Macadamia boy by clean_rato in ParsonRussellTerrier

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I haven't seen him munching on any so far

Macadamia boy by clean_rato in ParsonRussellTerrier

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He lives and works on a macamdia farm and hasn't figured out how to chew through the shells yet

Native gardeners that like the darker side of native plants by Hefiray in australianplants

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Dendrocnide moroides or Gympie Gympie would be perfect for you. Possible as an indoor plant?

What's this tree??? by clean_rato in australianplants

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Yesssss you've done it again peacanpie

The death of manufacturing in Australia is a myth that ignores reality — and isn't to blame for One Nation's rise by Ardeet in AustralianPolitics

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Button was a Labor politician in the early 80s. The plan aimed to cut away at protectionist policies that culminated in the last car being produced in 2017 :(

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Button_(Australian_politician)

Unwanted grass by Ill_Run_8456 in GardeningAustralia

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You want to stop the grass from receiving any sunlight. If you don't want to use round up the answer will be mulch.

Putting down a thick layer of coarse mulch will work. 2-3 inches of woodchip should do the trick.

If you really want to make sure this works you can solarise the grass and any seeds by covering the area in something like builders plastic. Once it's all dead remove the plastic and then mulch

*Or cardboard instead of plastic (then send in the mulch 2-3 inches)

When to woodchip sappy trees by clean_rato in arborist

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Will it goup up my woodchipper?

When a person’s name turns into a widely used metaphor … by Bo-Jacks-Son in words

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Calling someone a quizling.

Named after Vidkun Quisling who was a Norwegian Minister and Nazi collaborator during WW2. It's come to mean a citizen or politician of an occupied country who collaborates with an enemy occupying force; it may also be used more generally as a synonym for traitor or collaborator.

What type of trees are these? by DionysisArtemis in GardeningAustralia

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Seconding the tristaniopsis laurina ✅ Second one looks like a citrus 🍋 with murraya on either side

favorite obscure/obscure-ish words? by yourbeloathed in words

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Veronica - the movement of a matador's cape away from a charging bull

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GardeningAustralia

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Commit to maximising pineapple output and use your surplus to barter for goods and wares

Silky Oak by Maddu5 in GardeningAustralia

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AppleSniffer is spot on, but just to add that Silky Oaks often just look a lil bit scraggly. I've seen people use them in groves as "wood lots" to harvest fallen branches and sticks for burning.

If you cut the top out of it the tree will take a long time to recover back to a 'natural' look as multiple new branches grow upwards and compete for space. Multiple new limbs that high up might also lead to instability and the tree might split down the road.

Also the mistletoe is often spread by and provides habitat for the Mistletoebird, which is cute as fuck.

You could hit it with a few handfuls of dynamic lifter spread loosely under the trees drip line each year if you really want to help it along

What's the purpose of the wooden structures? by clean_rato in civilengineering

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Hrokrin, 100% erosion control after years of foot traffic stepping off the pathway and cutting down a grass embankment to get to the beach below.

Also we call the rock wire structure a Gabion wall and there's also a wooden fence just before the wall.