Our land is shared by the Life & Balance Centre, and also used for outreach programmes by the Church. Members are asked to do their main gardening at these times to avoid clashes.
Monday 2pm to 6pm
Tuesday 9am to noon
Wednesday 4pm to 6pm
Thursday 9am to noon
Friday 9am to noon
Saturday all-day
Sunday 3pm to 6pm
Watering
We have two rainwater tanks and a drip irrigation system. The system runs off two types of pipes – the brown drippers on the surface, and black main pipes buried up to 40cm below. Please be careful and avoid these when digging.
Compost
We have a large compost area near the shed. The three bins, from left to right, are:
Green Waste Bin – the bin with the ‘Green Waste Only’ sign. Place fresh trimmings and garden waste here to dry out.
Active Bin – place vegetable peelings, kitchen scraps, egg shells, shredded newspaper and fresh manure here. This is actively breaking down and can always do with a turn, so if you have time, please give it a whirl. Don’t forget the worm farm on the verandah near the fernery for scraps, too.
Resting Bin – get compost which has completely broken down from here.
Do not empty any bokashi bins into the compost – bokashi bins “pickle” their contents and they don’t break down – they’re designed more to compact waste and create “juice” for plants. We do not have space for bin contents to be buried or disposed of at the garden.
Additionally, trimmings with thorns don’t rot properly and prick others. There are green waste, recycling and normal landfill bins by the shed for these.
Keeping active
To maintain your membership and plot, participation in three working bees per year is required to remain active, in addition to your annual membership fee which is due for renewal at the AGM. You should also pay attention to group emails and keep your plot relatively neat and tidy. This ensures you’re not inadvertently breeding bugs which attack the rest of the garden!
The Committee reserves the right to reallocate your plot if, after three consecutive months, there is no evidence of any work having been done and you fail to respond to repeated email and phone contact.
Please let us know if you’re heading out of town for an extended period, or are simply too swamped with work. We can reallocate your plot to a new member on the waiting list and put you first in line for a new plot when you’re free to garden again.
Plotholders are welcome to have general members work their plot in their absence, provided they remain financial and the general member takes part in the required number of working bees. It’s a great way to get friends involved if you can’t garden!
Members
Gardening times
Our land is shared by the Life & Balance Centre, and also used for outreach programmes by the Church. Members are asked to do their main gardening at these times to avoid clashes.
Watering
We have two rainwater tanks and a drip irrigation system. The system runs off two types of pipes – the brown drippers on the surface, and black main pipes buried up to 40cm below. Please be careful and avoid these when digging.
Compost
We have a large compost area near the shed. The three bins, from left to right, are:
Do not empty any bokashi bins into the compost – bokashi bins “pickle” their contents and they don’t break down – they’re designed more to compact waste and create “juice” for plants. We do not have space for bin contents to be buried or disposed of at the garden.
Additionally, trimmings with thorns don’t rot properly and prick others. There are green waste, recycling and normal landfill bins by the shed for these.
Keeping active
To maintain your membership and plot, participation in three working bees per year is required to remain active, in addition to your annual membership fee which is due for renewal at the AGM. You should also pay attention to group emails and keep your plot relatively neat and tidy. This ensures you’re not inadvertently breeding bugs which attack the rest of the garden!
Please let us know if you’re heading out of town for an extended period, or are simply too swamped with work. We can reallocate your plot to a new member on the waiting list and put you first in line for a new plot when you’re free to garden again.
Plotholders are welcome to have general members work their plot in their absence, provided they remain financial and the general member takes part in the required number of working bees. It’s a great way to get friends involved if you can’t garden!