Make Spray while the Sun Shines

One of the trickiest parts of spraying herbicides to control bushland weeds is timing - knowing when to spray to have the maximum effect on weeds - and fitting that in with the weather. Now is the time for veldgrass spraying - just before the veldgrass goes into flower. But now is also the wettest time of year in Perth, so it is not easy to find a gap in the weather to spray.

Last Sunday proved to be such a gap, and we took advantage of it to begin spraying in the bushland (see map below). Phil O'Neil, our very dedicated contractor turned up before 9am on Sunday morning to begin spraying, and I helped out, carrying a hand sprayer to do the odd clumps out of reach of Phil's hose.

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