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How to dry Roses Hi, my lovely Hubby got me a dozen red roses for Valentines Day (sooo surprised!).Anyway, I'd love to dry them, so does anyone know how to go about this, as I've never done this before.TIA. |
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Cleaning garden pond (above ground trough like one inherited this with my house.Needs a good clean.Its a few metres long and about 2 foot deep. it has no filter or anything (no power nearby) and looks clear but has a lot of gunk (rotted leaves that fall in, fish pooh etc!) on the bottom.Whats |
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Hele any ideas on how to stop the edges of my dam carpet fraying |
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Weed Identity Please Kapock plant. http://www.taranakiplants.net.nz/weeds/otherweeds/mot_plant.html |
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What is beautiful and flowering now? My friends beloved dog passed away last night and I'd like to get her something to plant in memory of her. Any suggestions would be appreciated thank you |
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Advice about large palms needed We have 2 x large palm trees in our back yard that we no longer want. What is the best way to remove! would people buy them if we had them dug up. they are both about the size of a two story house in height, |
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Kumi kumi which is the real one? (with pictures) I have grown seeds sold as Kumi kumi, but the color and shape seem wrong. They are oval sort of egg shaped, with light coloured ribs, well like this 1. http://prntscr.com/t2cx5but |
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Stretching Shoes Any bright ideas! Daughter has been sent some expensive shoes for being a bridesmaid,they are slightly too small! I suggested maybe there is somewhere in Auckland that would be able to stretch them slightly!Is that still possible at the shoe menders! Told... |
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How2 'clean' vege garden soil btween crops of Toms I have 2 smallish vege gardens and no room to create more, I got blight quite bad this year in one of the gardens, and have just realised this morning that its probably because i had grown potatoes in the same soil the previous year (same family same dise... |
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Have I ceased my New weed eater? Ive used the first tank my Hubby put in it & then I accidentally put the lawn mower petrol in it, Hubby told me after using it for ten minutes, to empty it & put the Right stuff in, I did that & used it again, no problems, today I went to star... |
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Steps Replacing some rotted steps at the moment. There are two sets of four steps to a small landing off a verandah. Some have been replaced before and are nailed through the step into the 50x50 support piece underneath, but some of the originals are nailed thr... |
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Sprouts in my Worm Farm Started my Worm Farm a few weeks ago and all is going well. I have been feeding them all the things they like including coffee grounds and melon skins.I have added the melon seeds also thinking that would be OK. Have just looked in the worm bin tonight an... |
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Recommendations for Similar to Bamboo, please? I know Bamboo is a dirty word for most people, but it really suits our purposes.I want to put in a privacy hedge, one that is quite bushy and you can't see through, grows straight up (so not to lean over into neighbours), doesn't drop leaves, grow... |
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Anyone had a wall taken out to make a room larger? We want to open up our kitchen and dining area.Wondering if anyone has done the same sort of thing and had a wall knocked out.Also, about how much did it cost! |
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Dead heading miniature agapanthus How soon after the flowers are finished looking their best should they be dead headed! Thanks. |
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Anyone know what these tools are for? could it be a counter weight arrangment for a door or similarperhaps ! |
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Egg plants - a little advice First time i have growen egg plant, 1 plant has already given me a good fruit, and has now got 6 more growing! so my question is how much water in too much!, I was watering (untill puddled) twice a day - we are in drought conditions - however the leaves a... |
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Buying tools from US do they work ok with our diff voltage, would you just change the plug & be ok to go! |
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Common boundry fence - WWYD Who gets to dictate what sort of fence is chosen for a common boundry!Problem is (short version).Our fence was pulled out between us signing up for our house and posession by our now neighbour. We have been resonable and since then have |
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How much does a typical gardener cost? So, my partner and i have busy lives and we cant seem to make time to get out in our rather large garden. We are wanting to hire someone to clean up, to be honest quite a mess. The lawns are fine its just beyond the garden borders! How much would a typica... |
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Oven cleaner I have a half empty can of old oven cleaner i,me thinking about useing to get rid of some of the sticky fat that spilt down the side of the stove along time ago, however i cant read the lable on the can properly because the can has some sort of stuff stuc... |
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Cracks in Lawn - how to remedy? Each summer our lawn dries out more & more resulting in cracks that get larger each year. Some cracks are large enough to slip my hand down or roll my ankle on! I'd like to start fixing this but I'm thinking that I need to wait until autumn wh... |
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How big does it get? How big will a telegraph cucumber grow! I have one and so far it's 405 mm long and 67 mm thick. I measure it every day and it seems to grow 2 to 3 mm thicker every 24 hours. I know it's probably taking energy from the plant but I want to see how m... |
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Growing lemongrass hey, I'm living in hamilton . can I grow lemongrass! what do I need to do! TIA! |
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Infra Red paint stripper Anyone know where I can get one of these!Thanks |
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