NATIVE PLANTING + RIPERIAN AREAS - SPOT AND RELEASE SPRAYING
Planting riparian areas benefit the environment. Plants function like a sieve, helping to filter out sediment and nutrients before they enter waterways. Riparian plants can also help to stabilise land, prevent land erosion and increase the habitat for native wildlife.
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SPOT SPRAYING - PRE PLANTING
Weeds can be the ultimate downfall to any planting project and are much harder to manage once planting has occurred.
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Pre planting spot spraying should ideally be done 4-6 weeks before planting. This allows the grass to die off and will reduce the competition between grass/weeds and the native plants when they are planted.
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Spot spraying will also make planting easier - not having excess grass or weeds will help with digging and it also highlights the correct spacing and areas where plants are needed.
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RELEASE SPRAYING
If your riparian planting sites are well looked after for the initial establishment phase of about 2-3 years, they should be reasonably maintenance free after that.
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We recommend at least two release spays within the first year of planting although this can depend on your specific site. An annual release spray should be sufficient after that.
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Please give Chance a call to discuss your ‘post planting’ plan.
