Aracaria Work Diary

Dry after heavy rain, yesterday. Little overcast, 20. Moon: waning, 90% of Full
Stefan, Tewe, Barry, Stacey.
East: continues, weeding, pruning slope plant-out. Brush-cut area. Started planting lomandras and irises along slope track.
West: top terrace preparation. Market collection.
First brown snake for the season.

Mild, bit of rain in the afternoon, 20. Moon waning, 98% of Full.
Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Stacey.
Harvest: potatoes, yam, arrow root. start preparation of top terrace beds.
West: clean up cleared area, hoop pine reserve, toro-ready for summer.
Brush cut all of tea shed area. Healthy growth everywhere.
East: start big slope clean-up. Top area, grevillias,paw paws. Very few losses.
fed: olives, citrus, mangoes, rose tea trees.
No losses in new TT plantation.

Cool, sunny, dry, 20. Moon: waxing, 87% of full.
Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Stacey
West: brush cut top gully.
Raised beds back-filled with sand/soil mix and ready for planting.
Potting: kangaroo paws, palms
Planting: main drive finished, pruning & planting.
East: finished mulching top area bed.
Last week’s fire site clean-up.
Big fireweed collection on East.

Warm, sunny, dry 22.Little rain overnight. Moon: waxing, 70% of full
Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Stacey
Big clean-out of GH garden, southern side.Preparing for plant-out.
Lantana & weed clean-out of home gully. Planting figs and palms.
Old garden work.

Mild, dry, sunny, 20. Moon: waxing, 17% of Full
Stefan, Tewe, Tracy, Barrie.
Usual market stuff, propagating.
Burn off: fig tree paddock pile.
East: top area pile.
Slashing western side of slop gully using the old slasher.
Big weeding and clearing of third rock pile, east.
First time in 7 years. Big job.

Sunny, warm, dry, 23. Moon: waxing, 3% of Full
Stefan, Tewe, Stacey
Finished drive plant-out, mulched. About 400 plants.
Finished lotus dam plant-out, about 400 lomendras.

Moon: 3% of Full
500 with flowform out:
East main grazing paddock, all gardens, all plant-outs.

Light rain, overcast, cool, 19. Moon: waning, 15% of Full
Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Stavcey, Jerry
Usual market work.
Fixed lotus dam spill.
Back of lotusdam mass lomandra planting, 1/2 finished.
Shifted flow form to teashed area.
Started hard wood chip mulching of drive plant-outs.
Big day.

Stefan, Barrie, Tewe, Stacey
Overcast, cool, dry, 19. Moon: waning, 33% of Full.
Brushcut: top dam area, top gully
Planting: western drive middle section planting nearly finished. About 300 plants.
East: start of top area planting and finishing existing beds.
Barrie: usual garden activities.

Overcast, dry, cool, 19. Moon: waning, 79% of full
Stefan, Tewe, Barrie, Stacey
Finished rose tea tree plantation above lotus dam. 150 trees.
Cleared western border, lantana, weeds. Some sections had never been cleared. Big job.
Veg gardens, as usual.