pie-eater 207 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Did you get the price down much? Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 A few things were modified, though we didn't have to do much major. He wasn't really moving further on the price though, I took that as far as I could - he was prepared to walk. Since then though he has added a few things as 'presents' things which we had cut, which was good to hear. I'm certain that they'll do a very good job, he has a real attention to detail that I like. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm still clearing mine up after six years! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Started on my garden doing the front. Decided to do low brick walls just 6-8 inches high down both sides of the house but havent decided on which bricks we will use. That way dont need to worry about it getting crushed under snow or blown down by wind and it will give a proper property boundry as well. Were not bothered about our neighbours seeing our back garden not that they are out looking anyway. The back garden we havent decided but will operate on that once I done the sides. Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I Love pottering in my garden. I have a gorgeous cottage garden filled with pretty pretty flowers. Put a Veggie garden in BUT the rabbits ate it. Put in a raised vegie garden but then the Kangaroo's ate it. So we are currently putting in a raised raised vegie garden to keep everything out!!! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Kangaroos in the garden! Excellent! Link to post Share on other sites
gvm3373 4 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Koalas prefer to fry their tiny brains on eucalyptus leaves. Not really a garden threat. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I Love pottering in my garden. I have a gorgeous cottage garden filled with pretty pretty flowers. Put a Veggie garden in BUT the rabbits ate it. Put in a raised vegie garden but then the Kangaroo's ate it. So we are currently putting in a raised raised vegie garden to keep everything out!!! You should eat the rabbits and the kangaroos Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 OMG just found another critter in the garden a POSSUM!!!! Possum Pie, Kangaroo Steak and Rabbit Stew!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I don't even know what a possum looks like! I will go to google Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 That one is an scary looking American One. Ours a really cute FROM A DISTANCE Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Yes, yours look considerably better! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Ya.....Come on "huntress".... Hasenpfeffer and kangaroo stew.. Possum pie seems a little too red neck for me though.. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Not sure about possum pie, but their fur mixed with wool makes very soft, but very warm gloves, scarfs etc. In Oz they are protected, but in NZ they are a pest, and shot, trapped, poisened, whatever it takes to kill them. Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Dumbstick, how is your garden coming along? any progress? Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Interesting the bit about them being procted in one country and a huge pest in another. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Possums were introduced to NZ from Aus. As there are no natural predators in NZ they are able to breed unhindered and cause great damage to forests that haven't evolved to deal with them.. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 A bit like people Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 snakes, much worse. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Need to buy lots of "soil" soon. But still having real problems deciding what to buy. Every person I ask gives a different idea of what is best - often influenced by things like price, what they use, etc. Online advice is as expected all over the place as well. I want to put good stuff in there to start off with (will need about 5m) and go from there. Would rather it be good quality than cheap, if that makes sense. One thing that I just noticed on some sites. I was looking at some 黒土 from a company and noticed it was from north Ibaraki (ie just south of Fukushima - incident of which there was no mention). On another site, from a company down in Kagawa, they were boasting about radiation levels, that they do not use anything from northern Japan, and strict tests done on every shipment etc. It got me thinking about that particular issue which was something I hadn't really considered..... Tsukareta! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Without wanting to hype the issue, I think its possible to buy more radioactive than you'd like soil from the Tohoku region. Depending on how many suppliers its coming through, a dealer might genuinely unwittingly sell you some. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hmm yes. Once I saw the one company mentioning it, I wondered why the Ibaraki one might not be. Kind of put me off, even if it might be unwarranted. I'm looking at this at the moment http://kanea.jp/product/gold/index.html Interesting one. Looks like some 'really good dirt'! Link to post Share on other sites
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