garden tag
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LOST EARING IN GARDEN .PRECIOUS Can anybody help with metal detector please .chch |
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Beehive in the middle of vegie garden I replaced my front lawn with a vegie garden 2 years ago. A year ago I planted lots of marigold to attract bees as I heard they're good for the garden and are dying out so thought I'd give them a refuge. We already had a few flowers but the marigold seems... |
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Question for Garden Guru's Each year I battle with a white fungi/mould on swan plants i am growing for next season, with a 30% loss. I spray anti fugal,and water them only in the mornings, but battle to keep them from being over come. They are in a sunny spot on racks facing |
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Summer Veg Garden was shocking this year No idea why as every year I have great success with my crops of beans & tomatoes. This year 6 tomato plants - 1 only lived and that has only now produced 3 tomatoes. I am stunned I have had to buy tomatoes in the summer which is a first for me. The beans ... |
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Cats in the garden , anyway of Keeping them from crapping in my freshly composted garden. It is driving me nuts. I have been renovating my whole garden which is quite and area and all the local cats including ours are using it as a toilet. Is there some sort of stuff that cats hate to ... |
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Is it too late to sow a garden? Hi Guys, Our front garden has a pohutakawa and another large tree. The lawn below it is sparse and a bit patchy. I spoke to some people at a garden store and they recommended putting some lawn mix on and some shady places grass seed. Its been |
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Wanting to plant a herb garden now in chch Any idea what will grow well please and am I best to plant seeds or seedlings ? Thanks |
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Garden sheds What is the strongest garden shed on the market? |
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Wood chips as base for vege garden We recently chipped a heap of magnolia branches and other tree branches I'm now wanting to fill raised beds for veges. Can I use the fine chips as a base under the compost and soil etc? Do they break down at all and or have any nutrient s to add? |
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Garden sharing As i was weeding the jungle (veg garden) this afternoon I got to thinking. I'm not really a gardener but have intermittant bursts of enthuse which have seen crops of carrots, peas, spuds, dwarf beans, silverbeet, beetroot, corn, lettuce, tomatoes, r |
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Turning an overgrown garden into lawn. We have a garden overgrown with convolvulus and onion weed and want to put it back into lawn. What's the easiest way to do this. It's backbreaking work. It's about 5 meters square. |
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A question for large garden owners What is the easiest and less time consuming way to fertilize your garden? Do you foliage feed or dig in compost, granules, sheep pellets etc? Any suggestions would be appreciated as my garden needs a really good feed and I have very little time to do this... |
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Olive Trees for a small garden We would like to plant two or three olive trees to act as a screen ABOVE a 6ft fence. This will give our deck some privacy. We plan to trim lower branches to create a top heavy tree. There are so many to chose from. They would need to be about 3mtrs tall.... |
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The most frightening job in the garden. . is that biannual midwinter horror where I have to uproot my grandmother's bonsai'd ginkgo and wash it clear of soil before root pruning it and replanting. It's forty something years old now, one of the treasures of my gypsy garden. Each time I have done... |
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Anyone in Hamilton want free horse poo for garden If anyone doesn't mind picking up horse poo out of a paddock they can have it for free. I can even supply horse feed bags to put it in. Paddock close to Hamilton Airport |
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Steel garden sheds Do you get a lot of condensation in metal garden sheds?Thinking of getting one but worried power tools etc might get rusty |
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Tanalised vege garden beds I am building up my garden beds with tanalised timber and was wondering if the Chemicals (As, Co) will leach into the soil and contaminate my soil/vege? |
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Recommendations for Rangiora garden maintenance Hi all, my parents have just moved to Rangiora from Chch. Their previous mower man/gardener won't travel to their new home so we are looking for a good replacement. They had one company come but they were a bit slack & didn't clean up so dad ended up doin... |
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Raised garden beds Is there any reason why H4 retaining timber cannot be used for raised vegetable beds ? |
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Cut Flowers in Vege Garden. I have a built-up vege garden which is really too big for our needs. I love flowers in the house and I was wondering which annuals are great for cut flowers. Bunnings have cheap $1.30 punnets and I will plant them in amongst the beans, lettuce, silver bee... |
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Garden rocks chch based, anywhere decent to get them? / is it illegal to take rocks from say the waimak river area? |
