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Late Spring This Year A keen gardener, I am struggling to get seeds and plants growing this season with all the cold blasts every week. Whitebaiting isn't fairing much better, only getting out three times so far and bugger all caught; best day 400 grams. This time last y |
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Grassgrub? I went to plant a few scrubs etc outside and took one big spade full of dirt and 3 of these popped out. are they grassgrubs? I guess all my garden beds are full of them as the birds have been pecking the hell out of my bark chips lately? do I need to worr... |
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Onion weed - how to get rid of it? I have a small garden at the back of my house. nice and sunny which i have turned into a vege garden. Ive improved the soil and its looking pretty good except for the onion weed which pops up all the time. I've been hoeing it down as deep as I can go as s... |
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Archgola We are looking at getting an Archgola on our deck area and wonder if anyone here has one that may be able to share any pros and cons about them. If you do have one are you happy with it? Our deck gets all day sun. What colour roofing is better, grey or br... |
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Pittosporum silver sheen sprouting a mini me? hi guys, We have a Pittosporum silver sheen hedge & noticed what looks like a 5cm tall baby sprouting underneath. Is this likely a runner from the tree above, or a completely new tree I can replant elsewhere? If so, whats the best method? |
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Coffee grounds are these ok for rose mulch |
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Second hand fence palings. I have many metres of this used timber I would like to sell. It is all in OK condition and has recently been painted, black. I know that is not relevant. The palings are horizontal ones and measure between 4250 and 4280 long are 2.5 mm thick and 144mm wid... |
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New bathroom layout ideas 2.1m square I'm thinking of just the shower over new bath with a cavity sliding Door to allow for toilet and basin. |
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'opium Poppies" i had a lovely show 2 years ago-- let the seeds spread and thought they would triple next time they grew==but not a one has appeared. no do not assume they were for anything other than show cuz they definetly were not nor were they grown where the public ... |
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Pile Holes for Deck less than 1 metre to ground Do the pile holes have to be 450? or can we still dig them a spade width? or bore them at 300mm diameter. thanks |
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Washing machine not working in rural town- phase Hi I'm enquiring for my sister inlaw. She brought a $3000 washing machine a while ago. Recently it has stopped working. She took it into a service company who tested it and said there was nothing wrong with it. She tried it at home. Still didn |
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Michelia Figos - advice needed Anyone with a decent knowledge of Michelia Figo who can give me some advice? I purchased some trees off TradeMe last December. They've been planted on the edge of a raised veggie patch so the soil is very good. I dug the holes deep and wide and mixed comp... |
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Shower set replacement Hi, Can I put a different shower rose, hose and bracket in my shower or do I have to buy the same one. The one I want to replace is split along the hose. Cheers |
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Am I allowed to replace a toilet myself? Hi I have just removed a toilet and plan to put a new toilet in the same place, am I allowed? Or am I meant to get a plumber to do it? From what I have read I am a bit unsure as I won't be replacing any pipes just fitting a new complete toilet with |
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Inside windowsills I have a timber house and a previous owner has replaced the wooden windows with colonial-style aluminium, namely 4 very large windows in the lounge, dining and 2 bedrooms. Each is 3m long with a fixed middle pane and 2 side opening windows I've noti |
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Gardening Question on plant ideas We have a small area outside one of the lounge windows that gets no sun at all. All day shady. What are the best plants to plant if any. Keep in mind i am not very green thumbed lol. I went and looked around the garden center but really had no idea. Thank... |
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Does anyone have a knitting pattern for this hat? Hi, does anyone have a knitting pattern for a hat like this? |
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Cucumbers When is it a good time to plant cucumber seeds for cucumbers in December please. What is a good variety to plant for a good crop. Don't have much luck with them but will give it another go this year. My grandkids love picking them from the garden. Thanks.... |
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Replacing Concrete Lid - Watertank Hi - I am wanting to replace a concrete water tank lid ( 50x50 cms ) with an alternative - wood or plastic. Has anyone done this or know of where I can source something? Many thanks |
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Changing cylinder from header tank to mains Thinking of having a mains pressure cylinder put in (by plumber) At present we have a header tank. The pipe work seems to be copper and the house is approx 32 years old. Will the old pipe work handle this pressure or do I need to have this rep |
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Calf shed Shavings We are able to use last years calf shed shavings on our garden. These are fine wood chips put new into the calf shed before calving and the calves use these for their bed for some months after which they are taken out until fresh shavings are laid for nex... |
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Any Plumbers around Can laundry taps be ajusted from right hand water entry to left hand entry |
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No more neighbors cat poo on my lawn now. Bought some extra hot chillie powder and spinkled around my lawn. Has been a couple of weeks and all good. Don't have to worry about my grandkids playing on the lawn now. |
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Dead tree in a large pot? I have a Dead tree in a large pot the top has been cut off. There is no way I can even rock the stump to try to get it out. Is there anything I can do to start the stump rotting? |
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Faneron prickle weed killer Husband would like to know if you can still buy it in powder form, It is Watkins Faneron prickle weed spray. |
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