Trott Park Community Garden
Members of a local gardening group haven’t had to stand in a queue to buy seedlings for herbs and vegies like many of us because they’re already ahead of the latest craze to grow more plants at home.
Members of the Trott Park Community Garden are also nurturing their patches despite the challenges of COVID-19.
Rather than meet collectively as usual, the group’s 24 members are making the most of the great weather by tending plots in two-person relays.
The group say now’s the ideal time to plant, broccoli, snow peas, broad beans, and kale.
Their top tips for the not so green fingered are to use a good quality fertiliser, and mulch to keep plants warm and help prevent wind drying out the soil.
The garden’s herbs, including, thyme, rosemary, sage, lemon balm and orgeano and are thriving.
The orchard includes mandarins, oranges, grapefruit, guava, plumbs, and apples. You’ll have to wait a while before they’re ready.
There’s room for a few more people who want to try their hand at growing plants. Find out more and get in touch via the Facebook page
Trott Park Community Garden inc.
The garden is supported by Marion Council.
The group say they practice social distancing and sanitise their hands when entering and leaving the garden, and disinfect the handles of equipment.
