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  1. Posted

    3 hours ago, RonnySimulacrum said:

    Hey everyone, thanks to the couple of kind people that messaged me about this one and showed their support. 

     

    On the home front, my father is about to lose his battle with cancer and leave my mum alone on a small hobby farm 2 hours from the city. Realistically my focus for the year has been and is about to completely shift to the key issues at hand for my family. 

     

    Thanks for the update Ronny.  When you say ‘couple’ you mean like 2? Gawd we’re a hopeless bunch, all of us wanting this but no one puts their hand up to help ( me included). : ( 

     

    I would have been happy with just a bit of music , food to share and company ( and of course a place to camp, lol) , no need for formal talks etc. 

     

    Family is of utmost importance, sad news for you and your family Ronny. All the best with this . 

     

    Sorry, I have no suggestions in relation to a camping site. 

  3. Posted

    What species of frog are they and how small are they?  If they are tiny, aphids are good, also fruit fly from the compost bin. Make a swoop net with fine mesh and sweep it through grass to pick up meadow plankton.  Shops that supply crickets can usually order smaller crickets , you could ask them. 

     

    Colder weather can make slim pickings for wild caught food. Maggots are usually not digested and are better left to pupate.  Pupae from a meat diet are usually blow flies and too big for small froglets, better off with house flies that usually diet on cereals and cowpats etc.  I have recipies for breeding house flies, but if you only have a few frogs it won't be worth the trouble. 

     

    You could put a heap plastic aquarium plants in the water to reduce insects drowning while you have to feed small insects.  

     

    :) 

  5. Posted

    ^ lol, I was just logging on to reply to your post drifter, but you edited, :P 

     

    Perhaps we should just set dates well in advance and if people can make it, they can post a few days before. I haven't had a good walk around the gardens for years, so I don't mind going for a walk around if no one shows up, more cheese, sundried tomatoes and olives for me, lol.  

     

    The idea of having meets at people's houses is an option, however, I kinda don't have visitors so I'd feel bad for not reciprocating. 

     

    So going by the most recent posts in this thread we'd have  less than half dozen of us at the next meet.  Unless more people chime in, perhaps we should postpone for now, but lock in a date  for later.   ( first Saturday  of each season?!) 

     

    :) 

     

     

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  7. Posted

    On 13/05/2018 at 11:27 AM, obtuse said:

    given 19th and 20th is next weekend and there hasnt been much expression of interest. and maybe the 27th is also on the horizon.

     

    im proposing the 2nd or 3rd of june.

     

    any interest.  too cold?

     

    Ok,so not this weekend?!

     

     I’ll watch this space and wait till we lock a date in :) 

  12. Posted

    16 hours ago, DiscoStu said:

    should we try for a camp again? my immediate hassles are out of the way at least for the time being. can shoot for late may or early june

    If enough people show interest, yeah. I'll watch this space. 

     

     Probably due for a plant meet too. 

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  13. Posted

    32 minutes ago, El Presidente Hillbillios said:

    yeah ive seen them out peeing in the night while barefoot, thats not really the regular occurance even this time of year. 

     

    I wouldn't think that's a normal occurrence any time of the year...funnel webs peeing barefoot?! 

     

    Funnel webs fascinate me, and I can say that coz I don't live in Sydney. :P . We do have funnel webs in Victoria, not sure of the venom strength compared to Sydney funnel webs. 

     

    Good idea Zeus to take them for milking, if there is a lot around, they may need a good storage of antivenin 

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  14. Posted

    On 4 April 2018 at 9:35 PM, freakazoid said:

     Just noticing this thread taking a nasty turn toward the bitches gripes section of the place..

     

    This thread is called 'The great global warming/cooling thread Part 2' because the first global warming cooling thread went pretty much where this one is going and was canned. Let's not have it happen a second time?! 

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  15. Posted

    Aw, fancy pants. I wish things were easier for you guys. Bloody lawyers still fleecing you huh?! If it's still about dodgy builders......that's been going on forever?! . I wish yous all the best with what ever it is that life has thrown you. 

     

    Your Freya is a nice looking dog :) . Don't feel so bad about not getting Her out and about much, my sister has a Geman Sheperd that is now 13 and has only been out for a walk a few times. He's giant and my sister can't control him as she has  disabilities. But he has had the best life, lots of love, good food, plays with the cat, sleeps on the bed...gets treated like her child, lol. 

     

    You know....you could always get a playmate for Freya , a smaller dog. I'd recommend a ferret instead  as they play well with dogs ( from my experience) , but geez they stink,  and are messy, funny as heck though. 

  17. Posted

    48 minutes ago, TheMooseZeus said:

    Speaking of which, would anyone know of any Australia based websites or shops that would supply incarnata seeds?

     

    The  SAB store has plants for $10 each?! . I haven't had much luck germinating Passiflora seeds and i would defo go the plant option if I was to persue growing these vines again :) 

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  18. Posted

    20 hours ago, Raver Buddy said:

    Yeah I need to be added to the PM. I was chatting to Amazonian at the last meetup about planning a camping trip. So I'm super keen. I was at the last 2 meetups @ the Bot Gards.

     

    Well, I did try to organise a camp for the immediate future, but there wasn't a lot if interest shown, so i left the conversation and I can't add you raver buddy . Maybe someone else can add you .  There is likely to be a camp later in the year, but I won't be trying to organise it. Lol. :) 

     

    Perhaps we can set a date for a plant meet in the next couple of months.  I'm flexible on dates so others can  make a date, and if there's enough interest then it'll be a goer. 

  19. Posted

    5 hours ago, FancyPants said:

    Look at that cheeky face!!

     

    Buddy , the Jack Russell,  is both a devil and an angel. Lol. 

     

    How is your dog going fancy pants? Oh, and by the way, happy birthday  :) 

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  21. Posted

    4 hours ago, karode13 said:

    @Amazonian: Can you please make a group PM for us to discuss in? I'd do it but I have enought trouble making a post here some days. It's me, not the system, for once.

     

     

    It is done :) . I'll add to the pm list over the next few days . 

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  23. Posted

    Have you seen this tree in flower Alchemical? I'm wondering what colour it is.  I paid a lot of money for a pink flowering form only to find it was a white flower . I went back to the nursery and complained and all they offered me was another tree at a cheaper price, so I bought it. A few months later, it flowered, it was white also. Lol. The nursery had closed down and so I couldn't go back and complain again. I've bought some seeds from eBay and recently germinated a climbing version with pink/purple flowers *fingers crossed. 

     

     Bauhinia are nice looking plants, the leaf shape is neat and the flowers are very orchid like . :) 

     

    Thanks for sharing Alchemica . Great info . 

  24. Posted

    Yeah let's organise this camp. We can generate a group PM for the nitty gritties ( exact location) . I'd rather it not be toooo far away, distance wise . 

     

    As I'm a mum, Mother's Day isn't a good time for  me to be away from home, also Easter  weekend isn't great either. But if it's suits everyone else, then so be it, I don't mind, I will make the next camp. :) 

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  25. Posted

    14 hours ago, sharxx101 said:

    Hi everyone,

     

    Next meet is on Sat March 17th come along and celebrate Autumn with the crew.

     

    Bring a plant for trade or a freebie for a newbie.

     

    Hope to see you there 

     

     

     

    It's good to see you encouraging meets there like you use to do here as a Melbournite Sharx.

     

     We had a meet yesterday, and we used the 'community picnic rug' ( donated by Sharxx many years ago) lol. 

     

    I hope to see you at a Melbourne meet one day soon mate.

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