Watch for weeds

CASEY engineering and environmental services manager David Richardson has called on residents to watch for weeds in the high-growth time of the year.
“With the onset of warmer weather now is the time to identify and target weeds on your property,” Mr Richardson said.
He described a weed as ‘any plant out of place’ and said weeds were the greatest threat to the City of Casey’s environment.
“In worst case scenarios they can cause extinctions by out-competing indigenous plants for space, light and nutrients.
“It is estimated that only seven per cent of the municipality now supports remnant indigenous vegetation, of which a large proportion is moderately to severely degraded.”
Weeds treatable at this time of the year include blackberry, agapanthus and sweet pittosporum.
The City of Casey weeds brochure can be obtained from 9705 5200.