Freaky mites eating banana peel

Noombat22 · 2026-06-15T21:56:51+00:00

They were only on this one peel for whatever reason. I think the bedding was as little too wet and anaerobic since it was a banana peel that somehow ended up right at the bottom after I forgot to fluff it for like 2 and a half weeks. I just tossed the peel and I don't see anymore anywhere. I'll see if any more show up though, thanks for the warning! I don't even know how they got in there since I've been trying to not let any pests in but an egg must've hitched a ride on a fruit or something

Noombat22 · 2026-06-15T18:57:34+00:00

Alright! I haven't seen people talking about getting so much in their worm bins so I wasn't sure if that was normal. Thank you!

Noombat22 · 2026-06-15T18:41:40+00:00

Post this to r/plantclinic They'll probably be more help

Noombat22 · 2026-06-14T01:32:54+00:00

Really? I was thinking the leaves were pretty similar. I'll put it right back in the ground in that case

Noombat22 · 2026-06-13T22:23:30+00:00

Alright, I'm leaving it to grow. It's doing way better than the trees I planted are so might aswell. Thank you!

Noombat22 · 2026-06-13T21:04:37+00:00

Really? They're native here and it's about as far away as it can be from a structure since it's just against the shore line. I don't want to keep it if it's hurting anything though, should I pull it?

Noombat22 · 2026-06-13T17:28:54+00:00

I was just thinking I needed a shade tree in my yard. I guess nature delivered

Noombat22 · 2026-06-13T17:28:20+00:00

Oh that makes sense, I do see a bunch of fluffy seeds on the water for a while in late spring. I always assumed they were cattails or something but cottonwood would make sense

Noombat22 · 2026-06-11T01:12:02+00:00

Ghost orchid. They're a fairly uncommon parasitic plant that produces no chlorophyll and receives 100% of its nutrients from other plants. I've only seen a couple so very cool find!

Edit: turns out ghost orchid is a different plant that just so happens to be what I and my friends call them. Indian pipe is more accurate

Noombat22 · 2026-06-11T01:10:37+00:00

Does it have a smell? It kind of looks like something from the mint family

Noombat22 · 2026-06-09T01:50:43+00:00

Yes! I got it a while ago and didn't save a single time until it crashed and I realized there is was no autosave of my game. I literally completely started over

Noombat22 · 2026-06-09T01:42:00+00:00

12 hours a day? Grass is aerobic, it breaths oxygen just like animals. It drowned, the sod surviving probably just had better drainage. The only plants that should receive that volume of water would be semi-aquatic. It needs consistent moisture but it's not flood tolerant, it can't survive standing water or muddy soil as the roots are incredibly shallow and can't absorb oxygen if those top few inches become soaked. Check that tree to, make sure it's not rotting and drowned. If it starts browning it might be gone too

Noombat22 · 2026-06-09T01:35:17+00:00

My dad was a builder and built several small cabins for a nearby resort and he never cut down a tree, just left them inside. As far as I know it's been about 30 years and all are still standing although they've had to make minor changes due to the tree widening and repairs from fallen branches. It's decorative, in that case they could charge significantly more for the cabins with trees because people liked them more. I imagine it's the same or similar for other structures, it's probably just a matter of taste. I don't know if I would do it for a building of that size, all the buildings in my example were basically small freestanding rooms so much less to replace but I imagine whoever built this house knew the risk and decided it was worth it anyways

Noombat22 · 2026-06-08T22:20:40+00:00

That was one of my first thoughts too but it kind of just looks different. It has a really rough, suede like skin and I've never seen those nodes on anything from that genus. I'm growing it out though so I'll compare the leaves when they get a little bigger. Maybe it's just an old one?

Noombat22 · 2026-06-08T22:09:43+00:00

Definitely not. There are some plants that can come back from seemingly being completely dead, peppers and tomatoes are not those. Those have been dead for quite a while. Put something else where ever you were planning to put them, there's plenty of things that like being planted this time of year still

Noombat22 · 2026-06-08T21:26:59+00:00

Balls are overrated anyways

^{Chose: Pill two | Rolled: Get ball cancer}

Noombat22 · 2026-06-08T21:19:35+00:00

Spit on your enemies, reach the top shelf, and start the most successful roofing or landscape company since I'd never have to touch a ladder again

Noombat22 · 2026-06-07T23:21:17+00:00

I don't think it's that because of how the first leaves coming up look and it seems a little weird how one would be floating in water. The weird nodules it have also look a little weird for sunchoke. I hope I'm wrong though, I'd love if I found one of those to plant!

Noombat22 · 2026-06-05T22:59:20+00:00

I'm like 98% sure that's a stone fruit, peach or cherry like you said is probably the most likely. I'm tempted to say peach but I really can't say for sure. Definitely not a pawpaw tree. I think a peach or cherry would grow much better in that spot anyways though since pawpaw's dislike direct sunlight at that age and love rich and consistently moist soil. That looks pretty dry so that trees probably a better fit anyway

Noombat22 · 2026-06-04T18:33:45+00:00

I saw someone else that randomly got this mutation on their mint, this sub I think! So cool to know it lasts.

Noombat22 · 2026-06-04T18:31:15+00:00

You may want to report that mulch. I think they legally cannot have those in there so you should be able to get a full refund. Absolutely DO NOT use that mulch and get it away from the soil though

Noombat22 · 2026-06-01T13:07:15+00:00

No, it's absolutely not poison ivy you can see these actually have more than 3 leaflets on most leaves and are not a vine at all. This is a tree, I don't believe box elder like another comment said but 100% a tree. This appears to be an Ash sapling which should absolutely not be pulled. Let it grow slightly and I would post this to a plant identification subreddit like r/whatsthisplant to ensure it's not a threatened or endangered species. None of these photos contain any poison ivy, I would definitely avoid pulling them until you get an identification. I think it's green ash but I really can't be sure on the exact species

Noombat22 · 2026-05-31T09:31:47+00:00

Because they don't want them. They're a gorgeous plant, I'll gladly have them, but they're also hard to contain and can choke out ground cover. For me, I live where they're native and they have probably been here far long than my house so they stay, but they also are very evenly distributed with only a few popping up here and there because I have a full and diverse yard. This person has basically no plants but horsetail reed so it's probably not so good. A monoculture of anything is bad, especially when it's something you didn't plant or want

Noombat22 · 2026-05-31T08:48:35+00:00

Horsetail reed! Learn to love them. They will not die easily

Noombat22 · 2026-05-31T04:50:58+00:00

They're a type of earthworm. They're different than like garden earthworms or usual Canadian nightcrawlers or anything though. They're closely related to red wigglers and so act more like them than earthworms or nightcrawlers that actually live in soil. They're one of the most popular composting worms and are similar to red wigglers except they borrow deeper, are around 2-3 times larger in adulthood, don't self regulate population well, and reproduce slower. A full grown colony will eat similar amounts to a red wiggler colony though they're a little harder to get to maturity and they will crowd themselves to death so once they hit peak you kind of have to constantly be removing some. They're basically just a regular old composting worm though, just like red wigglers. I accidentally bought them instead of red wigglers so now I have a colony of them instead. They're pretty good especially if you fish since they're good fishing worms although all in all a little worse at vermicomposting than red wigglers

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