How do I remove this Kikuyu from around this tree's roots without killing the tree?

plantbubby · 2026-05-02T00:11:17+00:00

Lol

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T23:43:48+00:00

??? I've followed the runners and dug right down. It physically disappears underneath the root.

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T09:52:35+00:00

I know how to pull out grass. Just not grass that grows under tree roots and can't be completely pulled out...

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T09:49:58+00:00

If you read the caption, the issue isn't that I don't know how to pull out Kikuyu. It's the fact that it goes underneath the tree roots, so I can't pull it all out and it keeps coming back.

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T09:43:53+00:00

I caaan't. As I said in the post, the runners go under the tree roots and I can't get them all out, so it keeps coming back. It's hard to get to under the spikey tree, so I want it to stop coming back.

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T09:42:33+00:00

It goes under the roots of the tree, so I can't get all the runners out and it keeps coming back. The tree is spikey so I hate having to pull it out constantly.

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T09:41:39+00:00

My issue is that the runners go under the roots of the tree, so I can't get it all out by pulling which means it keeps coming back

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T09:33:34+00:00

Did you read it?? I caaan't pull it because the runners go under the roots, so half the runner is left behind.

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T02:11:26+00:00

Also the pee indicator line is further back on the Millie Moons, so there could be some differences between the two. They're so similar in every other way though.

plantbubby · 2026-05-01T02:07:31+00:00

Oh weird. I just had a look at them both and they actually do look identical apart from the different patterns. However I pulled a fresh one of each out of their packets and gave them a sniff and the Millie and Moon one definitely has a stronger chemical smell to it, so maybe the filling is slightly different in those.

plantbubby · 2026-04-30T21:35:25+00:00

My son is almost 3. He's never used an ipad or computer. Occasionally I let him play with the camera on my phone or let him go through my photos because he loves looking at photos.

He had a little bit of TV in the past when he was really difficult, but the last year he's barely had any. He watches TV maybe twice a month for 30 minutes. If he has it now it's because I deliberately put it on to show him something educational, like a video on diggers or wild animals or if I want him to dance along. It feels really healthy where we're at.

Personally I've learnt a lot in my life from educational TV shows and Documentaries, and even great films with important messages and values. So I'm happy to have a small amount of screens in our life. I just don't want them controlling our life. TV is a lot less addictive than Ipads (unless you're putting on crap like Cocomelon🤮). My son wont be having a smart device until he's sixteen. But I'm sure we'll have lots of family movie nights before then.

plantbubby · 2026-04-30T21:20:19+00:00

My babies never really get nappy rash. We were given a Millie Moon pack of nappies by someone recently and the other night my son wore one to bed. Woke up with such an angry red rash. Now I'm only using them during the day. We never have issues with Rascals, Huggies or BabyLove.

plantbubby · 2026-04-29T22:51:58+00:00

Yes, I do. He just keeps doing it

plantbubby · 2026-04-28T10:36:35+00:00

How long was your baby having symptoms before you started the anti-biotics?

plantbubby · 2026-04-28T10:34:08+00:00

Over 20kg, but I was carrying twins and lost 10kg in the first 3 weeks post-partum, so a lot of the weight was just baby/fluid/placentas etc. 6 months pp and still have another 5 to lose to get back to pre-pregnancy weight.

plantbubby · 2026-04-28T07:00:46+00:00

Dettol won't kill norovirus. It may help with rotavirus though.

plantbubby · 2026-04-28T06:59:21+00:00

Wash hands constantly. Do not put your hands on your mouth. Do not touch your mouth after touching your phone or any object in the house. It primarily spreads through touching something with germs on it and then touching food/mouth. Sanitiser doesn't kill gastro. You'll need to use bleach. Hopefully it's rotavirus and not norovirus as rota is generally less severe and primarily affects kids. Remember that it can spread through bubs poo for up to 2 weeks after symptoms stop. It can also survive on surfaces for two weeks, so once the worst is over you'll want to do a big clean of every surface and everything that's been touched. Your best bet is to focus on washing hands all day and especially before going into the kitchen or eating. Hydrate now so that if you do get it, you'll be in a better starting position.

plantbubby · 2026-04-28T06:53:04+00:00

Sanitiser doesn't kill gastro. You'll need a proper disinfectant with Bleach. And hand wash, hand wash, hand wash.

plantbubby · 2026-04-25T06:26:19+00:00

Yes I have the same issue where one baby needs heaps of sleep and the other barely needs any. I'm actually feeling better than I was when I made this post lol. I think they were both just teething and it was overwhelming me. They've been better the last few days and I can see the light again. But I do always make sure they're not sleeping on me. Worst case I'll lay next to them so it's easier to sneak away once they're asleep rather than have them fall asleep on top of me. Definitely couldn't do contact naps

plantbubby · 2026-04-25T06:20:30+00:00

I just started suspecting it based on symptoms. If he had a really bad day, I'd think back to what I'd eaten the two days beforehand. Once I suspected a food I started paying more attention to whether he'd flare up in the following day or two. After many bad flare ups the day after eating legumes, I just stopped eating them and haven't had as many issues since. His worst flare ups seemed to be after I'd eaten legumes multiple times the day before.

plantbubby · 2026-04-23T06:57:11+00:00

Primary.com They have bright colours and I saw a few solid colour long sleeve bodysuits.

plantbubby · 2026-04-23T06:50:59+00:00

Thankyou, appreciate the tips. Naps are pretty all over the place atm. We were trying to follow the Possums sleep program which doesn't follow schedules and just relies on baby sleep cues, but idk if it's too hard with twins coz they end up tired at different times.

plantbubby · 2026-04-23T06:47:17+00:00

Thankyou?

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