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  1. Kiwi Phil

    (3)Kiwi Phils Gardening Corner - Organic Vegies

    We’re back with Pete in his vegie patch – and he explains the whole set-up.<br /><br />This is a completely organic garden. No poisons, no chemicals. And it looks massive, doesn't it? Well it's not, it's quite little. In fact each of these beds is only 4 metres long, and 2 metres wide. That...
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    Kiwi Phils gardening corner. Making a Compost Bin

    <br /><br /> This is the MOST IMPORTANT part of a Veg Garden<br />If you have a “fall” (autumn), then put all the leaf matter in the compost, put all your lawn clippings in: if you prune trees, then cut up the thinner branches with secuteurs in small bits: in go ALL your weeds: all scraps from...
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    No-dig Garden

    I have been plugging away trying to get info on paper re "growing vegies" etc, and it was taking forever.<br />I hope you don't mind, but i have copied and pasted info from another site, because it is brief and factual and interesting.<br /><br />I felt the 1st Article should be on NO-DIG...
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    A theme song that sums up your existance

    Don't know if this has been asked before, but what is a song that sums up you existance/attitude/approach to things/personal favourite etc.<br />Father use to have a favourite called "Lillie-Ma-Lane". (sp!)<br />Spent his life whistling it when in the shed or driving or the likes. Sang it in the...
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    Growing food

    Following a previous thread, Stan_Deezy expressed an interest in learning how to grow plants you can eat (herbs/veg etc).<br />I am a Nurseryman, and don't mind showing what and how I do things, along with photos etc, and relating it to the home gardener.<br />I don't wish to take up a lot of...
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    Avatar

    Assuming I have got this correct and the Avatar shows up, has anyone ever used this one before.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip
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    Central Auditory Processing

    May 2005 I raised this issue as young Hayden was thought by a Specialist Teacher to need to be tested for Central Auditory Processing.<br /><br />Here is the outcome, for those that repsponded to the origonal post.<br /><br />The Speciatist Teacher wanted him to<br />1. See a Paedeotrician -...
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    Hearing Dissability- any advie-comment

    Now I know what makes you deaf, mother told me, so this is serious chaps.<br /><br />I have a hearing disability and collect a small pension from HM NZ Forces (and they are such generous bxrstards).<br /><br />I have always had 'whistling' in my ears, and always had difficulty in hearing...
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    Bush Fires

    The State of Victoria is experiencing very bad Bush Fires.<br />Listened to a Farmer being interview on the radio today.<br />His place was burnt out on New Years day. Lost the lot including stock.<br />Yesterday he went to help a friend who had just had fire through his property. <br />His job...
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    Lesson on using ladders

    I always regret giving Kenneth a serve long ago about some error he made with one of his kids. <br />Well just to prove I too am stupit listen to this.<br />5.30 am today I am up 3m fitting a pump to the top of a tank, standing on an alloy ladder (fold out type) which I hadn't taken the time to...
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    to ZFM - Model 'Lusitainia"

    I posted this to you back in Oct but you didn't reply..<br /><br />"to ZFM.<br />I managed to get the model Lusitania here in Australia, only by giving them the site you quoted above, that had all relevant detail for ordering. (it is a big one too with plenty of small parts).<br />Yes, it is...
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    Water treatment

    Does anyone on this board know anything about treating water. And before all the Larikins jump up and tell tales of Prostrate 'Checks', I would like to make it clear I am serious........<br />I have mentioned before we are in the 5th yr of drought, which is about to roll over to 6th.<br />I use...
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    Health-Investments-Education

    Some topics raised here are excellant. Like the ones on investment, and University options etc.<br />I have a suggestion.<br />Would it be feasible to raise a topic, make it very specific, eg INVESTMENT thru RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY, and we comment, advise, pass on our experiences.<br />We...
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    Answer from "Down-under"

    Don't wish to hi-jack my other thread, so will answer a few of you here<br /><br />QC - only if the cricket's on.......which it is....every year. <br />Here is one for you QC. My youngest sings a Xmas Carol about Santa and his "6 White Boomers" (down here Santa dosn't use Reindeer, instead 6 big...
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    Problem Down-under,& Xmas of course.

    I have heard from Aldo and others......no one can get on to iboats. For some of us it has been for quite a time, as in months.<br /> <br />Don't know how i managed it this time.<br />Found if you keep trying over and over again, just occasionally I can get on.<br /><br />So if you don't get your...
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    Kid wants to build a boat.

    My youngest, Hayden, has wanted to buy or build a boat for probably a year or more.<br />He works at the market with me every Sunday, plus grows his own plants to sell, and banks the lot.So he is paying.<br />I have searched the web for plans, and the only one I can find that seems to fit the...
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    Kid wants to build a boat.

    My youngest, Hayden, has wanted to buy or build a boat for probably a year or more.<br />He works at the market with me every Sunday, plus grows his own plants to sell, and banks the lot.So he is paying.<br />I have searched the web for plans, and the only one I can find that seems to fit the...
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    The wife every man needs (photos)

    Not only can my wife sceed concrete.........<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Cheers<br />Phillip
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    Trying hard

    [/IMG]<br />Cheers<br />Phillip
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    Any Model Boat put-er-together-ers here?

    My youngest, Hayden, 11yrs, has an absolute fascination and obcession with Ships, namely older Passenger ships.<br />Last Xmas we gave his a 1/400 scale model of Titanic. <br />Took him 6mth to put together, with my assistance. There is little he dosn't know of this ship and story. Reads...
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