St Kilda Community Gardens Club

Here's a simple planting guide for Autumn, covering the more common vegetables, sourced from: https://www.leafrootfruit.com.au/autumn-planting-guide-melbourne/

Have a look at this easy guide for your January-February plantings: https://www.yummygardensmelbourne.com/summer-vegetable-garden.html

It's probably too late for tomatoes, but it's a good time for some other favourites like beans, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, leeks and lettuce. If you let just one of your lettuces go to seed, you will have new lettuces popping up all over the place like weeds forever and that's a good thing!

Summer Vegetable Garden Want to know what to plant in your summer vegetable garden in Melbourne? Check out our planting guide for help.

The Club will be holding a working bee at the Gardens on Sunday 1 August, between 10 AM and 2 PM, if COVID restrictions permit it.
During this time the Gardens will be open to the public to visit. There will be a composting workshop to demonstrate the design and use of our timber compost bins and there may be a few surplus vegetables on offer if you get there early!

Please note that we may have to limit attendance or cancel at short notice if COVID restrictions on outdoor gatherings are in force. Be prepared to wear a mask as a condition of entry and please don't attend if you are feeling unwell or have recently been to a high-risk COVID location.

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Here is some reading to guide your planting for June. I ordered seeds online from The Seed Collection so I'm now on their mailing list.
Cheers, Andrew

News, Articles & Plant Advice Newsletter Garden Tips- June 2021 Garden Tips- June 2021 - News, Articles & Plant Advice Newsletter Garden Tips- June 2021

Thanks to "Forever Young" for a sunny afternoon's entertainment!

Working bee followed by the band "Forever Young" and barbecue lunch at the Gardens today!

Here's an all-year planting guide, with links to fact sheets about the more common plants, from Bulleen Art & Garden:

What to plant each month - Bulleen Art & Garden Below is a list of edible gardening seeds and seedlings that can be planted each month. Please keep in mind that this list has been developed for Melbourne’s climate. Some of the plants indicated will be either right at the start or the end of their ideal planting season, click the links to the fa...

Here is an opportunity to express your ideas about Montague and Sandridge precincts. If you are 20-45 years old and have lived the last 4 years of your life in Melbourne, then please feel free to contact Naeimeh Assadpour ([email protected]) She is a PhD researcher in the field of Urban Design at Swinburne University of Technology and can send you more information about the research and the link to survey.

Here's an alternative planting guide for Autumn. It covers 20 plants or plant groups and includes useful information on cultivation, harvesting, seed-saving and storage. From a climate-change activist group.

20 Plants To Grow In Your Veggie Patch This Autumn | 1 Million Women It's the perfect time to get your hands dirty in the garden!

Here's your Summer planting guide, a little late...

Summer Vegetable Garden Want to know what to plant in your summer vegetable garden in Melbourne? Check out our planting guide for help.