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Need advise on: Tall Slender Bushy Screening Plant Basically for privacy.Any recommendations greatfully appreciated :o) |
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How many people clean their own chimneys ? I have heard,if you have a fire, insurance companies don't pay outif you have cleanedit yourself.Is this true !. |
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Rats eating my corn. I grew a really good crop of Golden Bantam corn and was real proud of it until I noticed the corn was gradually disappearing - then found rats were stripping it out.Unfortunately our rat-hating cat is 16 years old & generally sleeps inside at night. W... |
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Oven's wiring - wired in legal Does anyone know if it is still legal to wire an oven into house's system or do they need be plugged in! (I am arranging to have an oven installed into a flat.) Thanks. |
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Growing strawberries in vertical planter I'm going to grow my strawberries in a large vertical type planter this next summer, to save room in my small vege garden, how would/do you do it! I'm just after ideas at this stage, want to get onto this this autumn. At this stage i've priced... |
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Ground cover for over winter in veg patch Hi Can anyone advise me what I should plant in my veggie garden for over winter. I have some beds being used for veg but am leaving the rest fallow until spring. I heard I could plant clover and that it suppresses weeds and then in spring I dig it i |
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Toilet Vent ? Anyone know if there is a minimum height above the roof for these ! There is a bit of rust around the flashing on mine, and I will be putting a new sheet of iron up; so it would be great to bring the vent up the outside wall and under theeve, with 2 |
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Recycled Ideas for making Raised Garden Boxes? Would like afew raised garden boxes and would like to recycle something but can't think of anything, have thought of a child's old water play trough, old wheelbarrows. Would like something with a bit of height. The Re-start Container Mall in |
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Peter Rabbit has decided to live in my garden and I'd like him to leave! I don't want to harm him, just want him to move house. Yes, I have two cats.He is too fast for them. How can I get him to move please!I have just over 1 acre of land. |
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Ellerslie Flower Show Well, what a disappointment ! It was a rip off $42 to get in and then on top of that it cost $5 for a programme. The food was disgusting and very expensive with long queues and very little choice.my advice, take your own. There was a few nice garden |
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How much general does a gardener cost and how many We are looking at hiring a gardener for maybe 2 or 3 hours a week to help get our place looking good. We are been working at it for 2 years now (and working full time, so a few hours every few weekends). When we moved onto the 900m2 section it was very ov... |
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I built an outdoor Tandoor Oven . RIP Wood Ovens Way easier than building a wood fired oven (which I have done also). The template for the tandoor oven came from an article written by Robin Overall in the NZ "The Shed" magazine Dec 2008/Jan 2009. Great thing about constructing a tandoor oven i... |
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Wiring a garage Does anyone know approximately what it costs to wire a double garage please! |
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If u were building a new house would u put in underfloor heating heated by diesel burner ! |
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Help with digging dog I lifted white chip and rocks and decided to replace with a nice garden. Havingmoment I forgot that this is the one garden my dogs can access! Dumb me put some dry chicken poop and compost into the soil before planting.The chicken poop has bee |
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Packing tape residue on paint My neighbour had taped a bit of cardboard over a broken window and when he replaced the glass the brown sticky part of the packing tape stayed stuck to the painted frame. Any ideas how to get it off without ruining the paint! |
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Imprinted concrete Nice terracotta colour and generally real happy with it, but it gets dusty in the patterened crevices and trying to find an easy way to clean it. Its been well sealed so I am reluctant to use a waterblaster. Wondering if a steam cleaner might restore it b... |
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Repairing plastic tank with metal frame It's one of those square tanks with a metal frame round, not sure of the exact name for them but like auction # 571328663.It has a hole in that's too big for silicone sealant. What can I use to repair and make it water tight please! It's |
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Spray painting roof The Karaka Green was in good cond but a bit faded so I gave it a waterblastyesterday then a sweep just before painting but after the first coat of Dulux Roof and Trim in dark brown it looks very patchy. Normally I wouldn't worry but |
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Can anyone help my mum with her sweet peas please? My mum loves sweet peas and tries to grow them every year.The first year she had a beautiful show, but for the last 3 years they have not come to much at all.She has fertilized and watered and removed the pods after they have flowered.Is she doing somethi... |
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If I turned my water off at the mains over the weekend, I'm going away and have a small leak intap, do I need to turn off my water cylinder |
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Saving a monarch caterpillar! I have 4 swan plants in pots.Nearly a week ago I saw a monarch butterfly in the garden.delightful! "Go that way.that way!".No, it flew in the other direction. sigh! Anyway, I looked at the swan plants again on Thursday afternoon, and |
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Washing thermal linings Has anyone successfully washed thermal drape linings without them sticking together and peeling the backing off,would love to hear from someone who can advice. |
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Red Peppers I have red pepper plants which have lots of peppers on, but they are still green.Am I being too impatient or should they be red by now!They are around 12 cms long.Thanks |
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WD40 has stained a cedar door This is the first time this has ever happened to me. I got some overspray on the door (wiped at it immediately after) and the customer rings back 3 weeks later saying it has stained the door.The wood is cedar and it has has some so |
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