Jan 2021 work done

Work done Present: Ellie, Rudi, Neil, Rasheed, Chris, Debbie and Merike Took trailer full of plants and brushcutter with new airfilter. Unloaded trailer Fetched potting soil, noticed hide was all open. Went there to close. Visitors book misplaced again, other folder dogeared. Wrote in book complaining. Unloaded soil by potting shed. Took blanket stitch out […]

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Rainy day with morning showers 2022.04.16

Offload trailer with 75 Proteas and trees.Check why electronic raingauge not registering, funnel blocked with bird droppingsCheck automatic sprays in green- and misting house, working fine.Close stopcock which ‘they’ keep on openingIn nursery put fallen over bags rightClose gate left openIn Arboretum look for Tarchonanthus for Marie DelportCheck on condition of various planted trees, take

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Stream restoration

After the great fire of 2017 the dormant seeds of many aliens woke up and the battle began to clear away large stand of Acacia longifolia throughout the reserve. Almost an impossible task but with some help from Working On Fire we managed to get on top of it and let the indigenous vegetation recover

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2021 January meeting

Work done Present: Ellie, Rudi, Neil, Rasheed, Chris, Debbie and Merike Took trailer full of plants and brushcutter with new airfilter. Unloaded trailer Fetched potting soil, noticed hide was all open. Went there to close. Visitors book misplaced again, other folder dogeared. Wrote in book complaining. Unloaded soil by potting shed. Took blanket stitch out

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Work 2020.08.07

The ladies toilets cistern were not working properly and Mr Forlee had time today to come and fix them so we needed to go out as well. Apart from discussing the toilet problems with him we also managed to do the following: Replaced the wires under the soil in the misting house which meant removing

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Pump at last

After all the wiring and the first test run last week it needed a small change to the Raspberry program to make the pump controller live. It was quite nerve wracking to have set it for 10 o’clock and having to wait and it was a relief that it worked flawlessly. In the meantime Jenny

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