Bushcare Hewitts Creek

Some leftovers from last week If it is dry there is quite a lot of regrowth of African olive and Privet in Manifest Destiny, cut and paint. Lilies will continue to show themselves for a few weeks. Dig them out and bag the bulbs and the flowers. In the Blady grass   Bidens , Cottonbush, Fleabane , Purpletop , Nightshade and Crofton are all sprouting. Cassias are set to flower, bag seed pods from previous flowering. The other Morning glory is getting away up the Dirt track around the mound and ditch. 2024 Options work in the sun  work in tall scratchy natives  repelling the invaders at Woodlands Ck   a new Lantana Project, an overdue attack on Manifest Destiny.  2023 Bidens There are 2.5 m Bidens in flower & seed coming ashore & set to take over Condon's corner unless we nail them first up. An advance party is also set to cross the cycleway. Sunny & warm expected tomorrow so I'm hoping to take us all to Manifest Destiny for a shady second hour....

 Off to the land of the Very Large All Blacks The track into Manifest Destiny is being overgrown. Check the list for previous years for the sort of work we do this time of year, like remove Solanum americanum , commonly known as American black nightshade; small-flowered nightshade or glossy nightshade. It is a herbaceous flowering plant of wide, though uncertain, native range. 2024 Clean Up Oz We have scouted the rubbish.   3 main locations: under the bridge, northside up at the creek bend along the back of the joined up lagoon, especially both ends We supply bags & gloves & a pickup stick or two. Some Alocasia brisbanensis is a victim of vandalism. Second hour or so its the Cycleway's big Lantana , big Fleabane , big Polygala , Bidens & a few stray Lilies , esp. on Steve's Beach . 2023 We may need some solid spade work along the stony road to get the Lily bulbs. Bulbs & all flowers go in our bags. The beach front now has tall Bidens , Nightshades & F...

Weed of the week Ehrharta erecta   (or Panic Veldt-grass) is along the track on the creekside of Hewitts Creek and is too widespread to target complete removal. Just bag large specimens (in full seed) and any of the grass that is competing with recognised native plants.   2025  Flowering Cassias at Woodlands Ck can be removed & then its to the back of the Blady Grass for a weed salad or over to Manifest Destiny for attack on various regrowths. Given the rain forecast there should be no cut & paint tomorrow. Might also dig up a few unfortunately positioned Sandpaper  Figs for relocation or temporary nursery. Check out previous years for jobs 2024 Lilies All hands (with secateurs) to the lily field!   Flowers, Buds, Spent blooms all into the bag. If time allows I'll equip a few poisoners to follow up with a low cut & paint on the stems. Where the stem is easily accessible at ground level diggers can go to work but we can leave that till later week...