Bushcare Hewitts Creek

 Likely events Montbretia is shooting. Crofton and Fireweed are flowering. Turkey Rhubarb will soon flower.

 Likely events As well as the Crofton, Fireweed and Montbretia shooting and flowering, if it rains, even average amount, there will be plenty to do. Turkey Rhubarb will soon flower. 2023 Back to Spring There were a lot of Croftons in flower last week along the Cycleway so it would be good to get them first up. There are also a few small scale weeding jobs waiting, including renewed acquaintance with the Velcro , Asthma & Stonecrop exotics. Choppers and cutters can do some more of each in Manifest Destiny, backed by some painting by a Poisoner. The Ditch may also be close to dry enough for some overhead chopping. Tomorrow is our last 9am start for a while.  Mon Oct 2nd is a Public Holiday, but if you don't get an invite to picnic with your favourite Union, Bushcare will be on from 8.30. Mon 9/10 is set down as our WCC Rise & Shine Day when Ross brings all the gear & wins the $ prize for NIRAG. 2022 Weed of the week Trad, Tradescantia fluminensis has got away at the c

You'll never weed alone Task sheet to come. Crofton and Fireweed will flower, Montbretia will shoot. 2023 Watering, snakeys & Heat Warning The priority will be watering from Woodlands Ck of nearby plantings, also some water for our plantings either side of the track. The forecast is for it to climb to 27-28 degrees by 11am so the main focus will be shady work in Manifest Destiny -- some cutting & painting, some Cape Ivy ; Cassia weeding and preparing more small privet areas for cardboarding. If cloud arrives there is Crofton & Polygala in flower in the grass areas beside the cycleway. 2022 Andrew's Site There are at least 10 weeds brought here from colonial times, many of them bitter & twisted. Its more scorched earth weeding than chopping. The Woodlands Ck edge is the other main target: Japanese Honeysuckle, Turk & Cassia are back in business there with a bit of Coolatai Grass also visible. Some Lantana regrowth is showing in our recently planted

 Saws & Buckets Some sizable Casuarina branches are down at Woodlands Ck and others at Hewitts Ck around from Maccas Bend and just south of the Dirt Track.   There is hope of rain on Thursday but our recent plantings could do with a drink just in case. Again, Woodlands Ck water is fine but we could do with the McLeod Water System & some buckets for the Hawthorns tap at the Hewitts Ck end. Turkey Rhubarb, Morning glory & Mother-of-Millions are each reappearing in the WARC Zone so some no-dig weeding is required there. Be on the lookout for Ochna (Ochna serrulata) There will also be a few hardy specimens from the Macca 1 Nursery to be planted, likely in Manifest Destiny. 2023 Weed week Asthma weed is regrowing under trees, along track to Steve's beach bag and be wary of respiratory reaction. Woodlands creek ; Honeysuckle regrowth needs pulling/poisoning. Water plantings. SE corner;  Fleabanes , Kikuyu in Lomandras and Morning glory . Also Cape ivy where fence tur