Hi all,

We had a fantastic community planting at Hipapatua on Saturday! It was a beautiful day with a great turnout of planters, and we managed to get all the plants in the ground, mulched and staked. Perfect timing too, with some lovely rain afterwards to help settle everything in. 🌱 A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success!

For Wicked Weeder Tuesday, we'll head back to the Hipapatua planting site to check over the new plants, making sure they're all nicely planted, firm in the ground and well staked.

I'm out tomorrow, but Heidi will be there to support and, most importantly, she'll have the afternoon tea! 😊

Time: 12:30–2:45 pm

The rain should have passed by then, but the site may still be a little slippery in places, so please wear sturdy footwear and don't forget your gloves.

Coming up

🌱 Tuesday 15 September – We have a few flaxes to get in the ground, so we'll head to one of the Control Gates planting sites to get these planted. 1230-245pm

🌱 Friday 18 September – Whakaipō Bay Setup Day

This is our big prep day for Saturday's planting. We have some great support from DOC on the day, but any extra Wicked Weeder hands would be very much appreciated!

Plant delivery will be at 8:00 am.
We'll start by filling the holes with vermicast before laying out the plants ready for Saturday.

The Whakaipō Bay planting site, off Mapara Road. The planting site is behind the Girl Guides. We'll park near the Girl Guides at the bottom and walk up to the site.

🌱 Saturday 19 September – Community Planting Day, 10:00 am

Our last community planting of the season at Whakaipō Bay – everyone is very welcome to come along and join us! 🌳

🌱 Tuesday 22 September – Follow-up check from 11:00 am

We'll head back to the Whakaipō Bay planting site to check over the new plants and make sure everything has been planted and mulched well.

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