Hello fellow weeders,
Days are longer and weather is warmer, so weeds are popping out and growing faster.
Time for action!
Find at the end of this email 3 dates when , if weather is not despicable, I will be at The Patch for those who like good weeding company, have questions, have great ideas or stories to share ... as well as our upcoming general public activities dates.
I selected 3 different days week days to accomodate most I hope. During the school term break I will go to The Patch very likely very often (unless you guys do so much self-guided weeding by then that I can just go there to watch indigenous plants do their thing).
Weed targets:
There are still some of the Onion Grass (Romulea rosea) to tackle - the one that get loosened up with a screwdriver.
If you have not weeded that one before, please try to come to one of the times I'll be there and I'll show you or contact me if you are keen and we can make a time. Next year, I'll try to have another colour handout for that one.
Onion Grass do not all come up at the same time and if the top breaks and the bulb is left behind, it has another go. Therefore, regular meanders through the sections where they grow is a great strategy.
Some will soon start flowering (roughly between 10 am and 2 pm) which is a good time to spot lonely ones that got missed.
Remember to first tune your ID skills with what a Bulbine Lily feels and looks like: lighter green, matt not glossy, leaves 'spongy' rather than full. This time of the year, it is less likely to confuse them. Earlier, when little Bulbines come up, it can be a bit more 'interesting'.
The 3 weeds targets in the document attached. Some of you have a paper copy but I thought it would be good for the Wonderfull Willing Weeders to have their own digital copy. (I hope you are feeling special!)
Chicken Weed in particular is starting to flower and these can be the top priority.
Now for the dates I will make sure that I am at The Patch as well as the general public activities:
Wednesday 15/8 - 8-9am I'll be showing the patch to a visitor so you can join in.
Wednesday 15/8 - 2-3 pm - Seek the Onion Grass, flowering Chickweed and 5 very special Rice Flowers - Pimelea glauca to plant with love.
Sunday 19/8 1-3 pm Drawing the Murnong Daisy (Botanical Illustration): Fundraiser follow the link to register https://www.facebook.com/events/264678264258813/
Monday 27/8 2-3 pm - Magical weeding - Lilies may be thinking of flowering.
Saturday 1/9 1-3 pm - Adopt a Native Pea - Some pretty special Native Peas to plant plus tag to find them again so that you can nurture them a bit over their first summer.
Thursday 13/9 2-3 pm - Glorious weeding -The Lilies (and others) will definitively be having a go.
Saturday 15/9 1-3 pm - Wildflower Walk and Weed with Friends of Merri Creek.
School term 22/9 to 7/10 - Stupendous weeding - Plenty of opportunities to see sooooo much ...
Hope to see you all soon somehow
Pascale
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