Bushcare Hewitts Creek

Cool Climate We will focus on Lisa's Site, Manifest Destiny & Andrew's Amnesia where there is considerable weediness & some shelter from the southerly. I've got some more cardboarding on offer and there should be some more chopping/cutting up for those so inclined. Also some Morning Glory sleuthing along the Ditch trees is required. Warm gear & less than best footwear advisable.     2023 An order for another decent rain There will be enough work to go around: more work for Watering Team, if available a large Moth Vine beside Cycleway a Cleavers; the "Velcro" plant (Galium aparine)   outbreak, also beside Cycleway (bag needed) Cape Ivy in flower in SE corner & NE corner of Manifest Destiny (bags needed) Bidens & Crofton east of Cycleway in the grass area Andrew's Mistake (patience needed) Some chance of showers Tuesday and we have a couple of areas set for plantings. 2022 Weather Conditions have been and will continue to be, less th...

 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 tetragon...

 Big surf hits the beach The line where the beach meets the bush may need a clean-up. Previous year's work lists should be revisited. 2023 Weed War On the North-West Front ( Andrew's Mistake ) we encounter the Alliance of Evil, & the Southern Front ( Woodlands Ck ) the Honeysuckle Menace . One day, when Hewitts Ck lagoon has drained, we may even crest the mound, cross the ditch & advance into Lisa's site . The idea is to use this time of diminished growth to defeat/set back our enemy species before Spring encourages them to break out. Secateurs, bags & a few choppers will be required. Conditions forecast to be sunny, cool, breezy. There may be a nice job available cutting off millions of Privet seeds, 2022 Attacks Four weeding sites. And, for those who wish to forge a lasting track through Lisa's site, or attack fallen timber with their weapons of choice.  Weeders will need to bag Coolatai Grass seed heads & whole Mother of Millions plants. We have a ...

  Public Holiday Monday   The standard mantra applies: if you get a better offer, take it.  The bridge has a water level monitoring instrument in it. Here is it's webpage: mhl.nsw.gov.au/Station-214408 2023 Work list Chopping & bagging is on the agenda for some and Andrew's Mistake needs radical surgery. If the creek has dropped we might mount an expedition into Lisa's site or parts of Manifest Destiny .  Weed of the week - Corn sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis) see it in Eat Weeds - the book 2022 Worklist - looks familiar   A party into our Manifest Destiny zone ( privet ) and   to deploy another in Andrew's Lost World ( cassia ) - pods bagged; Should a third group be available, the Coolatai Grass down by Woodland Ck , needs have its seeds bagged and the plants pulled.

Time of year The usual weeds are slowing down this time of year, so a bit of effort will contain them when spring comes around. 2023 Have the deer returned? Our climbing weeds are on the up and some are set to flower so the targets tomorrow will be Morning Glory and Cape Ivy in the SE Corner , Moth Vine in the New Forest and Coolatai over near Woodlands Creek.  The religious roamer is spreading at the Hewitts Creek corner . Bags required for most of these. Some chopping and Morning Glory coiling work will be available in Manifest Destiny . 2022 Walk on the Grass The council has mowed the grass adjacent to the cyclepath. As a result the Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) may be easier to control.