering if I can make my own pea straw? Any tips? |
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Pruning rosemary HI.Rosemary bushes have grown too tall - over 6ft tall. Much as I love them they need to come down a bit. it is a hedge & a lot of long odd shaped branches coming out in all directions. have started to cut these ones back, even back to a main branch but w... |
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Fuchsia excorticata- NZ Tree Fushia-k?tukutuku After only seeing these growing in urban situations where they may reach 3 or 4 metres, I was surprised to see some in natural bush at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth recently (down by the water wheel), where they would easily be 10m or more, and quite a subs... |
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Tree borer. Our kowhai, lemon and lime tree have borer. They are also riddled with ants. Have put a paste of neem granuules in the holes, but the ants are just plentiful. Anyone have any suggestion for the ants. The lime tree leaves are really black and not sure if i... |
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Sky Dish Atmospheric Conditions. our sky seems to fail anytime we get a down poor of rain, surely this isnt the norm? We only ever had the problem when we got a good snow dump in Queenstown, understandable but now we have moved districts it happens anytime we get rain. has anyone experie... |
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Cleaning polished concrete Just wondering what products people use to mop polished concrete? |
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Grass for sand base Whats the best?--have a site at Otaki,tried most grass but no luck-birds peck/dig and cause ruts--grass on /near beach seems to grow well-very thick and spongey-any suggestions?-- Thanks |
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Bevel back weatherboard corner box If I want to have a boxed corner for a bevel back weatherboard house, can I get a pre cut corner box from Bunnings, Placemakers or CCH? |
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Not a green thumb who needs help Hi, have a new garden bed that is plentiful of worms. How do I keep the birds out of it. House is for sale so don't want to cover it but is there a product I can sprinkle or spay to keep them from digging it up and making such a mess? Thank you |
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Is it normal practice to insulate internal walls? Relining the house and I was wondering if this is the modern way to do it. cheers |
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Dulux paint failed after only two years https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/366235238.jpg |
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Hardwiring a backup generator? Am looking at getting a 6.2kVA backup generator for our home and having it hard wired. Can you Sparkies (or anyone who has a hard wired one) on here like to comment on any potential issues! Just really for running a large gas fire unit (with f |
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Gib fixers Queries, please - 1. Is there a minimum number of screws to affix a sheet of gib onto the studs? 2. Is it OK to use 2.4 sheets of Gib diagonally across a 2.4 wall.? We will need 2x1200 sheets & 300cm for a 2.7high wall. 3. If the g |
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Attach Support Posts to Existing Concrete Path We have a problem with a sunroom that over hangs an old concrete path concrete, is about 50mm thick when we tore off the fiberlight only to find the support posts where just 150x50 untreated rubbish, one each side not quite midway and one unde |
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Ruscus - Green Plant I am wanting to source a green, hard leaved plant called 'Ruscus'. I just love its foliage. I have tried local nurseries only to be told that this plant is commercially grown for florists & difficult to find in nurseries. Doe anyone have this plant growin... |
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Plant/weed id please kind folks? (photo) Hi, would love a name for this shrub, which is flowering right now in the Waitaks. It has quite fleshy (rather than woody) stems and is spreading enthusiastically. Seems to be semi deciduous. If it is a weed erradication info also appreciated. Thanks in a... |
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Shower door adjustable wheels Anybody know where to get another adjustable wheel with bolt and nut that fits on the bottom of a curved shower door. Got the shower cubicle off trademe but don't know who the agents are, could be Asian made |
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Pigeon coming into House As soon as I open the back door or some of my windows a pigeon comes in and steals cat biscuits. I cannot bring myself to harm the pigeon but wondered about catching it and relocating it a few kilometers away. Surely it would not come back. |
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Retrofit metal runners to pre-existing drawers? Is this possible at reasonable cost? My solid wood kitchen drawers are presently sawdust factories depositing sawdust into the drawers below. |
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Recommendations wanted for hardy climbing rose Before Xmas some of the local kids did me the service of identifying a couple of gaps in the security of our property. In other words used our backyard as a shortcut. For those more knowledgeable about plants what would be your rose recommenda |
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Gas cooktop Do I have to have to have it attached by a professional or can we do it ourselves? We are replacing an old one not installing the whole thing from scratch. I'm just worried that if we do it and somthing goes wrong that the insurances I'll be v |
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