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Shane007 When did you take cuttings, was it off the Escalonia. I have an Escalonia hedge but need about 300 shrubs for more hedging but didn't know how or when to taking cuttings. Can you advise what you did in order to take the cuttings

Just getting ready to prepare my raised beds for planting vegetables at a later stage. Is it possible to use fresh horse manure or how old has it to be. I can also get seaweed from the shore but don't know if I can use it at this stage, will it break down in the soil in time so that I can...

Any advice on how to rectify my compost heap. Firstly the grass I used was old grass which was just lying in a heap so I incorporated this with some manure, twigs, fruit & veg and paper into my compost heap. It is very wet so I am going to add a lot of paper, and cardboard. Is it possible to...

I am looking to buy a house, can anyone advise where I could search for reposessed houses which are for sale, hoping to get a house at a reasonable price.

Can any-one recommend a car/MPV with sliding front doors. My passenger has limited leg movement and I think it may be easier for them to get into a car with front sliding doors.

I grew courgettes last year. You can plant the seeds indoors from March and then plant out but make sure that the ground is heavily fertilised/manured and keeping feeding regulary and you will have a continuous supply of them.

Life is too short, and you child will grow up so quick. If you can afford to take the reduction I think you should go for it, the benefit of seeing your child will far outway the monetary loss.

Can a power of attorney be revoked. Power of attorney was given to a business colleague but I now wish to revoke it. Please advise how I would go about getting it revoked.

Why is the Census 2011 still advertising for applications when they have reached their quota and are no longer taking applications.

Hi Jackswift, Did you ever build the polytunnel, if so how did it work out.

I have 5k to invest in shares, possibly in 5 different companies. I will probably invest in the Irish stock market to start with. Any-one got any advise as to how I would find out what are the best stock to invest in. Any advise greatly appreciated.

Anyone know how to get rid of rushes permanently from my lawn. The lawn would have been drained and it is also sloping so I don't think drainage is the problem. The soil is also very compact, I aerated it this year and plan to do the same next. Any advice appreciated.

Insulating attic I would be very reluctant to use the frost heater as I do not reside in the house and would be afraid of electrical fault.

I have the floor of my attic insulated with rockwool and the middle section of the attic is floored as well. During the cold spell I left the attic door open to prevent pipes freezing as the attic is very cold. Would it be of any benefit to insulate the attic roof as well and also what...

I have the floor of my attic insulated with rockwool and the middle section of the attic is floored as well. During the cold spell I left the attic door open to prevent pipes freezing as the attic is very cold. Would it be of any benefit to insulate the attic roof as well and also what product...

Heat loss from boiler to house Hi Mosstown, Thanks for reply, I guess I may have to do the same, unfortunately I will have to dig up the new tarmac and the garage floor to get access to the sewer pipe.

I have just realised that I am loosing heat between my wood pellet boiler which is in the garage and my house (they are about 15ft apart). During the extremely cold and snowy weather the snow has thawed around the area where the pipe is going from the garage into the house, the remainder of...

Does anyone have the new digital version of the wood pellet boilers, I have been told that if I converted mine to digital it would reduce the pellet consumption and also if I had a buffer tank installed. Any-one have a buffer tank with their wood pellet boiler, I would appreciate any feedback.

I got 3 ton of pellets at the end of Oct., and after 6 weeks of running the Gerkros WP Boiler I have about 1 ton left in storage tank. I have UFH with the thermostats at about 15 deg. I had the boiler timed to come on at 4 different times throughout the 24hrs for 4hrs each time. I know that...

Where did you purchase the storage unit for wood pellets. I am waiting on Balcas to supply their storage unit which seems to be coming out every month but haven't received it yet. For any-one buying a wood pellet boiler be sure to have the correct heat measurement for wood pellet boiler and...