April 4th week

Flanagans Planting Platoon 

We have 33 healthy dune scrub specimens to plant. So turf out a few invaders before the sunny day invasion arrives from the north & west. Alycia has not only boosted our stocks with 9 large, healthy Myoporums (Boobialla), she has equipped & commissioned Georgie to be our Flanagans Water Monitor.


There's also some Morning Glory, returning Lantana, seedy Turkey Rhubarb & a few big Nightshades in the 2 northern coupes to be removed before/while planting.
Remember, its" Minnsie" public holiday rules; take a better offer if you have one but there will be volunteers  to join if you're free, 

2025 Could be Wet

The focus will be at Woodlands Ck end to cut & hang/bag Morning Glory, bag & pull Coolatai & Bidens & remove regrowth Cassia, Turkey. There is also Deer Poo for Scatman to consider plus other evils between the Stony Rd & Cycleway. 

If we have the numbers there is work to be done at Andrew's Amnesia & across Manifest Destiny to Hewitts Creek where there is rubbish to remove plus post flood Madeira Vine. 

If you walk the beach you'll notice that the repeat big wave/high tide events appear to have killed much of the Coast Wattle, Ti Tree & Banksias along the low points where the sea water pooled. 

2024 Deputy Ian

Condons corner turkey rhubarb at west entry and in coast wattles east side. Lots of seed to bag, Morning Glory, Lantana cut back north west corner

South east corner, cape ivy in casuarina and baby Nightshades, Morning Glory and a big flowering Cassia.

Big blackberry behind Steves Beach, moth vine, crofton Morning Glory and Nightshades.
Weed around our surviving plantings

2023 Same, same

Like last year Cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata) is showing us where it is and inviting removal. Bag any seeds (there won't be much) but there are some from last year in places. Most importantly, remove as many flowers as possible.

The Old Forest (between cycleway & creek) has some Turkey Rhubarb, Morning Glory and Creeping Christian (Trad)

Blady Grass area is again under Morning Glory attack with flowering Turkey, Fleabane & Cottonbush

2022 Weed of the week

Cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata) is in full bloom and begging to be removed.
Control plants before they set seed.


 


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