Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
20-11-2013, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 19
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Salvage
Another good one in Swinford.
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
25-06-2012, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 2
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Magpies eating eggs
Hi,
We have a problem with magpies going into the hen house and eating the eggs, have tried the mustard egg trick - seems they find it quite to their taste! Anyone any other ideas please, or even a...
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Forum: Home Improvements
31-05-2011, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,084
Removing External Paint
Hi,
The wonderful weather last Winter got behind the exterior paint on my cottage, which means that I now have the job of removing it all before re-painting. Any suggestions for the best way to...
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Forum: Home Improvements
14-12-2010, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 17,964
Flue pipe
Having just had the fire brigade out to a chimney fire I would suggest that you get together with the owner of the house and see if you can't come to some sort of agreement to get the job done...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
20-10-2010, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,165
Christmas cards
Hi Heidi,
Our local chemist shop has a printing dock or whatever they are called - just take the crd from the camera or whatever along and they can print them for you. They also do cards at a euro a...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
11-10-2010, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 120,197
Mould
I had green mould growing on the back of lockers in the bedroom, I have given them a couple of sprays with a spray for athletes foot (from the chemists) and have had very little re-growth in the last...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
17-09-2009, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,707
Timber
Hi,
We used old sleepers for our veg garden, so far no problems with the creosote, but if you are wanting untreated timber most builders merchants sell scaffold timbers, which might serve the...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
25-06-2009, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,330
Instant shade
Hi,
Have you thought of planting a Russian Vine? They are commonly known as
"the mile a minute plant" and for very good reason. They climb (over anything and everything) so would be ideal for you...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
09-04-2009, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,691
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
19-03-2009, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,678
Compost Bins (cost of)
Hi,
Went to the amenity site today to buy a compost bin, but had a change of mind when I was told they were 40 euro each and I knew the local farmers co-op sold them for less. Thought the councils...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
02-03-2009, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 25,000
Cinderella
How about Cinderella for you daughter? normal dress with off cuts of different materials tacked on, that way you still have the original dress. If you don't have different bits of material about,...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
31-01-2009, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,218
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
20-01-2009, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,782
herb plants
Hi Jennifer,
I have rosemary and thyme young plants that you are welcome to if you could call in on one of your trips, they are cuttings from the plants I have in the garden. I also have a rather...
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Forum: Home Improvements
06-12-2008, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 37,833
Alcoves
You can get lengths of rail from builders merchants, and brakets for it from either the same place or a hardware shop. If you ask nicely they will even cut the poles to size. Good luck with the new...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
28-11-2008, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 97,546
cascais
You can grow potatoes in a bucket or bin in your garden. Also somewhere on Jumbletown someone is offering motorbike tyres and say they can be grown in them, I would like to try that as I guess the...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
18-11-2008, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,621
Compost
Hi,
Well worth doing, Roscommon Council are selling compost bins at cost, maybe your council are as well, they also have a leaflet telling you what to put in, what to leave out and roughly how long...
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