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I got mine from PharmacyDirect, but that is what happens when the nearest
big supmarket is 100 miles not those new fangled french things (kilometres).
Jim


Chemist as always...its a chemical...
Probably cheaper to "find" it at Coles or Woolies
But have you got the time?
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SG1 wrote:
I got mine from PharmacyDirect, but that is what happens when the

nearest
big supmarket is 100 miles not those new fangled french things

(kilometres).
Jim


Chemist as always...its a chemical...
Probably cheaper to "find" it at Coles or Woolies
But have you got the time?


in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots (10/20/30 kg bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm merchants would
sell it as well.

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"Jonno" wrote in message
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SG1 wrote:
I got mine from PharmacyDirect, but that is what happens when the
nearest big supmarket is 100 miles not those new fangled french
things (kilometres). Jim


Chemist as always...its a chemical...
Probably cheaper to "find" it at Coles or Woolies
But have you got the time?


in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots (10/20/30 kg
bags). Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm
merchants would sell it as well.


I was wondering about that. There's a big one in Fyshwick but they open
tradesmen hours. Might have to nip out at lunchtime. A big bag is what I
need.


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"George.com" wrote in message
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"Jonno" wrote in message
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SG1 wrote:
I got mine from PharmacyDirect, but that is what happens when the

nearest
big supmarket is 100 miles not those new fangled french things

(kilometres).
Jim


Chemist as always...its a chemical...
Probably cheaper to "find" it at Coles or Woolies
But have you got the time?


in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots (10/20/30 kg
bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm merchants would
sell it as well.



Why would anyone need such big bags? What else is it used for?

Jen


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in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots (10/20/30

kg
bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm

merchants would
sell it as well.



Why would anyone need such big bags? What else is it used for?


Boron deficient soil. It's an important trace element but you'd need
a lot of land and to be growing lots of cabbages in boron deficient
soil.




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in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots (10/20/30
kg bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm
merchants would sell it as well.



Why would anyone need such big bags? What else is it used for?


Boron deficient soil. It's an important trace element but you'd need
a lot of land and to be growing lots of cabbages in boron deficient
soil.


And getting those mongrel ants. I'll have to suspend operations for a week
though, there's some big rain coming in.

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in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots (10/20/30
kg bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm
merchants would sell it as well.


Why would anyone need such big bags? What else is it used for?


Boron deficient soil. It's an important trace element but you'd need
a lot of land and to be growing lots of cabbages in boron deficient
soil.


And getting those mongrel ants. I'll have to suspend operations for a week
though, there's some big rain coming in.


Surely that would be enough to annihilate the whole race of ants. Unless of
course you have giant mutant ants of some sort.

Jen


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Farm1 wrote:
"Jen" wrote in message
"George.com" wrote in message

in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots

(10/20/30
kg bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm
merchants would sell it as well.


Why would anyone need such big bags? What else is it used for?

Boron deficient soil. It's an important trace element but you'd

need
a lot of land and to be growing lots of cabbages in boron

deficient
soil.


And getting those mongrel ants. I'll have to suspend operations

for a week
though, there's some big rain coming in.


Surely that would be enough to annihilate the whole race of ants.

Unless of
course you have giant mutant ants of some sort.


Hmmmmm. Given his name, is he wanting to wipe out the relatives?
:-))))))


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in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots

(10/20/30
kg bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm
merchants would sell it as well.


Why would anyone need such big bags? What else is it used for?


Boron deficient soil. It's an important trace element but you'd

need
a lot of land and to be growing lots of cabbages in boron

deficient
soil.


And getting those mongrel ants. I'll have to suspend operations for

a week
though, there's some big rain coming in.


You won't need anything near 10-30 kg to deal with ants. If you use
that much then you'll have effectively poisoned your soil.


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Farm1 wrote:
"Jen" wrote in message
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in NZ we can get it through farm merchants in bulk lots
(10/20/30 kg bags).
Works out cheap though the bag last ages. I guess Aus farm
merchants would sell it as well.


Why would anyone need such big bags? What else is it used for?

Boron deficient soil. It's an important trace element but you'd
need a lot of land and to be growing lots of cabbages in boron
deficient soil.


And getting those mongrel ants. I'll have to suspend operations for
a week though, there's some big rain coming in.


You won't need anything near 10-30 kg to deal with ants. If you use
that much then you'll have effectively poisoned your soil.


10kg would be too much for 16 acres?

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