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Motivation garden Motivation for getting in the garden, spent the last two weekends in my mothers garden and so need to do mine, aching all over from this mornings effort, would love a magic wand to rid the weeds and trim some trees. love my garden but. think I might get s... |
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Best area in the garden to plant a daphne bush? I have a small daphne to plant but unsure what they need or like to survive. I've tried growing one before but haven't had any luck. Any hints? |
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When should I feed my new garden? I have just planted my first ever vege garden. Its got 2 tomato plants and some peas and broad beans that have been sprouting inside. I bought some McGregors Vege Max food. When should I use it? Its going to rain tonight, so should I use the food to |
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Washing machine water ? ok for Garden is it ok to put on garden. Auckwong water prices are out of this world , so thought could use wash water for water hungry garden and lawns this summer ! |
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Has anyone used a small garden tiller? At Bunnings they have an Orzito 50cc tiller and an electric one. I have a bad back and I can't dig the garden (it kills me). http://www.bunnings |
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Garden bathroom help i have a small low light level bathroom that has a concrete floor and wall construction, it feels a bit damp and lifeless. what i was thinking was that i could put in a wall mounted garden to try and decrease the damp feeling the air has. i know i can hav... |
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Community Garden start up I was wondering if anyone has started up a community garden before? I want to get one started in my local area in Auckland but don't know how to go about it. I have heard you need council consent? Any help would be appreciated. |
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Old newspapers needed for garden Anyone have heaps of old newspapers they want to get rid of or know where we can get them from. We need them for putting around plants before mulching on top. Preferable west Auckland if possible, thanks |
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Going rate for gardening/tidying up garden. I have to get someone to weed-eat and spray overgrown grass and weeds in my garden, using my gear. What's the going rate. I don't want to underpay - but neither do I want to do the opposite. the person won't give me a quote, but says. "You pay me wh |
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Ornamental garden taps Ornamental garden taps in the shape of birds used to be available in NZ. Does anyone know where I could get one? |
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How to lacquer metal garden ornaments I have been given one of these and would prefer it to stay looking as it does now rather than rustic rust looking. So how do I treat it and with what TIA |
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Garden Corner Ready For A Makeover 1/4 acre section - no outdoor seating or space for this time of day so decided to do something about it Photo taken 6pm https://tr |
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Riverstone garden I have recently shifted and new property has riverstones medium and small pebble size. I would love to get rid of them any ideas who i contact or donate these too Southern Jaffa |
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Garden redesign I've been given the go ahead to replace all plants and trees in my garden.Not sure what I want yet but i'd like to add plants that attract the many Tuis, Wood pigeons and fantails we have in the area.Does anyone have any low maintenance suggestion... |
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Quick growing garden for sandy place. My move is about to happen in the next couple of weeks and if I get good weather I will start asap.I want firstly to get things that grown in sand,I am fine with the hand watering.The biggest no, no is Grannies Bonnets I dislke them so much.I really don&#... |
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Keyhole garden sounds awesome Just saw this on a facebook page (grow food, not lawns) and it looks like a freaking awesome idea."A keyhole garden has a compost basket built into its center, when the basket is watered, nutrients from the compost leach into the surround |
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What veges are good to plant in the garden now? What veges are good to plant in the garden now! From seeds or cuttings TIA |
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Wasp nest in ground in garden ! Best and safest way to get rid of ! |
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Lemon Tree. We have a lemon tree in the garden approx 15yrs the majority of the fruit is quite small however when the fruit does WE have a lemon tree in the garden ( approx 15yrs ) the majority of the fruit is quite small however when the fruit does mature the lemons have very thick skins. Any ideas what causes this/ remedy to solve this problem. Cheers |
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So what have you done in your garden today? I have ripped out all the tired, spent petunia's (sp) and planted pansy seedlings. Have fed all my roses and dead headed them as well, general tidy up. Was nice with it not being so hot. |
