The Wicked Weeders are a group of all round good sort locals who share a passion for Greening Taupo and love to get out and about and muck in! They meet every Tuesday and revisit many Greening Taupo and Kids Greening Taupo planting sites and to give them a bit of TLC by the releasing of plants, weed control and sometimes just finishing off a few things that got missed. This is a really important part of Greening Taupo mahi and it determines the success of each and every site and we couldn't achieve this without the help of the Wicked Weeders.
You are more than welcome to join the Wicked Weeders team, come along when you can on a Tuesday everyone is welcome!
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The Wicked Weeders meet at different sites each Tuesday
Summer hours 9:30am - 11:30am (Oct thru May)
Winter hours 12.30pm - 2.30pm (April thru Sept)
It is weather dependent…we don't go if its too wet and there is always a cuppa, biscuits and a good natter to finish off.
We ask you to wear suitable footwear, hat, gardening gloves and wet weather gear if required, Useful tools to release weeds are good but not essential as we do have some tools available.
Tuesday, the 26th, we'll head to the new planting site at Hipapatua, off Huka Falls Rd in the top camping area. These plants have been chemically released but the convolvulus is making a strong comeback 🌿
Hi all,
Tomorrow looks fantastic ☀️ wicked weeders will be at West Cathedral, a 2021 Wairakei Drive planting. It’s situated on the corner of Karapiti and Wairakei Drive next to Wairakei Golf + sanctuary.
Tomorrow for Wicked Weeders, we’ll be heading to the 2024 Tauhara Golf, Arbor Day planting site alongside Tauhara Rd to do some mulching🌳
This Tuesday Wicked Weeders will head to the SPCA planting site. To cut and paste the broom 🌿
The plan for tomorrow is to support the KGT Mulching event at Crown Park. The event starts at 930 am.
Hi everyone,
Tomorrow for Wicked Weeders, we’ll be heading to the large Crown Road planting site to do some releasing 🌱see you there from 930am
Hi all, Wicked Weeders is now starting at 9:30 am until 11:30 am🌞The plan for tomorrow is to plant on the bank along Kiddle Road at the Kiddle/Birch intersection🌳
For Wicked Weeders this Tuesday (tomorrow), we will head out to Whakaipō Bay to check that all the plants were properly planted and to tidy up any remaining work from 10am -12
Hi, Tomorrow for Wicked Weeders we will head back to the Hipapatua planting site off Huka Falls Rd to finish putting in a few more stakes, and spread some mulch 12.30-2.45 pm
Hi all, tomorrow I will be heading to Hipapatua to check the plants and finish off putting all the stakes in. If it's too wet, you are welcome to stay and stay dry. ☔😁
The Plan for tomorrow is to head to Hipapatua and check over last year’s planting site alongside Huka Falls Road.🌳
The plan for tomorrow is to head to the Matariki planting site along the river and spread mulch around the plants. We'll be working at the site opposite the Kura on Rickett Street from 12:30 to 2:45 pm.
Wicked Weeders is cancelled tomorrow due to the expected rain throughout the day 🌧️
See you all next week😀
Tomorrow, the plan for Wicked Weeders is to head back to Saturday’s planting site on Karetoto Rd, opposite the Huka Honey Hive and check the plants 🌱
Hi all. The plan for tomorrow is to head to the Matariki planting site alongside Rickett St. A power pole is getting replaced so we will translocate a few plants that are in the way 🌳🌳
The plan for Wicked Weeders tomorrow is to support Heidi at Whakaipo Bay from 1030 am at the W2K bike shelter.
I reckon there will be clear weather around midday, so we should be able to go out and finish clearing the weeds from the Wairakei Drive site. If I'm wrong and the rain continues, please stay home, dry and warm.😊 1230-245pm
For Wicked Weeders we are going to head along Wairakei Drive and get into the planting site that runs alongside the Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary Predator Fence. It was planted in May 2020, and it has grown well but it has a bit of broom growing throughout. We’ll do some cutting and pasting🌿
For Wicked Weeders tomorrow, Tuesday, we'll be heading back to the Centennial Road planting site to check on the plants and continue spreading the mulch.