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Daily Discussion Thread: 🗿🗽🗼 Saturday, 21 December, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 6 months ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Today's weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 16°C, max - 21°C. 25% chance of at least 1mm rain

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Found bibs at the supermarket so they came yesterday. Very cute but already being tested by spat out medicine. Melbcat is not pleased :(

I also found what looks like cabbage moth eggs on the nasturtium seedlings. That was fast. I put them out for part of the day yesterday. First time they’ve been out.

Edit: Another male flower. I have 8 cut male flowers in the fridge, one fertilised female and the rest of the females are barely forming.

The ratio and timing is so off I’m afraid these plants are a little bit silly

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

nasturtiums are what I plant to attract the moths away from the lettuce

and moths and butterflies need something to eat too 👍

I have lady bugs on the jalapenos which is awesome 🙂🌶️🐞

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have nasturtiums rambling around under the raspberries for that reason. Although the raspberries seem to have a lot of other bugs this year - which the currawongs are enjoying.

I've been enjoying watching the young currawong, it's still a bit uncoordinated in its attempts to snare bugs. It is also quite fascinated by the kinetic sculpture - it spent a bit of time pulling at it to make the whole thing move.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago

currawongs are so amazing

and yum for raspberries 🙂

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago

I saw a praying mantis the other day, and a native bee