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  1. Kiwi Phil

    Kiwi Humour

    http://www.toyota.co.nz/MOTMPages/hilux_v2_full290620051703/ <br /><br />This is an example of Kiwi humor, in the form of a TV ad.<br />Just click on "DOWNLOADS", then on upper right side click on "LARGE"<br />You should enjoy this.<br />If you are game, I bet none of you can get to the COWS in...
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    Problems connecting with uboats

    for 2.5 weeks now, I have had problems connecting to uboats, to the extent I have not been able to connect. Anybody else had this problem?<br />Cheers<br />Phillip
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    (15)Kiwi Phils Gardening Corner - Hydroponics 1.

    Hydroponics is a means of growing many different types of plants NOT in the ground, but in a structure where you supply nutrients (fertilizer), dissolved in water, on a regular basis .<br />The structure you use is best built at bench height. (no bending)<br /> <br />If you were to put...
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    Ford Pick-up trucks

    Just want opinions etc here. <br />My worker John has a mid 70's F100 with a MWM Diesel D229-4 in it for sale at Aud$500. <br />Truck was made in Brazil. <br />Apparantly these we called F1,000 at the time as they were not "normal" so to speak, with this motor.<br /><br />...
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    Harkawy

    Did you make sence of my post on how to fix those caterpillars on your tomatoes.<br />If it was difficult to interpret, let me know and I will tailor make an answer for you.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip
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    (14)Kiwi Phills Gardening Corner - Control of Pests/Fungi/Weeds

    The biggest problem the home gardener has is all the info he sees on the TV about bad chemicals and their use in the food chain.<br />If chemicals are used correctly, then there is no problem. Chemicals have effectively <br />1.) increased the output of food many times over,<br />2.) have...
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    Verterans

    How many here are Vertans.<br />I am one.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip
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    (13)Kiwi Phills Gardening Corner - Growing in Pots

    I have cut and pasted info to put another article together.<br /><br />You don’t need a lot of space to harvest your own fresh home grown vegetables, and with a little ingenuity it is possible to grow almost any vegetable in pots, and there is a range of varieties that are perfectly suited to...
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    (12)Kiwi Phills gardening Corner - how to collect tomato seeds

    Success with growing tomatoes begins with the seeds.<br />A good tomato is one that fruits early and continues to yield over a long period.<br />Seed saving allows gardeners to be independent and self-sufficient, and it has been proven that heirloom tomatoes yield more fruit and have a preferred...
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    (11)Kiwi Phils Gardening Corner - lets start the Vegie Gargen

    Spring is coming so lets work out what we are going to do. Work in decayed manure and compost and blood and bone, to get the soil pulsating with life.<br /><br />This is just a brief outline of suggestions.<br /><br />For those vegies that can't be grown by sowing seed directly in ground, check...
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    (10)Kiwi Phils Gardening Corner..1 of11 photos on making babies

    This photo shows 3 types of plants for cuttings.<br />The 1st 2 on the left are Gardenia. Left shows one with leaves stripped off the bottom (cut just below where leaves joined). 2nd Photo show remaining leaves cut back, and this is the one I will put in to the mix to propogate.<br /><br />The...
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    (9)Kiwi Phills Gardening Corner - Making Babies

    Making Babies <br /><br />Plants can be propagated by <br /><br />aerial layering, <br /><br />division, <br /><br />tissue culture, <br /><br />grafting, <br /><br /> Seed Raising <br /><br /> and Cuttings. <br /><br />This story focuses on the latter 2 methods . <br /><br />Propagation via...
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    Cleaning Water.

    Some of you may remember I asked the question on how to clean/steralize my very dirty/rotten dam water.<br /><br />Well I went through all the advice and suggestions you gave and put together a plan.<br />I them rang the Local Water Authority and asked if they would mind commenting on the...
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    Snapperbait - screen printing

    I wish for some free advice here Snapperbait, if you don't mind.<br />In my business, my wife calls on a chain of Supermarkets, and deals with a Dept Manager, and a Lowly Worker who maintains our stock in their section.(male and female).<br />We have done the 'printed pen' trick for a few years...
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    (8)Kiwi Phils gardening Corner - what to plant and when to plant it

    <br /><br />Cheers<br />Phillip
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    Problem with posting charts

    I have spent some time putting together a 12 mth chart for when to grow certain vegs etc. Quite extensive.<br />Problem I have is, when I copy/paste it to NEW TOPIC, is does not show as a chart, but all runs together. <br />I tried e-mailing it to myself and then copy/paste, same from saved docs...
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    (7)Kiwi Phils Gardening corner - Basic Tools

    Spades, Forks & Shovels etc<br />Cultivating the soil can be very enjoyable and is also good exercise. Having the right tool for the job is vital because it will make the job pleasurable, saves time and will avoid injury. Both forks and spades are used for improving the physical structure of the...
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    (6)Kiwi Phils Gardening Corner - 'ph' explained.

    In a post way back, some one said they had their soil tested for ph, and added lime (I think) and their garden has just got better and better.<br /><br />To test soil ph is easy. Hardware/gardening centres should have simple ph soil kits, or maybe they will do the test on the sample you take...
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    (5)Kiwi Phils Gardening Corner - Are we ready to move on

    I think I have covered most points to get a vegie (or any garden for that matter) garden started.<br />We will call this Stage 1.<br />Have I missed anything before I move on to Stage 2?<br />Is every one happy/confident they can get a garden "prepared" for planting.<br />If I don't get any...
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    (4)Phils Gardening Corner - treating heavy Clays

    This section deals with clay and heavy stikky soils.<br /><br />If you have a very heavy clay soil then that's the reason why I dig this pale looking stuff in.<br /><br /> It's gypsum and it helps to break it up. But, look, this stuff here is only one of the many ingredients you can use to make...
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