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Painting a Lockwood exterior - prep etc Ages ago I started a thread on this, one of the people who responded wanted any info I found out. I did write down there trader name but of course now cant find it. Anyhow. I phoned Lockwood in Rotorua (main office) and they emailed me out a very informat... |
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Yucca They must like this weather as one of mine is flowering after many years just growing trouble is its about 2.5mtrs tall so not really that visible. Was thinking of cutting them down as too tall and pups growing from the base. Do they die after flowering.T... |
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Shower Witch Has anybody tried this product! very keen to hear results. |
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Growing Brocoli? Is it true that it's best to pinch out the main stem to promote the growth of more than one head! |
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Trouble with freezer! We have a fridge freezer where the freezer part is playing up. It is a fisher and paykel. the freezer isnt completely defrosting but does not keep ice cream etc frozen and other goods a re soft. can these fridges be regased! any other ideas on problem sol... |
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Cape Gooseberry Who grows these! I bought a plant a few weeks ago. Its got new leaves forming every day but only one "lantern". Is that normal! Its my first time growing one. |
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Solar Fluttering Butterfly has anyone seen these in any shops! |
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Wasp Nests Try flicking some carbaryl powder on the wasp if you can't reach the nest, they should track it back in. Can you put some on a straw or something and reach with that! |
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How soon can I mow Lawn after spraying weeds just finished spraying weeds in the lawn and would like to know how long before am able to mow it. Thanks |
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What is the name of the concrete strips for retaining an earth bank, and where do I get some! They are interlocking concrete strips about 1m long, criss-crossed then covered in earth. |
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Weed mat Yay or nay! |
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A question for paid Gardeners out there. What hourly rates do gardeners charge!Is it a flat rate.ie charge more for a real 'ruggered' job :-).Do gardeners take away the weeds or is that for the owner to dispose of.any help advice appreciated.Thanks! |
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Who knows what this flower is? It's a penstemon of some variety :) |
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Whats ur fav tomato you've grown this year? Whats ticked alll the boxs for you, flavour, quantity and disease resistance. I grew 9 diff varieties this year and None of them are quite right. The best flavour would go toCopia and white cherry but they didnt produce very much.Quantity would go t |
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Cat5e telephone cable can someone please tell me what is written on the outside of the cat5e cable. cheers. |
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Birds eating swan tree caterpillars I have just got another lot of caterpillars on my plant. Hope they last longer than the last lot. Has anyone else had this problem of birds picking them off one by one. Im off to buy some bird netting, so these ones will survive. I had eight caterpillars ... |
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Enamel paint, how to keep it from skinniing Does anybody have any bright ideas how to stop enamel paint/primes from skinning. By skinning I mean the thick skin that forms on the top of the paint in the tin. It seems to me that for every millilitre I use, I end up throwing out the same amount in thi... |
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Helping the birds in the drought grated apple!orange!water! |
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Swan Plants What is the horny looking beetle that attacks the caterpillars on a swan plant.I have dozens of caterpillars, but a bettle is attacking them. |
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Are all feijoa's equal? I'm after a feijoa but have heard there are fruiting sorts, and ones more for hedging. I have heard that while self fertilizing, it is better to have 2 for cross pollination. I am hoping to find a dwarf sort as I have limited space. |
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Is it worth replacing log burner? If i dont get one, it means pulling out and flattening that bit of the wall as such! |
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Feijoa tree transplant Hi,Amwanting to move two four year oldfeijoa trees to another house is there anything i should know re.transplanting them.Thanks Maureen |
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Magnolia Trees My neighbour has all these magnolia trees planted along the boundary fence, they are getting rather big now and constantly drop leaves, petals etc into my property. Even more annoying is that is where my washing line is and all the bits land all over the ... |
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Painting house circa 1930 - 1940 Bought this place two years ago,previous owner said they painted house,two years before we purchased it.Have found only one tin layer over dirt,no undercoat.We are having to strip everything right back.On one set of windows in the frame there is a orange ... |
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Tomatoes Splitting My cherry toms are ripening like mad but a few of them have split - someone told me it is too much watering and another person told me it is not enough!What do you think it is please!I am in Hawke's Bay and it has been very hot with little rain and I ... |
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