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Advice for fridging tulip bulbs pls Hi, i have just bought some tulip bulbs and told to fridge them for 6-8 weeks before planting.I have put them in paper bags in a sealed tupperware container in the fridge, is this ok being in the sealed container.First timer so not sure. |
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Minimum width of a kitchen hey all, is there a minimum width a kitchen isnt allowed to be narrower than.and if so what is the dimension please! |
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Wanting to buy a sturmer pippin apple tree. HiI have one already and I think they are really nice apples for cooking with and I would like to buy another plant but havent had any luck finding one. Does anyone know where I could find such a apple tree! |
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What is this flower please? Amaryllis. They're a bulb that puts flowers out now, then grows leaves to feed the bulb for the next flowering season. They come in shades of pink, or white. |
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If a bath tap had an inlet of 15mm is this how far it winds onto the pipe! |
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Rimu - paint to match? I have a smallish house with a lot of Rimu.What colours have other people painted their walls & ceilings to go with the wood! |
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For tomato newbies like me I had holes in my tomatoes, and so googled, I found this with good pictures so it may help other newbies with tomatoes problems. |
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Resene Limelock Is there any one in the Wellington area who needs to dispose of the tail end of a can of Resene Lime Lock!I need only about 1 litre.To buy it direct I would have to buy 4 litres minimum at a cost of $105.It is disgraceful that I cannot buy a 1 litre can f... |
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Charging for assistants? Had some gasfitting work done (removing an old gas fire).He had a minimum charge of 1 hr, on invoice it was listed as 0.5 hrs labour, plus an additional charge (much lower hourly rate) for the assistant which was also 0.5 hours.I dont mind paying for assi... |
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Rural writers wanted Hey guys, just saw this ad for a rural website wanting writers - thought it might be of interest :) |
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Power Point? About how much would you expect to pay to get a power point put in a bedroom! |
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SCOTCH THISTLE SEED . count We live on the "edge" of town. -It's pretty dry here in the Manawatu. - It's been moist enough for those deep rooted SCOTCH THISTLES to have gone through their reproductive cycle.NOW SEEDS ARE BLOWIN' IN THE WIND . groups of th |
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Rhododendrons.cuttings? Has anyone manage to grow them from cuttings ! |
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Name of shrub/bush with orange flowers? I thought it was a honeysuckle but looking those up they don't have the orange flowers im thinking of. anyone know what i mean! They often grow wildly in places. |
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Astelia Silver Spear I have 2xmature Astelia which I want removed from where they are. Can I transplant them, divide them! |
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Weatherboard garage for 30k? Anybody built a consented garage lately that would know costs. is 9x7m 2.7 stud, stand alone on 40cm slope over the 9m, coloursteel roof/some clearlights, two windows one 6m car door, one std door, unlined, concrete floor,basic electric, want weatherboard... |
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Cleaning deer/goat Hide I need to clean a deer hide, I think it is, I have two one has longer hair then the other. My cat has piddled on them and they stink. I think she was annoyed with me for bringing them in. Then I may store them away for a while. So any ideas, I have had th... |
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Bird Bath Just purchased a birdbath, but the birds are totally ignoring the thing. Do we just wait and hope we havent wasted our money or is there some way to tempt them to use it! |
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Curtains - long or short? In the lounge (large room 32 sqm, but normal height ceiling not tall ceilingat all) I have one sliding door so curtain to floor, and then 3 windows where the windows are just normal meter and a bit in length.Would it look better to have curtai |
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Newbie vege growers, what to plant when, look here http://www.gardengrow.co.nz/ Quite a good little website although i would double check the region they say you are. According to them i'm a sutropical climate (Whangarei) |
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Concrete water tank rim repair I have tried to get someone to come and add an extra riser on to our tank as it is below ground level and gets contaminated in the winter with run off. The rim is disintegrating with every lid movement ie to refill or check the level. No one seems to want... |
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Planting bean seeds Can bean seeds be planted as soon as removing from mature beans! |
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Main water supply leaking Will try to give you the short version, I noticed water sitting on topof the f lower beds, after digging down water appeared,got worse and worse, my neighbour also had water, phoned council, had a drain layer out weeks went by, finally it appears that myo... |
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Sand question I want to buy sharp river sand but cant find it under that name. Bunnings, Mitre10 etc sell many types of sand but what is the equivalent to river sand |
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Advice needed re sanding a peeling exterior door I'm hoping someone can give me some advice because I am a total DIY beginner. We have wooden french doors, and on the exterior the 'stuff' is peeling off (it it thin layers of brownish stuff).leaving the raw wood underneath exposed. I *t |
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