JULY 19TH PLANTING BEE
On a glorious mid-winter morning at Pukaki Cooks Beach a team of seven volunteers gathered at the western boat-ramp access.
About one hundred and twenty square metres of tall rank exotic grasses had been sprayed and mown, by a contractor, to create a "bare canvas" ready for our plants. TCDC "cadet" Geordie got to work with the power auger drilling the ideal holes. Glenys tossed a fertiliser pellet into each hole, followed by Adele and Roman, another "cadet", with plants.
The rest of the team were on their knees filling in with sand while "OLLIE" the terrier kept the rabbits away. In two hours we had planted seven hundred and fifty knobby club rush (Fincinia nodosa).
This will start to rehabilitate this human and cyclone battered area, creating more habitat for native creatures and looking beautiful. Pats on the back and a celebratory group photo and we scattered to get on with being busy locals.
About one hundred and twenty square metres of tall rank exotic grasses had been sprayed and mown, by a contractor, to create a "bare canvas" ready for our plants. TCDC "cadet" Geordie got to work with the power auger drilling the ideal holes. Glenys tossed a fertiliser pellet into each hole, followed by Adele and Roman, another "cadet", with plants.
The rest of the team were on their knees filling in with sand while "OLLIE" the terrier kept the rabbits away. In two hours we had planted seven hundred and fifty knobby club rush (Fincinia nodosa).
This will start to rehabilitate this human and cyclone battered area, creating more habitat for native creatures and looking beautiful. Pats on the back and a celebratory group photo and we scattered to get on with being busy locals.
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