Discussion Thread 🪀 Saturday 18 October 2025
Discussion Thread 🪀 Saturday 18 October 2025
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Hi beeeeach
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back atcha
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Ol' boy rocked up w/ a $600 grass tree. Haven't planted it yet but looking at the price and care instructions... fuck that. I mean it looks nice but who the f pays that for single tree.
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It should have a tag attached, showing the date and place of gathering and who did the gathering. Also a licence number for the gatherer. That tag needs to stay attached to the tree to prove that it wasn't illegally gathered. There's a HUGE black market for illegally gathered grass trees, both here in Aus and overseas. If it's illegal, then the seller needs to be called out and made to pay the fine. Or the purchaser pays it when discovered. Check state requirements. Also grass trees gathered in maybe QLD can end up here in Vic, where they really don't belong and struggle to survive. It's a poor soil and dry conditions specialist, so overwatering is a real problem for the plant in a suburban setting with automatic watering nearby.
Yes, it won't grow much unless it gets a 'cool burn' around the base every few years - don't burn the topknot cos that kills the tree. It does need some fire in the right place and at the right time to reduce competition around it's very small root zone and so to thrive.
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They are very slow growing, that tree could be older than you are. Antiques always cost more.
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On the care instruction manual, reckoned it's 100 yrs old 🧑🦽
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Are these the ones you need to set fire to sometimes?
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I wouldn't. They often don't survive.( have seen results of many bushfires )
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Gawd hope not.
I have set fire to the other native grasses in the background before but that was a less expensive mistake lol.
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when logging companies go into old growth forests to cut them down this is what they are really after.
They get more money for the grass trees and tree ferns than they do for the trees.
( we used to call them Black Boys, in open forest and grasslands they get tall and stand alone. )
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I made a dinky little baby damper in the air fryer, just as an experiment.
Holy shit, this is brilliant
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Happy World Menopause Day 🔥 🧊🔥 🧊🔥
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The man has bought himself a present. He has waited 6 months for this. He is so excited.
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That thing scares me
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It scares me too.
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Uhhh… you guys aren’t gonna guess what happened.
TL;DR surprise pumpkins
Unfortunately I already filled the big pots with flowers and what little ground soil I have is invaded by creeping grass and tree roots from shithead neighbours. I might see if my friend’s kid wants the seedlings and if I can beg a lift to donate the seeds to a seed library
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Wow that's pretty cool!!
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I've got PT in the morning and an old mate is coming over so we can geek out over guitars lol
Goodnight all ❤️
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Goodnight.
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Good morning 😴
This is the raw dogging version of gratitude lol
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more sleep
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Oh man 😂 you're off the chopping block for another day
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Just a happy little reminder lol
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I need to leave the house again because I do NOT have any chocolate and I can already sense my disappointed realisation later tonight when I need some.
Edit: I am replete. I knew you folks would understand.
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RUN 👉
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Tim tams stat.
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To celebrate World Menopause Day I'm reading Kaz Cooke's It's The Menopause book. YarraByte's bomb seems appropriate today.
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I think its a yo-yo no? Still applicable i should think?
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Under more closer inspection I think you're right. Lol.
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Let us know how it is! I see that book around at work and I'm intrigued
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Will do. So far it's an interesting read.
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Annnd already the snails got all the larger sprouts. I had watered them in after planting and intended to bring the pots inside after the excess water had drained but it seems snails are faster than you think.
More are on the way but that was really shitty. I saw the large fellow crawling away that probably did it and yeeted him as high and far as I could over the fence.
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i do not like snails
i go out most evenings on rainy days, winter and summer, and yeet every single snail I see
just keep yeeting, you'll get them all eventually
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Hello again, why did you do that? 🐌
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They make good eating with garlic butter. In Europe I used to buy frozen dozens of them with the garlic butter already added. In a funky aluminium tray with 12 dints in it ready for the oven.
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Hello there, I am an snail. Please don't yeet me. It is painful and disorientating. 🐌🐌
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Open offer to join me tonight for Indian (flora, thx _pilk) and a fringe dance show "Odd to be beings" in the cbd this evening, or not. Xo e: The show is $20-$25 and I'm expecting Indian to be a bit less, so ~$50 all up.
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Once you see the crowd there you'll realise you're in the right place for curry.
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I'm pretty sure I've been before. It's just been so long since I worked in the city I wasn't sure what had changed. Thx for the tip.
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How long do you wait outside someone's house when you organised to meet them but they're out running errands and are notoriously bad with times?
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10 minutes and I don't care if they are a an ADHD Timeblind Womble. Do better or fuck off.
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Text them then wait 20 mins max.
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First time 20 minutes. Next time meet at my house or if possible not meet at all
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It's getting hot outside in the sun, but the planting is progressing well. I have 8 holes dug for the next lot of plants, then have 12 groundcovers to plant and I'll have them all in. It's around 60 plants all up, into unimproved soil with grass cover that needs to be removed so it's a lot of work, but I should have it done by the end of the day. Then I get to start on planting the vegies and improving the lawn. Garden boot camp, some people would pay good money to be forced to do this much exercise!
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Weird day, i started in a parka and long pants, finished in shorts and a singlet
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That’s a very impressive effort! I managed a bit of mowing and planting 2 tomatoes today, although there’s heaps more to do. I also reckon the gardening makes up for my failure to go to the gym, lol
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Morning y’all
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Our new resident is a bit hard to see in this pic, but it looks like we won’t be fixing anything high up for some time
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Oof remindsme, i need to put a possum box up so i can rip down those yuccas
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Boyo is outside, both to be a stenchful smoker and hiss at possums. The latter is approved.
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I’m just chilling today. It’s great
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Same and agreed, it’s great
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Beautiful weather for it!
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I’ve been matching fluffballs nap cadence.
Man being a cat must be awesome lol
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I successfully got all the planting done. I think I'm going to be sore tomorrow!
It's amazing how much bigger all the tubestock looks once its actually in the ground and spread out. Hopefully it will soon be much bigger in reality and starting to look like a proper garden.
I have to try and get together enough energy to make some dinner now (for me, the pets are already done) and sort out some lunch for work tomorrow. I'd really rather just stay on the couch.
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My mother made me speak with a travel agent today to get ideas for Japan, and the travel agent suggested doing a tour. Now I'm considering doing one, but I can't go in the onsens with tattoos and would want a private one. I might contact the tour company and ask. I think a few days alone and then a tour could be good.
Edit: the travel agent quoted 7k for a three week Japan trip, which includes flights and accommodation, plus a tour. First week is missing accommodation though unless I go visit a friend in Niseko. A bit exxy? It would be nice to not be alone though.
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I wouldn't take a tour. I'd probably do one of the walking pilgrimages or bicycle touring on a cheap local bike. Japan is pretty cheap and I'd be keen to try the sleep pods and net cafe accommodation. Then see as many botanical gardens as possible.
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🥱🥱🥱
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Ahhh, nice.
lovely
there were many times I missed this in the skies :)