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HORSE MANURE for garden fill etc FREE LISTING? Can someone tell me if Trademe still lets you list a FREE item for FREE! I was told that you now have to pay to list an item that is free.All I am wanting to do is give away 3-4 trailer loads of composted horse manure. |
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Recycled Ideas for making Raised Garden Boxes? Would like afew raised garden boxes and would like to recycle something but can't think of anything, have thought of a child's old water play trough, old wheelbarrows. Would like something with a bit of height. The Re-start Container Mall in |
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Dismantle and removal of garden shed We have an old metal garden shed we'd like dismantling and removing - any ideas who might offer this service! We're in Auckland. Thanks |
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Buying a water tank for the garden. I have a large vege garden -6 raised beds plus fruit trees in auckland and really want to get a water tank. Anyone suggest capacity I would need and recommend any particular products! Ta |
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Best quality garden mix I have recently made some planter boxes (approx 11meters x 1meterx 600mm and need to fill them with some good quality mix for veges where in auckland is the best place to get a good quality mix ( i have filled the bottom withcompost/clippings etcbut need ... |
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What are you planting in your vege garden March? im thinking broccolli, maybe onions!, spinach, lettuce. |
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Garden rotation idea needed. I need a rotation system for these. Spring Summer Autumn 1. Brassica then Beetroot 2. Brassica then Beetroot 3. Beetroot then Brassica 4. Peppers/Lettuce Then Onions 5. Potatoes 6. Strawberries 7. Bush Beans |
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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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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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Veggie Garden Beginners Thread hey guys, ive started a thread about this with no hits (still early days though) but I thought I would ask in here. My new season potatoes have a lot of small warts over them. well more scaley stuff than warts Some worse than others, and some not at |
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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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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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Shrub/small tree for sculptural garden? Hi there, gardening experts - please help! I am looking for a plant that will grow up to around 2.5 metres tall and 1.5m wide to give some screening to a deck area. The deck sits about 800mm above a North facing raised garden in Wellington, and it h |
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Wool Felt underlay in Garden Quick question we have a houseful of Wool Felt underlay and were looking at taking to animal rescue place but not the sort of stuff they use. Someone told me to use it in my garden and put stones or mulch over it as it is totally biodegradable and is real... |
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Can I have a wedding ready garden by Xmas next yr I have semi decided I might get married at home around Xmas time next year.We are dairy farmers and our house is part of our job and doesn't belong to us therefore I wouldn't want ( if I can help it) to go buying a lot of expensive perennials, ros... |
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COUNTRY GARDEN ideas please? love the country look - mine is wild |
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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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Strange plant in garden Hi sister has had astrange plant come up in vege garden,looks like a pumpkin plant nut grows upward, has white flower like a pumpkin and has now got whitefruit with spikes on it any ideas please, plants have been disposed of so cannot post photo. TIA |
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Garden edging how to erect? I have some wooden edging like in this auction: 548322146How do you make it stick up! on the label it says for support use MLC pegs (MLC is the company that makes it) I went to there web site but no mention of pegs of any sort. How have other |
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Ideas - covering ground between raised garden beds We have an area of our garden which is raised garden beds - three short straight ones and a large L shaped one - so the spaces between them are all straight, a total of around 10 square metres. We are wanting to cover the ground in between the beds, which... |
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What's in your veggie garden right now? i LOOOOVE when we start coming into warmer weather. The yard becomes such a magical place! |
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Watering a garden A friend told me today that watering a garden at night is not a good idea - she said best time is early morning.Anyone else heard this! |
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Garden grasses and taking cuttings off them Hi, I know not much about gardening, we have a small section of about 5 grass plants along drive, they are quite big now, have had them for over a yr, they were 15 dollars each plant,I would like to put similar grass plant along the back of house near fen... |
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Greens in the vegie garden Well into 2nd year of having a vegie garden.ButSalad mix is very sour to taste . brocili (sp) grows well , have had 2nd cutting off plants and look like more to come. .wht is the salad mix sour !. |
