Merri Murnong Patch

Hello Wonderful Willing Weeders at Merri Murnong Patch!

First a lovely photo from our last activity Sunday 22nd - Wildflowers Walk and Weed, where for a while we tackled onion grass. I nearly had a hard time extracting people towards the next discovery! They really enjoyed the great satisfaction of loosening the ground and pulling oh  so gently to get the whole tuber. I call it meditation in action.

With days getting longer and somewhat warmer in the afternoon, it is time to plan some semi regular weeding before the weeds get away! And yes, there is still some onion grass to seek and dig out.

So, with short notice sorry, I'll kick the ball rolling with this Wednesday 1:30 to 3pm for a Patch Weeding.

I know it won't fit everybody and it is short notice so please, if you would like to suggest future dates and times, I will compile suggestions.

For this Wednesday, I am thinking to target 3 different areas and 3 different weeds so that it is neither boring nor overwhelming.

There is also a parent group starting this Friday and some other Fridays in the future - they have a FB that we will have to post on our own FB. Their first get together may or may not involve weeding and dicondra planting near paths. The general idea is that, with increased confidence - just like any of you in the future I hope, they may tackle specific weeds in specific areas while a few parents play with kids.

2 other opportunities to come and have fun at the Merri Murnong Patch while developing your Caring for Country are on the next 2 first Saturdays on the Month: 4/8 and 1/9. 

"Adopt a plant" focus on special wildflowers. To increase their chance of survival, people record on a map  their planting, add a tag with a mark of their choice, commit to come and check on them with 2/3 waterings over summer. We had some great success with this last year.

So if you want to join in, please do come to one or both "Adopt a Plant" sessions.

Finally, a photo evidence that yes, we do feed some weeds to local chooks - and they are hungry for more ...

I hope to see you soon,

Pascale.