Help with Weeding at Bushy Point February March 2024
Tree Releasing Saturday 3 February 2024 2-4pm and Wednesdays in February 6.30-7.30pm - please come along and help - details below
Saturday 3 February -2-4pm
The plantings from Tree Planting Day September 2022, particularly in the lupins below the lookout seat, are in urgent need of attention. Locating the trees amid the lupins is quite difficult in places, and lupins need to be cut back to (re)create light wells for the seedlings to survive.
The next priority is the series of 2022 plantings alongside the Totara block, where grass and bracken are competing strongly with the young trees, and hopefully these areas can also be addressed on the day. Various methods can be used to release the trees and suppress competing grass etc growth, as will be demonstrated on the day.
Please meet at the Bryson Rd entrance to Bushy Point (or walk along to the lookout).
Wednesday evening Tree releasing at Bushy Point – February and March 2024
Otatara Landcare Group is organising tree releasing sessions at Bushy Point each Wednesday in February, starting 7 February, and possibly extending into March, from 6.30-7.30pm, weather permitting.
Meet at the Bryson Rd entrance to Bushy Point (or walk along to the lookout and you’ll find us).
For either event Please bring:
shoes or gumboots suitable for working in long grass and lupins
gardening gloves
clothing suitable for the expected weather conditions
a face mask if you are allergic to dust or grass seeds
safety (or other) glasses to protect eyes when weeding amid tall grass stalks
secateurs and/or a small pruning saw if possible for working in the lupins
optionally, a pair of sharp garden shears suitable for cutting grass.
Please feel free to join the working bee at any stage, and only stay for as long as you can.
Please contact Douglas Black on 022 104 8661 for more information if required.
Posted: 29 January 2024