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How hard is it to grow your own organic veg garden organic or not, its the same procedure, plant the seeds watch them grow, fight the weeds, beat the birds and the slugs, fight the weeds, shoot the cats, fight the weeds, feed the plants, fight the weeds, make compost with the weeds, chase away the late se... |
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Getting rid of Blackberry in the garden This request probably has been on before but I can't find anything recently. I have young blackberry - some very small, other about .5 metre long - in an overgrown part of the garden.I'd like to hear of a really good spray / treatment that would g... |
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Garden gloves I wear the right hand out, as I guess many others do. Wondered about putting up an auction for the lefts. Could be someone who is left handed & we could do a deal.Good idea! I wear Showa, small. |
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No Dig Garden I've never tried a no dig garden and contemplating maybe next year.Does anyone know if it MUST be a raised bed or can you do no dig just on an old existing plot!Any information/direction would be appreciated :) |
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Wonderful scents in the garden, list your fav. I have Citrus, Azalea Mollis, Port Wine Magnolia (my favourite), roses, Pierus, mock Orange Blossom, Herbs,Rhis is a lovely time of year to wander around the garden, and enjoy the scents.Cannot bend over to do much, as have just had Cataract Surgery, so w... |
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Suugestions of a good Dunedin garden centre? I want to buy a friend a voucher from a garden centre in Dunedin but don't know any.To be honest I could Google them but what garden centra would you most like to receive a voucher from!Thx! |
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Garden Irrigation Repair I have a split in my rose garden irrigation system and a couple of tops which have come off. Any advice about someone in ChCh to repair! |
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I cleaned out my garden shed and found a couple of bags of zeolite (not sure on spelling) cat litter. I don't have a car so I don't kneed to keep it to soak up spills on the car shed floor, but I was wondering if it is ok to put in the compost! |
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Garden shed.any tips on consent please we are wanting to buy one of those kit set sheds for our back court yard. about 3.45m X 2m. It will be up against the boundary wall. Do we need to get neighbours or council consent! |
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Spittle bugs taking over my garden I have spittle bugs everywhere! i have an organic garden, other bugs are under control but the spittles appear again and again and again.how do i get rid of them. i squash them but they're just everywhere! what are they!i know they suck sa |
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Neighbours Garden water storage tank. Neighbour has just installed a very large storage tank, I notice he has set it up so when it's full it overflows all the excess water towards our property via a downpipe. Would this be normal or should it be hooked into the stormwater!. |
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Best vertical small garden idea I have seen. Well that was a waste of time. I went from one bottle garden to another, which somehow lead me to patchwork quilts and it's now an hour later and I'm still here in my pyjamas with cats waiting to be fed and weeding to be done. |
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Comfrey. Has to be one of the best fertilizersi have a seperate piece ff garden as it spreads easily or you can grow it in tubs Just catching up on what others have said about comfrey fert.Icut the plant down and put the leaves in a large onion bag and threw it in a barrel of water.It is now a couple of weeks down the track and the water looks repulsive - no problems until now BUT... |
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Garden pond design with extras Smoocher have you found those pics yet! That sounds exactly like what I envision for our pond. |
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Ezibuy Wooden Garden Tiles Are these as good as they look! |
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Garden cover ideas you got that one right |
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Gabion retaining walls in a residential garden Has anyone used these? Thoughts please. We have a massive garden that needs retaining walls/terraces. I hate timber retaining walls so looking for alternatives. TIA |
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Clover in the garden What is a good spray to kill clover?. Too big a patch to dig it all out. I just want it killed to never return, lol. TIA |
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Little Garden Madness https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/garden/122922282/price-of-a |
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Kinking Garden Hoses Is it me or are most garden hoses rubbish? At this time of year when you are watering frequently the constant kinking is driving a woman to drink ! Does anyone else have this problem? I brought 2 different kink resistant hoses but they are useless ! |
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Garden Shed Without Consent/Permit. How literally can I take this: https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/121606376/ |
