Community Nursery Closed Matariki - Friday 28 June 24
The Community Nursery will be closed to volunteers on Friday 28th June but will be open on 5th and 12th July. We will then close for winter, re-opening on 6th September 24.
Over the last month we have been busy with the usual Nursery activities as well as the major job of finishing off collecting and cleaning seeds and then sowing them all over the last two Fridays. Over 100 different lots of seeds have been sown into large and small seed trays and they will stand over winter in their outside frames. To see the seed process go to https://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/restoring-your-patch/get-growing/seeds/.
Recently plants went out to the Oreti Dune Forest planting by Southland Tramping Club and we have also hosted a few groups during June – a SIT Health and Wellness Group, Greening Taupo, and last weekend a big DOC Southland reunion group.
Last Friday we started Cuttings workshops and will continue that into July – there is nothing like doing cuttings to learn the technique but refer to the website link if you are unable to attend Friday mornings - https://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/restoring-your-patch/get-growing/cuttings/
See you on Friday 5th July and enjoy Matariki
Nga mihi
Chris
Posted: 25 June 2024