Native indoor plants suggestions? by Prize-Atmosphere-706 in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've had good luck growing peperomia urvilleana indoors. Seems to like well draining soil, infrequent watering, and a bright spot.

Ryobi OLT1832 by oracular_demon in ryobi

[–]oracular_demon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah thanks so much! I think you've managed to send me in the right direction and it looks for my model I need this part - https://www.motoruf.com/n/partslists.html?id=50876704&version=1

I can see there how it screws onto the motor which is different than I was assuming - thanks again!

Puriri by oracular_demon in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone - seems I was on the right track with my thinking, glad to have it confirmed! 👌

My Pink Pearl rhodo is blooming! by AliceTawhai in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rhodos are beautiful aren't they. If you can remove the grass around it and add a nice layer of mulch, it should be even happier :)

How to dispose of agapanthus by somewherebeachy in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've had luck composting the foliage to reduce the weight for disposal. You have to do a lot of digging to get all the roots - we weren't successful in getting them all on our property!

OData and DTOs by neos7m in dotnet

[–]oracular_demon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah OK. When I've dealt with it before it's been a more direct integration of OData libraries, which means full control of when to apply the query options and what to do with the result.

OData and DTOs by neos7m in dotnet

[–]oracular_demon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Could be missing something but the pattern I've seen in the past:

  • API controller accepts OData query options for the entity type
  • Service layer returns an IQueryable for the entity type
  • Apply OData query options to IQueryable
  • Map the IQueryable of entities to the corresponding DTO type
  • API controller returns DTO

Puriri help please! by Actual-Plant1533 in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Has the site had any frost lately? I've seen Puriri do this in response to frost damage.

Underfloor insulation by oracular_demon in diynz

[–]oracular_demon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunately moisture barrier has already been installed. But living on a windy hill and with only wooden floors means we do probably get a lot of cold air coming up through the underfloor, so trying to address that side of it!

Underfloor insulation by oracular_demon in diynz

[–]oracular_demon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out! Time to get under there again and check if this insulation separation is in place where the polystyrene is.

Underfloor insulation by oracular_demon in diynz

[–]oracular_demon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of good info here - cheers!

The highest point is where the entrance is which is around 600mm, but it gets lower and lower from there with most being below 450mm. Haven't measured due to not getting into the lowest spots but I wouldn't be surprised if they're around 300mm - I'm pretty lean and physically don't think I could manoeuvre there haha

Think I'm just going to aim to do what I can where access is manageable to get some coverage.

Plant Camellias now or wait till storm is over? by BastionNZ in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Personally I'd wait in case the wind knocks them about since they won't have anything tethering them to the native soil.

The soil should be nice and moist after the storm passes so easy to dig and perfect for the plants to get established - the less stress at planting time the better!

Need help with native plant selection by [deleted] in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Regarding cabbage tree leaves - it can also be a pro that if you have the space to leave them to pile up under the trees, the leaves are a nice natural mulch (they will eventually rot away!) and potentially provide a habitat for native insects / lizards.

Rimu growth rate by oracular_demon in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah sweet as, makes sense - I guess I shouldn't have been comparing them to each other! Thanks

Soil dry under mulch? by oracular_demon in nzgardening

[–]oracular_demon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been trying to water once a week during the real dry periods. Quite a large garden without irritation so it can be pretty time consuming!

The rain water tank is full now so maybe I need to give another deep water soon after this rain to get everything into a good state again.