Seed Collecting is in full swing – February 2022
It feels to me that seeds are ripening earlier this year in Otatara. We had a wet spring and a dry hot summer (mostly) so lots of seed collecting commenced early – from Clematis, red tussock, toe toe and other grasses in December, Olearia daisy seed starting in January and now on to the fruity seeds of Coprosma’s, wineberry, tree fuchsia, as well as Carex.
Later will be Pittosporum, kowhai, pate, cabbage tree, broadleaf, flax, manuka
Because of Covid uncertainties we haven’t booked in any workshops yet but we do intend to run some depending on interest. Here are a few options – if you email your interest in any I will keep a list of people and arrange an appropriate time to hold the workshop
Here are a few examples but feel free to email me if there are other workshops you would like arranging. We did have Jo Ogier booked in for March but that has been postponed and will be held later in the year.
- Seed collecting and plant ID
- Seed cleaning and sowing
- Native Plant identification
- Propagating plants from cuttings
- Growing vegetables in Southland
- Foraging
- Apple Pressing
- Apple Grafting
Friday volunteer mornings are happening with restrictions, see our covid red banner info above.
Keep safe
Chris
Posted: 10 February 2022