Bushcare Hewitts Creek

Flanagans tidy up Join us at the Flanagans site at 8.30. December is a 5 Monday month, morning will be cool so hopefully no crowd, & there was quite a bit of rubbish there this morning, plus some Lantana regrowth that needs work   It is that time when the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) passes through. 2024 Tough week to endure We return to the Stony Rd & Ted's Patch for a bit more weeding & watering & there's more work along the edge of Woodlands Ck. After that its time to fold up & stack the "Lounge Area", if its still there, and I'll report it to WCC for removal.  Some fallen timber to cut up/re-locate & a lesson in dealing with Madeira Vine awaits over by Hewitts Ck. Also new plantings need water.  

 Eat Healthy Weeds If needed there's shady work at  Woodlands Ck &  Manifest Destiny / Lisa's Site but a few  Lantana &  Purpletop , are waving at us from the southern half of the Blady Grass .  The Cycleway edge also has some impertinent Bidens ,  Purpletop  &  Fleabane  requiring removal. For the next 4 Mondays come to Bushcare if you don't have a better offer.  We'll nominate which site each Sunday based on weather, weeds, rubbish & crowds.  2024 Cool & cloudy  We'll return to Woodlands Ck edge for some clearing & also weed Ted's Patch & along the Stony Rd. Ross & Garry please bring your paper bags of Kangaroo Grass seeds for distribution after the weeding. If numbers allow we may do some work in Manifest Destiny where Laura will hopefully have some plants to put in.  A few litres of water will help 2023 Christmas day 2022 Weed of the week   Curly d...

 Chance of Showers for Return to Flanagans Three main sites to choose from: Coupe 3 has a lovely collection of Cacti in the north-east corner; about 25 of the little spiky monsters to be dug out & bagged. Our planted area requires careful weeders to extract  Morning Glory , Asparagus & Lantana , especially where close to our little treasures. There's also a regrowth Norfolk Is. Hibiscus to be  dealt with. The North side of Flanagans Ck has quite a bit of  Morning Glory with its big purple flowers on show. Pulling & bagging or scraping & poisoning needed in various spots between the bridge & the shelter shed. There's an evil red flowered spiky thing and Fennel further east & then concentrated  Morning Glory  & Asparagus at the back of the beach.  2024 Planting in our Narrow Strip Some Sandpaper Figs will go into Manifest Destiny. A peculiar Trowel may well appear to place some of these darlings into the ground. We ...

Calling for Aquarians Two very hot days, no rain until at least Thursday, plus Hewitts Creek filled by high tides, means our most recent plantings will appreciate a Day of Aquarians tomorrow, our shaduf system being temporarily too salty. I'm thinking the Dirt Track littlies but also the recent Manifest Destiny vulnerables. The battle vs  Snake Vine No.2  continues along the creek bank past the bend, at Andrew's Amnesia & along the  Dirt Track . Secateurs & patience required.  There is also a bit of sawing work on a fallen trunk & branches south of the  Dirt Track . Fleabane is everywhere but particularly across  Manifest Destiny where its outgrowing the normal weeds!! The  Dirt Track  (very popular today) is hosting a fine display of Bad Passionfruit. Woodlands Ck has  Lantana,   Cassia,   Purple Top , Japanese honeysuckle, Fleabane, Coolatai & Snakey 2   The WARC Zone offers a dubious reward for whoever ...

Year of the Snake Vine  Snake Vine No.2 ( Stepania japonica ) is having a very big year so again tomorrow secateurs will be invaluable. The forecast is partly cloudy, low 20s, so comfortable conditions.  Locations very similar to last week: Manifest Destiny  - watering via shaduf, the full weed card, but also knocking down another local, Persicaria , where its overwhelming plantings Dirt Track -  plantings on both sides hiding under Snakey 2, plus Bad Passionfruit, and some cutting up of fallen branches Woodlands Ck - plenty of weedy variety here so don't go after just one: Lantana,   Cassia,   Purple Top , Japanese honeysuckle, Fleabane, Coolatai & Snakey 2 Andrews Amnesia & Lisa's Site both have the Snake 2 clambering over more valued natives From the Creek bend to the Ditch there are a series of well established natives disappearing under the SuperSnake 2 There may also a couple of secret WARC missions if numbers & courage allow ...

Earth & water  Back to the earth & water of the Hewitts Ck site tomorrow.  Options include: Woodlands Ck Fleabane, Honeysuckle, Snake Vine 2 McKellar Glade a nasty  Blackberry,   Polygala, Purpletop, weed around struggling Banksia survivors WARC Zone 20+  Lilies , Sth end of forest WARC Zone Cycleway edge Cut & Paint big Lilies ,  Blackberry , pull Bidens Manifest Destiny Weed Recognition class & practice, Snake Vine 2,   Madeira . Purpletop, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena_bonariensis 2024 Urgent foci. Turk is flowering with some in seed at Condons Cnr.. Secateurs & bags required before dealing with Morning Glory also thriving. McKellar Glade is busting out with a few other nasties nearby.. Cape Ivy is starting to spread in the SE Corner. Still work for a Cut & Paint team in Manifest Destiny. 2023 Out of The Wild More chopping along the Stony Road , more Honeysuckle , Blackberry et. al. wrestling east of the cycleway, f...

Crossing the Flanagans   A crossing of waterways is not for the faint of heart, but tomorrow its the Flanagans for some of us. Ok, we did in the Castor Oils 3 weeks ago but this time we're taking on the small stuff;  Morning Glory , Turkey Rhubarb , Fennel  and  Bidens .  The bank is steep in places so good grip footwear will help. While we're at it we may run into 2 local families, the Wagtails & the Moorhens who both appear to have bred along the creek this Spring. Other options will include:  the usual post-sunny Sunday clean up,  removal of regrowth  Morning Glory   & Asparagus around our plantings plus some water for  those plantings. cutting off dead poisoned Asparagus branches to clear space for plantings to come 2024 So Much Happening We will have two groups in Manifest Destiny cutting back Cassia (& painting if its dry) plus continuing our "nesting" behaviour to reduce our woodpile. Another intrepid group with seca...