Landholders in Queensland have a responsibility to manage declared weeds on their properties and are encouraged to always be on the lookout for new weeds. The Queensland Government’s new Weed Spotter App allows you to email photographs of plants and suspected weeds to the Queensland Herbarium for identification. Weed Spotters report, collect, identify and deliver […]
Mary Valley Summer School Day
An opportunity to explore and discuss current best practice for small farm management in the local region, sharing of information, advice and resources. There will be a demonstration and discussion of options for weed management in organic market gardens, and a discussion of some pasture weed issues. Bring along plants you want identified, and examples of […]
Weed Watch – Little bluestem (Schizachyrium microstachyum)
Little Bluestem is a long-lived clumping grass that is invading grassy vegetation, pastures, roadsides, disturbed sites and waste areas in south-east Queensland. This species is native to large parts of Central and South America, from Mexico to Uruguay, but it has only come to our attention in Australia in the last 5 years or so. […]
