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Newbie veg planting advice please This may sound really, really dumb so please bear with me. I have adapted a couple of old wooden pallets as wall mounted veggie gardens. Amongst other things, I bought 2 six pack seedlings of spring onions. Reading the attached instructions di |
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Plant Labels What is the best way to label plants on a permanent basis ? Have tried various means, but all get worn out. Permanent markers i have had no joy with, Thanks. |
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Are these centipedes? I am finding quite a few of these little creatures in my compost and under mulch. Are they centipedes? If not, what are they, and are they harmful to my plants? Your help will be much appreciated. |
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Want to plant a tree - Advice needed please :) https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/423839563.jpg We bought this house around 8 weeks ago and it is needing lots of love as it has |
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Please identify these trees for me I have a number of trees in my garden I don't recognize. Can you please help me out and tell me what they are? (i hope the photos come on right) 1. Small bushy tree with green velvet fruit that turns black |
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And another plant ID please. Being a gardener by name and by nature I plant weird seeds and sticks and sometimes they grow. This bunch of deciduous leafy things came up again third or fourth year from seed I suspect, but in the move the label went west and I have no idea what they ar... |
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Which glue for wooden letterbox repair? It's an old one, top A frame roof consists of tongue and groove slats, end one is loose - which glue should I use to repair it? Thanks. |
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Magnolia tree I have a tall, spindly magnolia tree about 8 metres high. It got that way trying to compete with huge acmena trees in the neighbours' section. The neighbours have agreed to take out the acmenas shortly and replace them with pittosporums or something simil... |
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Grafted tomato seedlings My last seasons Money Maker grafted tomato has thrown down quite a few seedlings - will they fruit true or will they return to the graft . - I wont pull them out until I hear from a more knowledgable person than me on this matter! Thanks in advance - |
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Have got a small fish pond and want to know what are good plants to plant around it etc Thank in advance for all help |
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Garden bathroom help i have a small low light level bathroom that has a concrete floor and wall construction, it feels a bit damp and lifeless. what i was thinking was that i could put in a wall mounted garden to try and decrease the damp feeling the air has. i know i can hav... |
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Dyson vacum cleaner dc54, what ya think please? and why? thanks for ya help! |
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Spray drift I spot sprayed my lawn to kill onehunga weed using a spray bottle on a calm day. A week later I noticed my roses looking very sick . I have cut them back will they come away again or have I killed them. |
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Can I wash my feather/down filled duvet? . Or should I get it dry cleaned? |
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Climber What would be a good climber to grow in a place that gets very little sun? Perhaps there isn't one! |
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Help to identify this shrub please. Don't know what it is or we should keep it or cull it so any advice is appreciated. Thanks. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/426289 |
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Advise needed to by a new Lawnmower We have never owned our own lawnmower we have always paid to have it mowed we now want to do our own lawn, we have 660sq property which is sloping in some areas. What do people think is the best lawnmower on the market?. Any advise would be he |
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Zealandia seedling tomatoes I bought 2 x seedling toms (Rapunzel & Campari) from a big DIY place and within 10 days they were showing signs of blight. A friend who was given a Rapunzel tom from the same place has also said her plant is affected, Anyone else had any problems? |
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Calendula plants Does any one know where i can buy some plants in Christchurch ? I could not find them in the plant nurseries. I want to put some in the vege garden to deter bugs. |
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Flooring options We have polished wood floors in our kitchen and bathroom. Unfortunately, they're not in great condition. There are areas that are very worm-eaten, an area that got patched because it was rotten, and a section at the side where the wood is a different widt... |
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Best weed mat to use Was going to lay some weed mat around the perimeter of my section and lay some sleepers out. followed by stones or bark chips. wondering what's best . As I see there is different types. |
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Is $2,200 expensive for a garage door? Our new house has a broken garage door, which was only ever manual. We want to get a new door that we can open remotely. Only one company replied to my quote request and has quoted just under $2,200. The electrician to install the power point |
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Prep work for wall papper Just stripped the wall papper in the hall.looks like it has taken the top layer off the old gib aswell. what to do next? Fill any imperfections and then re wall papper . or best to seal the wall with something first. |
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A simple decorating question Sorry this is so simple I want to put a couple of things on the walls, small picture not heavy! and a mobile from the ceiling. What is the best thing to use? (please keep it simple it is such a long time since i did any of this, I can re |
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Tiny moths attacking my orange tree. Anyone seen these? I will try and grab a photo, but they are very tiny, about 1mm or less in size, the leaves are covered in them and everything is sticky with honey dew. Anyone know what they are? |
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