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12 years12 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Tiles or Laminate floor to replace carpet

also, with all floor replacement, do you have to leave them for days before you can use them again?

12 years12 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Tiles or Laminate floor to replace carpet

Thanks for your reply. Can this be laid on concrete once removing Carpet? I will definitely check it out :)

12 years12 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Tiles or Laminate floor to replace carpet

Hi,
We have a large ish area that is currently carpeted in our Family and Dining room that comes off the Kitchen. We need to replace the carpet however we are…

13 years13 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Turf laying - not such a success

I went to 3 green sheds and couldn't find any Zeollite :( Its a shame its not easy to find, well at least not in the…

13 years13 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Turf laying - not such a success

We didnt use top soil, we got the best soil that haf organic compost we could find. Unfortunately i couldn't get hold of any zeolite this time, tried everywhere and…

13 years13 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Turf laying - not such a success

Yep sure did however we couldn't compact the soil before we laid the turf as it would just sink due to the soil being so wet and soft. We tried…

13 years13 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Turf laying - not such a success

Today was NOT a good day to lay turf, the soil is basically a mud pool and we haven't been able to compact as it would go straight down. We…

13 years13 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Back again for turf laying phase 2

Hi All,
I have been away from the forum for around 18 months after falling Pregnant and having the bub who is now 9 months old. After laying some Palmetto back…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Appropriate turf for Melbourne

We also laid Palmetto back in March and followed Fu's prep plan (mostly) and the lawa has survived the cold wet winter really well. It only browned off in little…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Looking for organic soil supplier West Melbourne

Hi Enzo, did you manage to get some soil from the green centre?
BAAG sells organic soil but only in bags so that may be a pain for you. I need…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
MulchNet.com-have you order any mulch from them?

It took us over 6 months to get it but we finally did as a new contractor had started in the NW area of Melbourne. He was very quick once…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners

Hi Fu, Have been on Holidays and just read your last post.
I have unfortunately already used Potting Mix added with Naken Farmer and Coir mulch. I still need some…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
TURF LAYING SUMMARY and what has become many things turf :)

hmmm i can pull up the corner but not as easily as i could at the start.

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
TURF LAYING SUMMARY and what has become many things turf :)

Quick Q, when should i mow for the first time? My Palmetto has been down for 6 weeks now and its looking great :)

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

Fu, i'm just bumping up this thread. I think i allllmost get what i need for the dripline but am still not 100% there.
I will be using 13mm polypipe…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners

We finally managed to put our garden beds up :) Now for the soil. I will be getting some good quality potting mix, any recs fora…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

Hey Fu, been reading and googling trying to get all this right
So i need a length or poly pipe that will connect to the tank (or mains) It is about…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
GREEN MULCH - Fu where are you ?!

Thanks Fu, i think i will get some sugar cane mulch then and start with that until i get some green mulch. At least that way i can start planting…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
GREEN MULCH - Fu where are you ?!

I said i was NE Melb in an earlier post but i meant NW oops
I will try Bark King Beatrix, they are a long way from us being in Montrose…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
GREEN MULCH - Fu where are you ?!

We are registered on mulchnet for paid mulch Fu and haven't heard anything.
Ari, I am thinking aumans could be an option do you know where they deliver and if…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

No probs fu, when you can :)

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
GREEN MULCH - Fu where are you ?!

whoa thats a mountain of mulch!! it is frustrating, hopefully we heard from them soon. I'm getting DH to call and bug them every couple of weeks.

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Molasses and how to use it

I think next time i need to buy some molasses i will be getting a smaller tub. My Mum gave me a huge bucket of the stuff and it is…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
GREEN MULCH - Fu where are you ?!

Hi Ari, i think we ordered the min amount of 7m3. They said there is a fairly long waiting list so who knows when we will be contacted.

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

Ok so 2 poly pipes that i can attach to the tank? One for the lines that run around the garden beds and one for the 2 vegie beds? Should…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

Thanks Fu
I'm still a little confused. Say I had 5 lines running 20cms apart song each bed, what sort of contector do I need to connect these to the…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

Oh and I have 2 beds the same size

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

It's rectangle actually almost square

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Driplines for Vegie gardens

Hello,
On the weekend i picked up 2 garden beds for my vegie patches. i can't wait to put them together. They are not very big. 1.24x1.4m and 45mm high. We…

14 years14 yearsLissy LooLissy Loo posted:
Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners

The other thing I meant to ask about is drip irrigation, should I be adding some drip line up into my beds? Could I get away with the old fashioned…

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