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Electric garden waste chipper. I have a very small garden but don't want to throw away the cut-back stuff. Can anyone recommend a good quality garden chipper that can munch this stuff up so I can compost it. TIA. |
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Bark on Garden. Just wondering if you need to put weed mat down or can you just put the bark on the soil. I thought of putting polythene down. It is only going to have 4 African daisy plants in garden. Thank you. |
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Garden Shop not including tray liner when selling potted plant. I haven't bought a plant from a plant shop for ages and yesterday bought a pretty expensive one (I thought it was under under $100) when I paid for it the cashier took the liner and put it aside, and when I asked about said, oh they are not ... |
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Yates Weed & Feed and the vege garden I believe Weed & Feed is the reason more people are now having a weed free lawn, I know for me it's been the easy no fuss way to apply with a garden hose thats had me using Weed & Feed twice a year. |
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Raised garden beds How much wee do I need to put down? |
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Lifting an established garden Just giving this a bump?? |
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Slopped section - garden ideas Thanks everyone. Yes wanted to to sections retained off however limited time frame and funds as needs to be rented out. Spent a few hundred on a mixture of plants - a lot mentioned on here. Thanks so much |
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Year round self sufficient vege garden. Does anyone have perhaps a link with a good step by step plan for a year round vege garden? When to sow, when to harvest and the rotation so we have veges all year. Do you generally plant a new row every couple of weeks? I have just started and was a bit ... |
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Agapanthus and Ivy Over-run Garden.ARGHHHH! I was just going to ask about these blasted things and found this thread. Getting a boundary fence put in at new house and I've been digging aggies out. don't even start me on the ivy on the back fence. there should be a law against planting both these th... |
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Raised garden - soil composition Hi all We finally built our raised garden. I have searched the internet. They say use garden soil then compost and mulch. Mitre 10 on Youtube said use green waste then Tui Vegetable Mix. What do you suggest? We only have the Bunnin |
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Is digging weeds into the garden a bad idea? We have a raised garden that we use as a potager with vege and flowers. It has become full of weeds over winter. My husband has weeded it and dug all the weeds into soil instead of removing them. Will this smother them OK or will they just return? I think... |
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Pleasant surprise in my garden A few years ago I got lot of Sandersonia and Littonia seeds. Duly put them in seed mix and put aside as they can take years to germinate, love a challenge. After my "wonderful" grandies upended then several times in 2 years I gave up and tipped the lot in... |
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Best material for vege garden paths I am wondering what people recommend for garden paths between vege planter boxes. Maybe something to detract slugs and snails. Any recommendations appreciated. |
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Parts of our garden https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/658905209.jpg today's effort, this is the area I was asking for suggestions for, |
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Raised vegetable garden, what to plant? My husband is building this for me as we speak. We live in Henderson. What best to plant this weekend? |
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New Garden We building and are wanting to put in new garden around back of house . Have a 6ft fence and want to plant tropical type plants. very boggie and wet, should I hump up the soil, will that improve drainage. I say hump up Husband say sleave flat. |
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Making a raised garden form pallets Is there anything that can be used to prolong the life of the wood? I don't want it rotting away in a hurry. |
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Anyone using vege garden planning software / apps? Hi guys, I'm constantly forgetting dates of when I plant, so struggle to know when a crop is due for harvest. Have taken to writing sow dates on a whiteboard but was wondering if anyone uses software to make it easier? I know there |
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Are Solo garden sprayers worth the extra? After spending an amount of time spraying the lawn with our cheap old garden sprayer I got to considering purchasing something better with a wide spray tip and that has others for spot spraying and the like. There is so much choice but what stands o |
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Neighbour's chooks have destroyed my veggie garden I have lost count of the number of times I have had to phone my neighbour to tell her that her chickens have got out of their run and eaten or scratched at my veggies. The problem is, although we are urban we have large sections that are unfenced. It was ... |
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People making upsetting remarks about garden I am very proud of my garden work in it every day next door comes over asking for things for there Garden all the time as they are unemployed I give it to them in reason they upset me this morning as they pointed out the weeds in it (not many got to reall... |
