Bushcare Hewitts Creek

Another Grade A Grey Day at Hewitts Creek  An exciting list of planet-saving tasks. There will be purple petals to pluck, a variety of vines to eviscerate, Whisky Grass harvesting and hardy perennial work on Bidens , morning glory &  Turkey rhubarb . Council is sending a letterbox message to the nearby streets re fallen timber removal, "campfires" & plant damage. Rabbit baiting is not allowed. A chilli/garlic mix in oil is said to have deterrent effect.  2025 Winter Arrived at Flanagans Creek Plenty of variety on offer including partial immersion to fish out the Greens' corflutes up at the bridge. Emu parade beachside, search & kill for treetop morning glory & Moth Vine & yes, some chopping! 2024 Native Planting Conditions Idyllic Start in the area between the back of the beach & the cycleway aiming to remove Crofton , morning glory , Turkey rhubarb, Mother of Millions & again repress Blackberry . We will also have some planters putti...

Off to Flanagans  The Rabbit Proof Fence needs to become reality down there. Big Ears has been munching every species we put in, including the ones the book says he doesn't eat. So if you happen to have a stick collection. I'm also trialing dead Asparagus as a crown of thorns draped over each fence. Lantana , Asparagus & Morning Glory will be available if you prefer to weed/chop and there is also the north side of the creek.  2025 Down with the peasants  Return to the Blady Grass & surrounds to finish last week's good work & move under the trees if drizzle arrives. I would like a group to do a sweep along our western edge where we've put in lots of work prior to the Survey. That is, from the Dirt track across to the Ditch , weeding, & freeing our previous plantings.  This will inevitably bring us to the infamous " Andrew's Amnesia " site, rich in unfulfilled promise/s. Other missions could be Coolatai extraction up the track, Whisky Gras...

Probable rain (50% likely for 1 or 2mm) Start with  Morning Glory  and Turkey rhubarb near the bridge and along the cycleway  The Ditch bridge is in need of repairs.  Manifest Destiny spread cardboard and do the usual weeding. Watch where you tread in this area because of the Hibbertia scandens . Cassia is flowering at the moment, bag the flowers and the roots and place the rest under foot, not in heaps.  General Maintenance: be on the lookout for seedlings and stake them. Weeds in flower  Polygala  and fleabane in the  Blady Grass  and south. Again, bag the flowers and the roots and place the rest under foot, not in heaps.  A weed in seed Erharther wikipedia.org/../Ehrharta_erecta   See you at 9am with raincoats and gumboots.  2025 Schadenfreude The  Stony Road has rapidly expanding Lantana , Crofton & Polygala ,    ..plus seeding Whisky Grass that needs bagging. The north edge of the Blady Grass has...