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Prickly cucumbers I have one moderately sized cucumber which I've just picked for my daughter to eat. I don't like them. It is quite spiky. Seems like it would be unpleasant to eat without peeling. Also , there doesn't seem to be any flowers without baby cucs attached, doe... |
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What is this weird plant? I got some great help on this forum recently with some red berries so here I am again! It started growing in my yard and the paddock next door a few years ago and has been allowed to spread in the paddock. The horses don't eat it. I never worr |
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Insulating an old house We have a beautiful old 1920's house but it is so cold we are genuinely thinking about moving. We have put in underfloor insulation and the ceiling is insulated. The walls have paneling and so would be far to expensive to gut the house to put in insulatio... |
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Need a builder asap anyone know of a good builder in pn that can start work tomorrow putting in fence posts and then building the fence on friday, holes are already dug. |
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Just got hydro seeded (why is it still patchy?) Hi, my lawn got hydro seeded on 21/09/2015, it's now the 9th week, why is it still patchy? I have been using sprinkler to sprinkle for 30 mins once a day and the ground is definitely moist enough. I just mowed the lawn today. Pictures here |
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Whats wrong with my peach tree? its only young maybe 1-2 years, I bought and planted it this year. It blossomed then grew leaves which looked as though they had leaf curl but now them and the little peaches that were on it seem to be rotting away and it is nearly bare |
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Which brand of vege seeds is best. Just starting off by building a raised vege garden planter box. There seems to be quite a few brands of veg seeds available - anyone any good/bad experiences with a particular brand please. ? Tks & rgds |
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Building Costs Anyone have a rough idea on building costs in Auckland. We are planning on building a new room that will be a kitchen at the rear of our 1920's bungalow. Total area will be about 16m2, iron roof. We will do the fit out and painting etc ourselves. Unfortun... |
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Bathroom Low Pressure? Answer anyone done up a bathroom on equal low pressure (rural gravity here) and put mixer/hower in and gone WOW this is awesome,, getting soo much conflicting advice from tap places. |
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Copper spray for tomato blight Hi - can someone please recommend a spray that might save my tomato plants? TIA |
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Frost got my potatoes! My potatoes have just burst through the ground and got frazzled by a heavy frost this morning. Are they ruined or will they bounce back? TIA. |
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Palms in pots . Good or not? I have purchased a Kentia Palm, nicely grown, about 1.5 m high. It has been suggested I plant it in a large pot, to give it extra height and so it can hang over my brick wall and be planted closer to the wall. The pot will probably cost as muc |
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Fence question - how to stop kids climbing over I have a wire mesh fence to keep the dog in and today she was barking like mad. I went to investigate and found that a couple of the local feral kids had climbed over the fence and were checking out the contents of my garage. My question is; what can I pu... |
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Plum tree leaves I have a problem with our trees I can't identify. Affecting Plum, Greengage and cherries. Some trees are partly affected, the Black doris the entire tree. |
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Question on reinforcing concrete, is it necessary? I want to fill some areas beside the house with concrete.Approx 1.2m x 0.4m and 75mm deep. Do I need any reinforcing. It will have very little use. cheers |
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To glue what can you use to glue carpet to garage floor |
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Tomato liquid fertiliser Has anyone used tomato liquid fertiliser on tomatoes? Do they work? I bought "Tom-A-Rite", followed the instructions, but the toms stopped growing. The plants are still alive, just not growing. Anyone had this experience before? |
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How to stop possum stealing fruit, climbing tree We have a possum around, I have seen it in the garden! We have no way of getting rid of it, but last yr it ate all my plums before they were ripe, and I've now found its been nibbling on my lemons! What I want to know is how can I stop it climbing t |
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Commercial Strawberry growers- a question Birds seem to beat the home grown people to their crop unless they cover every inch. So how come they dont get to your big fields of them? or do they but you dont worry about them. |
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Orange/red Ants on Broad Beans Have just noticed these orange/red ants on the broad beans - larger than the ordinary black ants, about 6mm long - any ideas? |
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Community Garden start up I was wondering if anyone has started up a community garden before? I want to get one started in my local area in Auckland but don't know how to go about it. I have heard you need council consent? Any help would be appreciated. |
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What happened to the cauliflowers? I planted these in March, 8 months later there are still nothing but leaves? Pictures here http://postimg.org/gallery/p0tcz808/ |
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Dumping cabbage tree I have to remove a cabbage tree as it is destroying retaining wall and decking. I have read you can't burn the wood so only option is dumping. Has anyone dumped a larger one and what was the weight and cost. I am doing this for an older couple and am worr... |
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What to do with silicone gone mouldy in shower Hi, we renovated our bathroom and within 6months we noticed the silicone lining has gone mouldy. :( Has anyone experience this? Would be greatful with some pointers on how to fix this issue. Thanks in advance. |
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Watering plants while away 10 days I have about a dozen potted plants on my back porch, some on a table in medium sized pots, others on the floor in bigger pots. As I will be away for about 10 days over xmas, I'm worried about not being able to water them while away. At the moment, i'm exp... |
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