WEEDS – Who Cares - The following are some suggestions that might help when confronted with an area being degraded by environmental weeds.
QUESTIONS TO ASK :-
QUESTIONS TO ASK :-
- Am I growing plants or providing habitat?
- Why do I want to get rid of the weeds?
- Which weeds do I have?
- Where are the weeds and are they providing any sort of service to the area?
- How thick are the infestations?
- What do I know about my weeds?
- Which weed needs to be dealt with first? (Set priorities)
- What is the best way to control it?
- What tools will I need?
- What is my plan? What area? When?
- What is my monitoring timetable?
- Consider existing wildlife
- Start in the area with the least infestation of weeds.
- Make use of weeds if you can
- Work in manageable stages
- Try not to let the weeds go to seed
- Take photos
- Celebrate your achievements
- Sunshine Coast Council weed identification and control
- Prohibited weeds https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industry/agriculture/species/invasive-plants/prohibited
- Restricted weeds https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industry/agriculture/species/invasive-plants/restricted
- Generally invasive weeds https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industry/agriculture/species/invasive-plants/other
- Save our Waterways Now, Weeds to whack http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=51
- Weeding techniques http://sydneyweeds.org.au/
- Weeds of Australia identification tool https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industry/agriculture/land-management/health-pests-weeds-diseases/weeds-and-diseases/weed-identification-tool
- WONS Weeds of National significance