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In praise of broad beans . This morning I was picking broad beans and pondering their many benefits. So . they are dead easy to grow though do need good rich soil and lots of water as the beans develop. Mine are in containers, 3 to 5 seeds per container, so they grow qu |
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Painting my ceiling. We are going to paint our ceiling. We have crappy paint on there now. You just can't clean it, it's awful. Anyway I want a good easy washable one. Our bathroom has a awsome one that just mops of any dirt easy as. What's the best undercoat and paint to use... |
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Growing yams I found a bag of yams sprouting in the back of my fridge. can anyone tell me how deep / distance apart i should plant these. Do I treat them like potatoes and mound up the soil around the stems as they sprout? any suggestions? |
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No flowers on my strawberries. I keep them watered and mulched but only one strawberry plant is flowering out of the 14 I have planted. I add a sprinkle of strawberry food around the plant and water it in about every two weeks. I water with weak seaweed solution every week. The leaves ... |
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Concrete people; advice appreciated *I am going to post this here and also in General as I am not sure where people in the know about concrete people will be looking. We had a number of piles replaced under our house and have discovered a problem with the concrete used. Here are |
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Apricot tree has split and snapped . very sad, beautiful yummy fruit but a very big and old tree, planted around 1950's we think. The branches are heavily laden with full size, but not yet ripe fruit. of course if left where they are on the large branches they won't now ripen will they? . ... |
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Received a bunch of flowers - what is their name? Received a bunch of flowers and the white flower has been the most long lasting of the mixed bunch. Can anyone tell me what they are . also if anyone knows the name of the foliage that would be good also. Thanks. |
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Moving rose I have old fashioned roses red very full flower beautiful perfume one of which I would like to pot up to give to a friend who is moving house. It is in flower, how do I go about doing this? is it ok now or what time of the year is best? thank for help on ... |
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Removing biro from pale coloured leather We have two fine blue biro lines on a leather footstool. The stool is a pale grey/green and the marks are noticeable. I have so far tried Palmolive dishwash liquid and jif with no success. Anyone have a hint that will work? Thanks |
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Transporting fridge Can anyone tell me what the procedure is? It will have to lay down in my car, it is only small, but which side do I lay it on? I know it needs to stand upright for at least one hour, after unloading, before use. Thanks for any help. |
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Painting aluminium doors and windows I have White Knight quick dry true bite primer and their white gloss metal paint. Can I use these to paint my hideous bronze coloured windows and screen doors? |
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Dumb Blonde Dahlia Question - Cut Flowers I just have a question for Dahlia Lovers. Will a flower still continue to open and fill itself, if it is cut from the plant when only half open? Thanking you in advance. |
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Best way to hang birdnetting to plum has anyone worked out the easiest way to get it round all the branches without having to cut it up and sew bits all over the place? obviously id like to re use it without a hassle? i cant seem to figure out what is the most logical way of doing it. it is ... |
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Sweet Peas not flowering Growing well, but no sign of flowers. Any ideas as to why? |
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Can someone tell what kind of trees are these.? 0kay Ummm. Can someone tell what kind of trees are these. ? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/434192995.jpg |
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Budget nail gun I know you get what you pay for but I am retired, got a slightly dodgy shoulder and intend to build a quite large deck and pergola. "The Tool Shed" has a gas powered nail gun for $450 , has anybody had experience with one of these? The speed I work would ... |
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Car Wreckers or Scrap metal? Are they the same, if not, where would one fetch the best price to dump a car. |
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ORCHID GROWERS IN CANTERBURY? Hello, I am wanting to get in touch with any orchid growers around Canterbury / Christchurch. I am an artist beginning a new series of work and am wanting to meet passionate orchid growers and document their favorite orchids and find out why. There |
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Cherry tree fruiting but not ripening? My house has a fairly large cherry tree (about 5m tall and the same diameter) and every year now (3 years been here) has fruited well all over the place but the fruit never ripens fully. Some just drops off when it is only approx 10mm diameter and definit... |
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Rose with silvery leaves The leaves of my many-years-old, normally very healthy, Compassion rose have gone a silvery colour. Anyone know what has caused this and what I can do about it please? |
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Ornamental garden taps Ornamental garden taps in the shape of birds used to be available in NZ. Does anyone know where I could get one? |
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Retractable hose? Any recommendations please? Retractable hose? Any recommendations please? Does anyone have any experience of which brand is best? Thanks. |
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Pigeon problem I have a problem with pigeons. They perch on my air condition units, atop f the window frames. Actually all round the place. I have a lot of bird spikes up and a hawk but they just move to another place and start shitting there. Is they any po |
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SOLAR LIGHTS Hello there i have a question in regard to solar lights that people use in their gardens and around patios etc? SOME HAVE on/off SWITCHES with the switch in the off position does it turn off the light ONLY or does it turn of both t |
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Summer plum tree pruning I have a Fortune plum tree with an excellent crop. It also has made a lot of growth. If I do not put netting over it I will loose most of the fruit to the birds. Is it OK to cut back the new shoots now so I can cover with net. These are the shoots t |
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