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St John's Wort ? I make herbal remedies, lotions and potions, and am thinking about planting St John's Wort, which I use a lot of, and have been buying. I am a bit concerned, as I read it is invasive. Will I regret planting it? |
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Shower base uneven Builders / Plumbers Ideas please. Shower base appears out of level, water sits in a corner when shower turned off. Also base has movement when putting downward pressure with foot. house has concrete floor ie no manhole. Shower installed , say, 3yrs. Thank... |
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Lemon Skins use? Hi I was sure I read or heard on TV that there was a use for lemon and citrus skins in general in the garden. I was a recipe I think for a natural pest spray it was mixed I think with something but not sure. I have a lot of lemon skins currently :) From m... |
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Bee's bee's bee's how do you get rid of them, A empty house has a nest in porch ceiling, another lot swarmed in today so now two, I doing the gardening there the owner not wanting to get pro's in to remove, do wasp traps do the same thing to bees, what is the best bait to ... |
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HELP GARDENING CLUB SPEAKERS. For North shore garden club. Wondered if anyone had a list or reccommendations. I would be very interested. People who have an interest in anything to do with gardening . Members are mainly women an occasional male |
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Got my 1st beans and zucchini yesterday! and the tomatoes are starting to colour up to. Cant wait for them. |
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Lady Birds What can we do to encourage lady birds into the garden? I was weeding yesterday and saw some eating aphids on my roses and was thinking that they do more good than damage in the garden? |
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Dog pee killing my grass: anyone used "dog rocks"? This may be a long shot but does anyone have any suggestions about how to mitigate dog pee killing off grass? Short of following my boys around with a watering can : ) I was googling and came across these things called dog rocks - basically an igneo |
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Newbie needs help with tomato plants Hi everyone. I am a total newbie to gardening but really want to learn so that my kids can learn. We went to our local garden shop and I asked for advice. The lady sold me a tray of cherry tomato (sweet 100) seedlings and said I could plant them in a larg... |
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Mitre10 boxing day sale In search for a good bargain on plants like carpet roses as I want to make a neat line of them around my driveway. Does anyone know if Mitre10 do a boxing day sale on plants too. Allready purchased some but not enough to cover the whole area. |
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How long does paint last In the paint tin, stored in the garage? When is it time to dispose of it.? |
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Peonis, where can I buy the actual plants from? My wife is nagging me incessantly about getting some. Any ideas in the Hamilton area? |
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Liquid manure Just watered my garden with it and it STINKS badly. The plants love it but that smell is awful. Is it too strong or too fresh? |
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Hardwood floors, staples and laying lino over them Hi, i'm in the process of pulling up the old lino and hardboard from my kitchen and toilet floors. There is some nice T&G hardwood flooring under there, a bit to stained to sand back and varnish although this is what i would love to do. Anyway. theres ton... |
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Weed? ID please Can anyone tell me what this is? I was given some soil for my vege garden & now it's riddled with it! Is it some kind of nightshade? Cheers htt |
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Monarch caterpillars I have a bunch of very hungry caterpillars that have eaten all my plants, can anyone take them on and save their little lives please |
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3 brand new toilets - all faulty We have now installed three brand new toilets, two of the same brand and model and one a different brand and all three have leaked in different places from the porcelain - not seals etc so def not plumbing issue. Had anyone else had this type of problem? ... |
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LEMON WITH CURLED LEAVES? Any advice please in regards to a lemon tree that has ample water, planted in a northerly direction, out of strong winds, been fertilized, approx. 1 metre high, has fruited well etc. and just lately lots of the leaves especially the new growth, have just ... |
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Extractor fan - Is one needed with showerdome Some times we use the bath some times we use the shower. No set routine. If we add a shower dome, do we still need an extractor fan for when we use bath, or does extractor fan become obsolete? In other words is the extractor fan really used more so just f... |
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Going rate for gardening/tidying up garden. I have to get someone to weed-eat and spray overgrown grass and weeds in my garden, using my gear. What's the going rate. I don't want to underpay - but neither do I want to do the opposite. the person won't give me a quote, but says. "You pay me wh |
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Question on fixing gib ceiling battens Hi, I am fixing wood gib ceiling battens. If I need to butt join some do I make the join over a rafter or beween the rafters? cheers |
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Chainsaw bar oil where is the best priced chainsaw bar oil in wellington ?cheers |
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Bosch dishwasher broken handle advice pls We have a Bosch dishwasher. Chrome front. It has a molded plastic handle which has cracked, causing a button to pop out. It still works and we like the dishwasher. Has anybody had a similar issue and had it repaired? Can the parts be bought new or secondh... |
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Do you have to seal grout for a fireplace hearth? I'm getting mixed results looking online. I'm tempted not to bother with sealing the grout. |
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Slip cloth for belt sanders? I have looked online, and it seems to come by the meter. Great if you run a stroke sander, but when you only need 75mm x 100mm, for a standard belt sander, not so much. Does anyone know where I can purchase this small amount, preferably in Chc |
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