November 3rd week

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 secateurs could cut out as much Honeysuckle as we can get to on the sea side of the cycleway. 

Keen weeders can get the Cape Ivy in the SE corner & the Stonecrop spreading under its favourite Coast Wattle. Morning Glory hounds will find some back of Steve's Beach and there are still Lilies along the south edge of the New Forest.

2023 Sweep New Forest

We need to sweep through the New Forest for Morning Glory, Lilies & junk. 

There's some solid weeding needed on Purpletop, 


Fleabane, Lilies & Blackberry east of the Cycleway further on & the smaller site at Woodlands Ck needs the nasties forced back into the creek. 

Choppers can work along the Stony Road & our west edge heading north from there.

2022 Targets

Targets will be the SE Corner's Cape Ivy & free-up weeding, a bit of Lantana & Ochna regrowth in our new area and a walk through weed of the New Forest (east of Cycleway). 

Privets & Olives in Manifest Destiny are in for a cut & some Scottish war paint. If we have the numbers its also a chance to paint Japanese Honeysuckle roots a nice shade of blue down by Woodlands Ck..

2021 Harvest Festival

..minus the singing. Bags & secateurs required.

Weed flowers and seeds, everything must go!





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