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Help recognizing this Lawnmaster mower engine Hey, I'm looking at buying a new(er) lawn mower. I'm after something more recent with an alloy body, willing to spend up to around $400. I saw this Lawnmaster (auc 561238321) and seems decent, however the owner does not seem to know much about it.... |
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LED Downlights Advice Please. I'm hoping for a little advise please. we are renovating our house and want to put LED downlights in our 3m stud ceilings. I am having trouble working out how many I need per m2. The LED's are 11w, 644 lumens with 60, 38 or 24o beam angles. I unde... |
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Selley's pro series sealant - are they any good? I saw it in Bunnings recently and they cheaper than Sika. Are the Selley's pro series sealant any good! Are they water based! |
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Difficult undercover deck garden planting help req the inlaws have finally let me at one of their many gardens but its built in there deck but the garden goes through to the ground, its approx 2m x 2m and its under a clearlight roof 24/7, it faces south/east. Im trying to work out some plants to replant i... |
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Killing Flies? Noticed last year that it was hard to kill some types of flies. Same problem again this summer.Any reccomendations for fly killers. Have noticed thatMortein and Raid are quite ineffective, getting better results with Budget Fly Killer. |
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Monarch caterpillar wont stay on the plant? Hi, for the last 2 days, our caterpillar has been climbing off the swan plant and onto the side of pot. what is it doing! |
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To Decorate or Not to Decorate We want to sell our house before the end of the year; should we modernise the walls and furnishings!My husband says "No", as new owners will want to change whatever we do anyway, and they can see the house is clean, tidy and sound. I say & |
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Mystery crabapple.anyone know what it is? We are trying to find a columnar type of crabapple to finish an avenue planting. It has small reddish fruit and is hardy. We need the botanical name of any columnar shaped crabapples i.e Malus .I have photos but not sure how/where to post them here.Thanks... |
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Rhubard. Have a huge rhubard plant, that is all green stalks. when do they go red, this time of year or later. It does not get much sun, is in a tub, and truely very large with lots of stalks on it.thanks |
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Knobs off pot lids? Hi, anyone here know where to purchase plastic knobs off the top of my frying pan lid, the lid is glass. have tried a few places with no success. I have 2 lids now with no knobs, Any suggestions welcome, TIA |
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Roundup & Painted Fences Can someone tell me please Can you spray weeds coming thru the fence waist height with round up to a fence that was freshly painted 1 year ago. This is a wooden fence |
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Trying to grow a "Giant " pumpkin. Any advice on what to feed my lovely pumpkin. I am just growing it for the fun of it.It seems to be growing well , but I think it would benefit from a feed , anyone got any tips! |
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Coffee Grounds in the Garden Can I put my coffee grounds directly around plants!Is this good for them!I do not have a compost bin.Thoughts appreciated. |
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1st Time Vege Gardener.Jersey Bennies I live in North Otago, South Island. Have had one really good lot of Jersey Bennies and am now wondering is it too late for me to plant another lot! Can anyone recommend a good 'winter' potato variety! Agria! Thanks |
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Concrete coatings Does anyone know about the speckled texture coatings on concrete steps and patios, I think it is called "terraflake",I am after some to do a repair. |
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My nikau - can you tell me what type it is? I always thought that a nikau was a nikau - didn't realise there were different varieties of them.Ours are all self seeded from goodness knows where and they all look the same.The are different when juvenile though until the trunk forms. |
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Raspberry and Boysenberry growing. Best results Hi, I am keen to grow a couple of raspberry and a couple of boysenberry plants. Those of you with successful plants, what was the best thing you did regarding positioning, etc for good fruiting! |
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Milwaukee cordless drill needs new brushes Do I get new brushes (cost!) or go on TM get a new drill body! |
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Pumpkins. Can i cut it off the vine now its pretty hard and huge biggest we have ever grown i also have grey pumpkins some are v can I cut it off the vine now! its pretty hard and HUGE biggest we have ever grown I also have grey pumpkins some are very light in colour but again a big one is very grey and hard can I pick that also, do they ripen once picked! thanks |
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Expansion foam or builders bog If you have some rotten timber on the window frame that cannot be replaced, ), What would you do to fill up the rotten cavity (2cm deep, 1 cm wide and 3m cm long)! I usually fill the inside with foam and the other layer with builder's bog. |
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How to remove dirty footprints off asphalt drives? We have been landscaping houses in a subdivision with clay soil and are having problems with footprints left on new asphalt drives. We have tried water blasting them and scrubbing them with detergent but they seem to be very difficult to remove.Does anyon... |
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What is the fastest growing hedging? We are in the BOP and want to plant a hedge along our 80 metre driveway.What would you recommend that grows quickly! |
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Stock Do stocks come away again after the dead flowers have been removed! Not sure if I'm noticing new flower formation on ones I was just about to pull out. |
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Coriander dies as soon as I get it home. I LOVE coriander and over the months have bought a few of the "living herbs" pottles you can get from any supermarkert. They wilt and die within minutes of me taking the plastic sleeve off them and putting them on the kitchen window sill (as per... |
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Share your best tips for gardening on a budget. Then take your own cuttings of everything!It does take a little longer but it's fun and gives a real sense of achievement.Some are easier than others. it's just trial and error I find. |
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