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Splitting Rhubarb Plants

In the winter I intend to split my 2 rhubarb plants as they're now about 5 years old - once split and re-planted do I treat them as "new" plants and leave them to grow for a year before harvesting, or...
12:05 Wed 01st Oct 20141 answer, last by alavahalf 17:55 Thu 02nd Oct 2014
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Diy Wills...

My wife & I need to make new wills - nothing complicated - if either of us die then the surviving spouse gets everything, or if we go together an equal split among friends' & family's children (no...
15:11 Mon 08th Sep 201413 answers, last by sfby 13:07 Wed 10th Sep 2014
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Petrol Hedgetrimmer - Engine Damage?

In a senior moment I miscalculated the ratio of petrol / oil for my hedgetrimmer (should have been 50:1, but ended up more like 10:1). I did get it started, but it would only idle with the choke out,...
09:26 Thu 21st Aug 20146 answers, last by Clanad 22:10 Thu 21st Aug 2014
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Vegetable Bed Compost

My raised vegetable beds badly need reinvigorating, so I'm going to dig out about half the soil & replace with compost, but what's the best time of year to do this - Autumn or Spring? TIA...
12:11 Fri 11th Jul 20141 answer, last by woofgang 12:13 Fri 11th Jul 2014
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Transport In London - When Is "off-Peak"?

I'm going to be in London on Friday 23 May & the TfL website says my Network Railcard will give me a discount on an "Off-Peak Day Travelcard", but I can't see on their site what "Off-Peak" is. I'll be...
10:28 Mon 12th May 20146 answers, last by baza 11:12 Mon 12th May 2014
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Freeview Reception Problems - South Coast

Anybody else having problems with BBC Freeview reception in the New Forest area? If no-one else is, looks like I'll have to get an aerial man out! TIA Paul...
12:23 Fri 02nd May 20144 answers, last by Buenchico 16:53 Fri 02nd May 2014
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Soundbar Query

Morning all... I'm thinking of getting a soundbar to replace my ageing surround sound system, and I'm looking to spend in the region of £300. The research I've done has narrowed it down to a couple...
10:51 Mon 02nd Dec 20135 answers, last by ivor4781 14:28 Mon 02nd Dec 2013
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33 Days....

.....to the new series of Sherlock. Wonder if we'll have to wait until the last episode to find out how he fooled everyone?...
14:23 Fri 29th Nov 201311 answers, last by bibblebub 15:32 Mon 09th Dec 2013
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I'm A Celebrity....

I was in the pub with my mate the other night when he started talking about 'I'm A Celebrity' He said, "Could you ever eat an ostrich penis?" "I tried eating one when I was drunk once," I replied,...
11:18 Wed 27th Nov 20137 answers, last by pixie373 20:12 Wed 27th Nov 2013
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Moisture Content Of Firewood

Our chimney sweep has advised that we check the moisture content of the wood we put on the fire. I've bought a meter and have checked a few of the logs we have for the winter, with most of them being...
15:24 Tue 01st Oct 20137 answers, last by seadogg 20:59 Tue 01st Oct 2013
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Perseid Meteor Shower

I stood in the garden last night (about 11 - perhaps a bit early?) to see if I could spot any signs of the meteor shower. I didn't see what I expected (i.e. very quick, long streaks of light) - but I...
12:54 Wed 14th Aug 20134 answers, last by Octavius 10:28 Thu 22nd Aug 2013
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Bluray Player / Home Cinema

I probably need to replace my current DVD Home Cinema, as the DVD player is starting to fail (pixellating / pausing / "No Disk" messages - disks all work fine on the computer). It's an old JAMO...
14:24 Fri 08th Feb 20133 answers, last by monique424 09:07 Thu 20th Jun 2013
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Replacing Dvd Home Cinema

Our 6 year old Jamo system is starting to show it's age & we probably need to replace soon. Looks like the obvious replacement is Blu-Ray, but my worry is all the DVDs we've got - are ALL Blu-Ray...
14:21 Tue 22nd Jan 20131 answer, last by KJN 17:06 Tue 22nd Jan 2013
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Research has shown......

.....that by the year 2025, no-one will be more than 15 feet away from a sacked Chelsea manager.
15:05 Fri 23rd Nov 20123 answers, last by sibton 15:13 Fri 23rd Nov 2012
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Anti-inflammatory tablets for dogs

Can anyone point me at a cheap (or at least cheaper than the vet!) supplier of this medication? Looks like our elderly greyhound may be on them for a while & buying from the vet will bankrupt us!!...
15:48 Mon 22nd Oct 201217 answers, last by Prudie 22:36 Thu 25th Oct 2012
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BT Home Hub

Can anyone tell me whether it's technically worthwhile upgrading from BT Home Hub 1.5 to 3? Mine's working perfectly well at the moment - but would I get faster data connection / WiFi etc with a newer...
13:48 Tue 09th Oct 20122 answers, last by ChuckFickens 16:17 Tue 09th Oct 2012
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Egypt - Taba Heights

Anyone been to this area? Looks like it's great for relaxing and diving (which may be all we want to do in December!), but is there anything else to do / see in the area? TIA...
14:34 Tue 28th Aug 201214 answers, last by naomi24 08:29 Thu 30th Aug 2012
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How do I check for a water leak?

I expect that in the next couple of years we will be "persuaded to have a water meter fitted. That's fine in principle (there's only 2 of us), but I have a suspicion that we may have a leak...
16:27 Tue 21st Aug 201213 answers, last by sfby 10:09 Wed 22nd Aug 2012
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"Grouting" a garden patio

Following an over-enthusiastic pressure washing of my patio I noticed a lot of the filling between the flags had disappeared. I've looked online & it seems there are 2 approaches - normal grouting...
11:19 Tue 21st Aug 201211 answers, last by BRIGHT SPARK 18:49 Tue 21st Aug 2012
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SatNav battery

I'm looking to by a replacement sat nav - the last one we had (Navigon) needed to be plugged in to the car's power point all the time, otherwise it ran out of battery within half an hour or so. Is...
08:58 Thu 26th Jul 20125 answers, last by Fitzer 10:46 Thu 26th Jul 2012

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