June 4th week

 Listen for the Silence

Tasks for tomorrow include:

  • continue attack on Crofton in the southern Blady Grass area.
    Pile it up the Stony Road on the bare patch.
  • 2 dead trees down in the Old Forest, west of the cycleway. Sawyers & chainsawyers needed.
    Cut logs to form mower & track edges.
  • Mother of Millions at Condons Cnr & Firepit.
  • the full gamut of weediness awaits in Manifest Destiny
  • Depending on what the sea & tides have delivered & removed the back beach & creek edge may need non-naturals removed.

2023 Deer activity

There are signs of Deer activity on the site so we should attempt protection for vulnerable saplings. One or two have already been damaged/destroyed. If the wind isn't too bad we should get on the Whiskey (Grass, that is) along the line of the SPATE fence. Secateurs & bags required. 

 Whiskey Grass - Andropogon_virginicus

Also Andrew's Mistake awaits.

Plant of the Week: Warrigal greens


Native Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)
Much prized by early colonists (& hip restaurateurs) for protection vs Scurvy & even grown in Europe as a curiosity veg in C19th, but "Aboriginal people seldom used it, as the plant's nutritional qualities are negligible".  To prepare, soak in boiling water for 3-5 mins. (This will remove the oxates from the leaves).

Pruning the most edible tender shoots promotes growth according to Diego Bonetto, so go ahead & take home a bag each week & it might overtake all the weeds.

2022 Weed of the Week - Cape Ivy


There will be opportunities for Scrapers & Poisoners at a couple of spots.

Choppers can take on the edges of Manifest Destiny & The Ditch. 

Collectors can pick all the Cape Ivy they like. 

Woodcutters have quite a lot of fallen timber to deal with.

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