December 4th week

 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 dock
Rumex crispus 

Curly dock is a weed of international proportions. It is long lived and hardy, and seeds can remain viable for up to 50 years. The plant contains oxalic acids, which are poisonous to all mammals in large amounts. 

From a smart plant identifier app ——
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2021 Activities 

Mon 27 December 2021 declared a Bushie Holiday, Mon 3 January 2022 = accept any better offer, 10 January return to "work". 

Of course by then WCC may have us off the books again. 

Thanks for all your guerilla efforts in 2021. 
I've even heard some pleasing public comments over this last month or two.

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