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How to deter wekas poking around in my garden? without harming them. They love scratching around the pea-straw and bark on my gardens and I have a mess to clean up most mornings. I won't use traps or anything to hurt them, I'd just like to frighten them off somehow. I have two dogs but it'... |
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Growing garlic, help please? Hello! I was wondering if I could please get some help on growing garlic. Firstly, do you have to let your cloves sprout before you plant them in the ground! I heard you plant them in the Winter time, is this the start, middle or end of Winter! Is it poss... |
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Cherry tree question With these cherry trees, what determines whether they grow upright or 'upside down' (in a weeping fashion).I have about 6 of these trees and some are weeping and some upright. |
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Pansies & Petunias past it what to plant now We have had pansies and petunias but they are now past their best sowe are wondering what to plant now. Garden boxes in full sun. |
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Winter Vegetables Hello, I am a first time gardener really. I have always grown herbs and the odd lettuce but this year I have been growing a lot of salad stuff,potatoes, peas,courgette etc but have never grown anything for use in Winter and this is something I am really i... |
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Good medium for growing cuttings in. Want to make it up myself.a bit dear to buy from shops. I know you want good drainage,but what do I use to makefor myself.Thanks. |
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Dense groundcover - ideas wanted please The bed in question has poor soil, a lot of sun, is on a slope, lots of stones from a previously metalled drive and lots of weeds including and especailly woodynightshade and spurge.Ideally I suppose weedmat and bark but I expect gravity would come into p... |
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Best Shower Head Hi, I have a low pressure hot water cylinder.Current shower pressure is not to bad. Is there a particular kind of shower head i should be looking for! |
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Fish pond help please We have a fish pond with a water filter, lilies and some oxygen weed + 10 fish - for years it has kept brilliantly clean and clear water, and now all of a sudden it has gone very green.On Monday we cleaned the whole pond out, i.e. emptied the water etc, a... |
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New solid wood flooring. Jarrah vs Kwila We are in the process of deciding on the solid wood flooring for our new build.Having previously installed Matai flooring in our previous home I am reluctant to use a softwood again, even if the look outweighed the angst it caused. Love the look of |
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How close to glasshouse can i weed spray? ive got convolous (sp) growing up the side and its starting to get inside (missing glass).can i lightly spray it or will it get to the root of my tomatoes! |
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Plants under a long lounge window. Any ideas please! I am trying to go with a modern tropical look.new mono house in white with dark grey linea. This area under window is west facing.something that flowers wld be great.maybe day lillies with some sort of smaller green shrub! Anyone please.... |
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ChCh Upholsterer & painter for furniture Tried on E.Q but no luck. |
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Moving a mature tree? Hi, we have a beautiful tree (sorry unsure of the variety) 65cm circumference trunk growing against our back fence. We would love to move this before it causes a problem with our fence. Is this something that can be done, has any successfully done this th... |
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Help? Can you identify this plant please? It looks like a ngaio.Myoporum laetum. |
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McGregor's Bye bye bugs Anyone tried this!and if yes did you use a full body protective suit to apply! |
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Lawnmower.getting the right one etc I am getting a lawnmower I know roughly what I want, Masport Briggs and Stratton engine, allow body, 4 stroke, I just need to know engine size I have pretty big lawns ( about and and a half to mow) so is 4.5hp and 5hp pretty big! |
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Purple/black tomatoes. Has anyone else grown these. if so, do you think they taste different. Have a plant, but nametag is lost, so dont know what the name is, but had my first ripe one on toast this morning.Rather different in taste, possibly more of the oldfashion |
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Help with identifying tree/shrub please. Anyone here know what kind of tree or shrub this is! |
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The Potatoes Are Out of the ground in the tunnel house now; what can I put in their place! It is a short area(there were only 3) I don't need any more lettuces, capsicums or chillis. I'm quite happy to even grow some flowers. My tomato plants are beginning to bear fru... |
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Fire bricks for a KENT Spectra I am looking for 2 fire bricks for my Kent Spectra Tile Fire.It is aprox fitted in 1995. The size is 220 x 115 x 40 ring 0274 987818 please |
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Noise reduction/sound proofing & fire protection am lining a garage (so framing is up) and only 1 corner is close to a house. Windows are double glazed. I'd love to hear alternatives to "see Gib/Pink Batts website". Many thanks |
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What's my grape got please Unless someone more expert in plant diseases can identify what's on your grape, you can send samples for testing to this site. http://www.biosecurity |
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Cucumber and tomato? I'vegot heaps of tomatoes but none are ripening and some have been there for ages, any idea why! and cucumbers and courgettes were planted at the same time Ive had heaps of courgettes ready but no cucumbers |
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Underground greenhouse? This seems like a great idea. I was just wondering how common this is in NZ, I've never heard of this before. If I had enough land I'd definitely make one. |
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