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Garden peas Is it too late to sow dwarf peas |
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Neighbours and watering garden a few evenings ago I put the new sprinkler on our orange tree which is not far from the boundary. About five minutes later the neighbour yelled out to tell us to turn the hose off, we were wetting his path. We went out and he ranted that it ha |
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GARDEN POND toxic water or not ? Does anybody know anything about ponds, newly coated concrete pond by Cemix Pond & Trough coating . I followed makers instructions leaving coating to dry for 15 days (more than is recommended ) washed the coating and flushed it all out a couple of times, ... |
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Birds digging in the Garden Have tidied up an area about 6 metre by 3 metre, and spend a lot of potted colour. The birds are digging at the roots and in this heat the plants are dying very quickly, is there a way to stop this, I know of slug and snail pellets but is there bird pelle... |
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An Amatuer video of my veg garden I had a few beers last night when I filmed it so don't use my advice re the pollinating of the watermelon plant. https://www.youtube.com/w |
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My neighbours garden got me in the xmas spirit Just about everyone in the neighbourhood (including me) has been getting the lawns mowed and gardens tidied for Christmas, all good. But this morning i looked over into the neighbours back yard to see the pohutukawas all out in bloom and a kereru (I think... |
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How to keep cats out of garden? Ive had a cat dig up my watermellon mound and expose the roots, and no its not pooping, just digging! Hope its OK, but i had made a barrier with sticky tape, had been working up to now, but one cat has managed to get through. Any i |
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I can hear my garden taking huge gulps of water. My garden is loving this rain. |
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Serious water restrictions and my garden I have found a new nozzle which I am using to hand water my garden. It is the attachment used to fill 50 water balloons at once. Funny, but I find it applies heaps of water very gently on my garden and makes hand watering much quicker. Maybe I am just str... |
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Weeds taking over vege garden. Cranked up our 'small' vege garden & is coming on nicely with regular watering but the weeds are showing everywhere. Only small, mostly too small to pull out just yet but is there a spray or an easy cure that won't kill the plants. Tomatoes are tall enoug... |
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Cheap and easy garden filler - foliage I have just moved into a rental and the flower beds are pretty bare. I would like to fill them up, but don't have the time or money for anything too fancy. Agapanthus could work, but I'd like other ideas if anyone has recommendations. Thanks a |
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Ivy - rampant in my garden I have recently taken over this property and this horrible Ivy is everywhere, winding up trees, running along the ground and even popping up in my veggie garden. I have tried Roundup, which it seems to love - can anyone suggest how I get rid of it? |
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New World Little Garden I harvested my first corn cobs tonight. Yummy. Tomatoes doing well just waiting for them to ripen. Thyme growing well too Kale grew really well Pansy died through lack of water, whoops forgot to water it. Lettuce - grew well |
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Raised Vege Garden Weedmat Hi Would like your views on using weedmat under 300mm raised garden bed that will be used for vegetable growing. Will it hamper or aid drainage? Will it actually stop any weeds? Will it hamper growth eg carrots what else. Any other pros/cons. |
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Garden plants/ ideas suggestions Hi, have never been interested in garden. Got the lawns mowed and everything else fell into place. The property looked tidy enough on the outside from the road to friends, family and neighbours. I have been living in a property for four years now an |
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Garden Shed siting I have a garden shed with a wooden floor, secured to five joists (bearers) which are about 80mm heightwise. Can I safely place this directly on gravel (10mm chip) without fear of damp rising (too far) up the bearers? The gravel is quite a thic |
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Garden Sheds. I need a shed that needs to be max size BUT fit in a particular area. 1950. In lenght to fit between fence posts. And a max of 1400 deep. Anyone know of a manufacture that has these. Ive looked. Cannt find. Some too small, some way |
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Fibrous roots through garden Trying to make a small flower bed where there was rhubarb, don’t know if it was the rhubarb but the area is difficult even to weed being full of fibrous roots acting like reinforcing to the soil . Is it likely to be from the rhubarb and is there an... |
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Garden Edging Hi all, I just wondered what people have used or found the best to edge there garden with Im considering the wooden sort of half rounds that are wired together or maybe the plastic board - my garden is curved so cant do straight timber. How well has thing... |
