Wicked Weeders 26th May

Written By Robyn Ellis

Hello all, hope everyone is doing well.

Tomorrow, for Wicked Weeders, we’ll be heading to a small planting site in Hilltop, off Liston Ave at the top of Puriri Street, which we call the bowl. There’s quite a bit of blackberry that has taken off around the site. It’s starting to die back a bit at the moment, so it’s a great time to get in and cut it back while it’s easier to manage before spring growth kicks in again. There are also a few woody weeds we can tackle while we’re there.

I wasn’t able to find a more recent photo, but the 2021 planting is doing really well, which is great to see.

The weather forecast is still looking fabulous. The ground is a little uneven in places with thick vegetation cover, so please wear sturdy footwear. As there’s some blackberry, bring your gloves, and it’s best to cover up as well.

I’ll bring a few hedge shears, grubbers, loppers, paste and afternoon tea 💚

See you there 12.30pm - 2.30pm

Coming up

Next week is a short one, but it’s going to be full-on and exciting with our Greening Taupō Day celebrations on Thursday 4th June. If the weather doesn’t play ball, Friday 5th June will be our backup date. We’re expecting another fantastic turnout, with lots of great activities planned, including our big Arbor Day planting 🌱🌱🌱

We have 4,000 plants arriving from Corrections and He Tipu and 4,000 bamboo stakes coming

Here’s the plan:

Tuesday 2nd June

  • Vermicast will be on-site.

  • Hole digging will be underway.

  • Wicked Weeders will begin refilling holes with vermicast.

  • Keen to put out fert tablets

  • We may receive up to three - four deliveries of plants today.

Wednesday 4 June

  • Final hole digging will be completed.

  • Vermicast and Fert tablets in holes

  • Remaining plant delivery

  • Laying out of plants.

  • thinking of also laying out a stake next plants

Thursday 5 June – Greening Taupō Day!

From 10am come along and check out the action! There’ll be awesome activities, a big community planting, hot soup, and venison sausages 😁

Tuesday 9 June

From 1230pm we’ll return to the Tauhara Road planting site to check that all plants have been well planted and are looking good 🌿

Robyn Ellis
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