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Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday 19th February 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by PeelerSheila@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Sigh. The zucchinis never did go wild like I hoped. So far I got 4 fruits from 4 plants which I gave to a friend. I wish there had been more to donate to the community pantry. Maybe if I’d kept the original 12 that sprouted!

The issue of course is limited money and space which meant planting them in salvaged pots that were too small, and limited energy/ability leading to not enough fertiliser applications.

I’m still going on that string bag but can’t seem to concentrate enough to get into an automatic groove.

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago

Got my nylon string and bass back from being fixed. Yeeha!

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Just had to change my NBN again thanks to NBNs shitty 6 months deals. Exetel were the cheapest with $65.99 for 100/20 Mbps for 6 months. But the kicker was 100 bucks on top cash back (in like 6 months). If you feel like changing let me know, I think I can get a referral code for you. Dont know if that gives both of us a discount or just me though.

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Okay, I bought a $30 rotary tool from ebay (including among other things a few drill bits and a cutting disc) and then a 60L outdoor bin with lid from the big green shed.

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I wanted a proper drill but to be honest I won’t be able to tackle jobs big enough to need one. This little battery operated tool will probably be more than enough for anything I get up to.

My physical health is still not great so I don’t know if I can handle maintaining a compost bin and might have to give up if it gets bad again. But let’s see? I want to tidy up my yard but a green bin would likely be vandalised or stolen. Worst case scenario I could just list the compost bin on Gumtree with or without the contents.

I’m far enough into the crochet bag that I’ve almost finished the first ball of yarn. I’ll learn to join another colour and then find stuff to watch while I keep going

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The really important bit about compost is to add at least as much dry carbon matter (autumn leaves, hay, dried lawn clippings, shredded cardboard, shredded newspaper) as wet vegetable scraps. Tea bags/coffee grounds are sorta in between. There are whole tomes of info on doing compost but it's pretty foolproof if you keep the dry/wet ratios about equal with the dry predominating. I would also recommend getting a bag of worms to put in the compost cos they do wonders to keep the compost non-smelly. And a longish stick/fork to stir up the layers occasionally to keep it properly aerated and cooking away. I use a very old 3 prong hoe with a shortish handle to do this in mine. Once a compost bin/heap is cooking away merrily, it can cope with almost anything that was once alive. Including all the stuff that they say you can't put in it such as citrus peel and meat bones and avocado stones and eggshells. I once put an old pair of jeans in my heap, and there wasn't anything left of them except the buttons & rivets a year later.

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