December 1st week

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:

2024 MD Woodpile

Cut up & distribute the Manifest Destiny woodpile.
There's more cut & paint of Privet, Olive & Cassia on the east edge of Manifest Destiny.
Morning Glory is starting to climb along the west side of the cycleway in the forest area.
Honeysuckle & Morning Glory need work south of the dirt track, towards the Blady Grass.
Maintenance weeding would be timely at our 3 most recent planting areas even though 2 of them are west of the survey line.

2023 Rules of Operation under review

2022 Jobs list

2021 Weed of the week

Purple Top 

A fair bit of rescue work from grass growth needed at Condons Corner, the SE Corner and at Lisa's site.
We also have a few little ones to put in, probably best in Manifest Destiny.  

The Purple Top is in the Blady Grass..

See also:
plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/..Verbena~gaudichaudii


 

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