A stitch in time ...

Today was a lesson (if one was needed) on the value of doing things properly the first time - a few years ago this infestation of Albuca canadensis was minor and easy to control. But we didn't. John and I spent all morning on this one, and still haven't finished it! The wheelbarrow full of bulbs we removed weighed more than I do, and was hell to push back up the sandy path.

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An old foe returns

I was just congratulating myself on how we had eradicated Albuca canadensis from the bushland when I came across a patch. When pulling the bulbs out of the soil it tends to drop hundreds of tiny white bulbules so it is hard to get rid of by hand weeding. I didn't finish pulling out the infestation I found - will go back next week.
Also came across some little burrows that might be native marsupial burrows.

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Orchids galore!

The recent rain has produced heaps of orchids! I think I came across some blue scented sun orchids - although the leaf was not channelled - so I will have to keep a watch on them. Also came across a small meadow packed with some other kinds of orchids - no idea what they are ...
John and I pulled freesias mainly, but did come across a few geraldton carnation weeds and a fountain grass.

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Beat of a different drum

Being next door to Irwin Barracks we often hear people marching, today our weeding activities were accompanied by the sound of drumming. I am not sure that it made much difference to our weeding. We pulled freesias. John and I found lots of small dense infestations - looking like a single plant had gone to seed at each spot and spawned hundreds. They came out easily in the moist soil.

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More red

Perfect weather continues - sunny days, no wind, no rain, weeds growing vigorously - so we continued spraying. The cold morning brought a bit of dew, so John and I pulled out Trachyandra along the defence department fence till about 9am - then put on the backpacks that Vicki had filled for us and sprayed veldgrass along the defence department (western) boundary of the bushland.

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