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...

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 weeks. 2023 Rain Due to rain, operations will be restricted to higher ground with Lily digging, Morning Glory pulling and Bidens the main targets. Late summer priorities are obvious, but do the job that most appeals to you. 2022 Worklist It has never been easier to learn to weed a Bushcare Site....th...

Back To Flanagans We will return to our new project a week early for tomorrow's session. Depending on numbers we may have up to 8 separate activities going, including: rubbish collection, especially around beach side of Bay1 cut & poison Asparagus Fern in our already cleared area. Pile non-regrowth fronds. roll up more MG runners & bag cut up fallen timber....maybe a "nest" or two beginning careful pull down & bag dead MG from Boobiallas , without damaging host trees chop MG, Asparagus & Lantana along creek edge, outside log fence. Hang, bag & pile cuttings as required. There is some wire in the ground here to either pull out or cut off attack Big Lantana, about 20m south of fence corner. Need to protect small Banksias close by. 2024 Mad dogs Work in the shade & or breeze which means forest both sides of Cycleway & up around the creek bend. An intrepid worker may reach the Woodlands Ck & bucket/shaduf our plantings there. Lilies, Polygala, ...