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How to put frost cloth on the garden. Do I need it north of Auckland? |
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Kitchen sink in Garden I am looking to putting a kitchen sink bench down the bottom of my garden To obtain water and also wash small pet pots etc that I use down there. The kitchen sink will have a normal kitchen tap. I am unable to connect to mains water. |
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I need help in my garden as I am elderly And the garden is no respecter of age I just cant work out there any more and the weeds grow faster than I can pull them out I am in Royal Oak Auckland and would appreciate assistance |
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Going plant shopping for the new vege garden Can someone tell me whats the best to start with at this time of year. The soil has been prepared and the area is near a fence with full day sun. Mostly West facing. |
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Painting old weathered tin garden shed Just moved into house with old galv tin shed,which could be 50 years old. never been painted,do i have to seal,or can i use water based house paint. |
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How to keep cat out of freshly planted vege garden Any Ideas? I just have it all nice and neat row after row of plants or seeds and the blasted neighbours cats think its a dirtbox. I tried pepper but doesn't seem to deter them. Other than having to cover the whole lot, what works for you? |
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Why can't you burn garden waste in Auckland? I don't understand why we're not allowed to burn garden waste in Auckland when we can burn wood in our fire places inside our homes. By garden waste I'm talking about dead vegetation here like grass clippings, branches from pruned trees etc. Not talking a... |
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Tell me about your garden shed. Hi Smiler. Happy New Year. :-). how's your Shed going. would love to see some photo's. :-) I hadn't thought of a verandah wide enough for a rocking chair. thanks for the suggestion. it would be the perfect Summer spot to relax, with shade from |
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Morrison Garden chipper /shredder Can anyone please tell me where I can purchase a manual for a garden chipper shredder. I recently bought one on Trade Me but the seller didn't have the manual on hand. He said he would download one for me but this hasn't been the case. It is a Morrison Ch... |
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What to grow in veggie garden now Hi I'm currently house sitting in eastbourne in Wellington. I thought I would do a bit of gardening in the vegetable garden and ended up pulling everything out as it had all gone to seed. I have dug it over and put compost that was ready from the compost ... |
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Mushrooms keep appearing in vegetable garden I have a medium sized vege raised patch and I am constantly getting mushrooms around the tomatos, strawberries and lettuces. I have been taking them out and putting in the bin but not sure why or where they are from. Just before I took out 12 mushrooms th... |
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Espaliering fruit tree/vege garden plants - advice I have just put up a rather nice shade house and want to espalier a fruit tree on the north facing wall. It is an outdoor entertaining area as well as a pottager garden and I am trying to put in all fruit, vege, and herb plants. Apart from the espalier I ... |
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Plastic film on kitset garden sheds what is a quick way to remove plastic film on kitset garden sheds, a couple of brands of kitset garden sheds available in NZ have a protective plastic film to protect the parts while being transported, they seem to be mainly Chinese made kitsets, I have j... |
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Garden hose- is expensive better Have two garden hoses. 1 is around a year old at best and the other around a year and a half. Both have lots of cracks in the hose and are now leaking. They also have pinhole leaks in them. They do live outside in the elements most of the year. They were ... |
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Poisonous garden sprays Any suggestions on getting rid of various poisonous garden sprays that we "inherited" when we bought our house. I refuse to use them but it seems a bit of a waste to just dump them. Am I allowed to sell them on TM maybe? |
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Vegetable garden, what would you grow again? Hi, I am still a beginner with growing vegetables (in good and prepared soil) and I would definitely grow spring onions, garlic, peppers, beetroot, beans, lettuce and zucchinis again. My tomatoes are just going red and you can buy them now for $1.99 per k... |
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What to back-fill retained area for garden? I've got an inclined section so I'm putting up a retaining wall (6m long and 1m high) and then back-fill to build a garden. At the moment there is just clay on site. What should I back-fill with so I have a nice garden-able plot? I don't have to fill the ... |
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Battery operated garden tools - battery life! Does anyone own a battery operated garden tool? What is the operating time of your tool? Hedge trimmer? line trimmer? Anything! |
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