The Wicked Weeders are a group of all round good sort locals who share a passion for Greening Taupo and love to get out and about and muck in! They meet every Tuesday and revisit many Greening Taupo and Kids Greening Taupo planting sites and to give them a bit of TLC by the releasing of plants, weed control and sometimes just finishing off a few things that got missed. This is a really important part of Greening Taupo mahi and it determines the success of each and every site and we couldn't achieve this without the help of the Wicked Weeders.
You are more than welcome to join the Wicked Weeders team, come along when you can on a Tuesday everyone is welcome!
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The Wicked Weeders meet at different sites each Tuesday
Summer hours 9:30am - 11:30am (Oct thru May)
Winter hours 12.30pm - 2.30pm (April thru Sept)
It is weather dependent…we don't go if its too wet and there is always a cuppa, biscuits and a good natter to finish off.
We ask you to wear suitable footwear, hat, gardening gloves and wet weather gear if required, Useful tools to release weeds are good but not essential as we do have some tools available.
Wicked Weeders tomorrow starts at 1230 - 245pm
We will return to the recent planting site on Karetoto Rd, opposite the Honey Hive. Park up at the Honey Hive and cross the road. 🌳
For Weeders tomorrow we will head to the Upflow planting site on Wairakei Drive. Hopefully, there will be no issues getting through. 🌳🌳😁😁
The plan for tomorrow is to wander along the Honey Trail (opposite Honey Hive) and remove any remaining blackberry growing around and through the native plants.
For Wicked Weeders tomorrow 🌤️ We are going to head back to the Matariki planting site alongside Rickett St and head down towards the river to release the plants on the bank and the ones on the flat. See you there
Tomorrow the plan for the Wicked Weeders is to head back to Hipapatua and check on the 2022 planting site. These plants are doing amazing🌳they just need a bit of a tidy-up. See you all there from 9.30am
Hi all,
Tomorrow we will head down to Hipapatua. Last year, we planted some Kahikateas among the original plants and in some cleared areas, we need to clear the convolvulus that has grown all over the plants🌳
Another great day for Wicked Weeders tomorrow 🌞 We are going to head back to the Matariki planting site alongside Rickett St and continue releasing the plants hiding in the grass.
Hi all
It's looking all okay for Wicked Weeders tomorrow 🌥️ We are going to be at the Matariki planting site above the river, towards the top end of Rickett St. We plan to do some releasing.🌳
Hi all, let us see what the morning brings and if it is not too wet, head to the winter campsite at Hipapatua and check over the plants and release them from the long grass and the convolvulus. 930-1130am
Cheers
Hi all, there could be a few showers to start with tomorrow, but keen to head out to the Centennial Road planting site to check on the plants and do some tidying up from 930am.
See you there 😊
Our first Weedies session is tomorrow from 930am, and I am excited to get everyone back together and into it! We will venture into Crown Park Gully from the Taupo Family Play Centre off of Tauharepa Road next to Crown Park BMX Carpark 930am -12pm
For Wicked Weeders on Tuesday, December 12th, the weather looks good 🌤️ we will head to the 2023 planting alongside the river below Kahurangi Gully / Rangitira Park, access from Gates Reserve.
The weather looks a little bit unpredictable. But before all the broom flowers disappear, I am keen to do one session with the weeders at the SPCA 2019 Arbor Day planting site cutting the broom out.
Hi all.
The Wicked Weeder's plan for tomorrow is to return to Hipapatua (previously Reids Farm) and continue releasing the new plants. See you all there 🌳
The Wicked Weeders plan for tomorrow is to hand-release the new plants at Hipapatua from the convolvulus and blackberry that have just taken off. 🌿
The plan for tomorrow is to support the KGT Mulching event at Crown Park. The event starts at 10 am. It would be awesome if we could have a few early starters at about 9 a.m. to get a head start. Cheers
The plan for tomorrow morning is to return to the Matariki planting site and continue releasing the plants from the Te Kohanga reo towards the Taupō Community Kids Childcare. See you there from 930am
If it looks like a bit of a window of dry weather around 9:30 a.m. Let’s head to the Matariki planting site to release the plants down opposite the Te Kohanga reo. on Rickett Street. 😁 If it is wet stay home 🌦️
For tomorrow, it looks like a few showers are coming in throughout the day. Perfect weather to put the last of the plants in at the Centennial Road planting site. Join us if you are keen from 930am 😁
Hi all,
This Tuesday we are planning to head to Karatoto Rd, down the road from the Hub Cafe. There is a large cleared area opposite the Honey Hive 😁