Victoria Park Community Garden in Perth, Western Australia | Community organisation

Victoria Park Community Garden

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Address: Read Park Cnr Albany Hwy and Salford Street Victoria Park 6100 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.victoriaparkcommunitygarden.com

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22.01.2022 Bees, sunflowers and the last of the nasturtiums. There was at least one bee in every sunflower on this plant.

21.01.2022 RIP GEORGE. A belated farewell to George the friendly stub-tailed marbled gecko who was a long term resident in the left corner of our small worm fridge. George met an untimely end a week ago during a regular maintenance of the worm farm. His fate was sealed when a large magpie picked him up and flew off with him, much to our dismay. George is survived by two younger geckos who maintain residence in the fridge in a thriving community of worms, slaters, mites and cockroaches. We will miss his gentle curious ways and goofy stub-tailed charm.

19.01.2022 Eggsellent Seedlings are the perfect school holiday activity for parents and grandparents. This activity is ridiculously easy and the perfect way to teach child...ren how to plant, care for and grow their own little seedlings. Any old eggshells can be used for this activity, just give them a good wash out first. It is more than ok to use uneven eggshells, just make sure you have at least half the shell intact. Arrange your eggshells in a paper egg carton. Carefully fill the eggshell with potting mix and a couple of pellets of Gyganic, add your chosen seeds and water in. Eggshells have no drainage holes, so be careful not to over water the seeds. Fill a spray bottle with water, a gentle misting of water each day will be more than enough. Position your eggshells back into the egg carton, place in a warm spot and watch them grow! Once your seedlings are established, gently crack the eggshells with your fingers and plant into your garden. The eggshells will decompose and add extra nutrients to the soil and your seedling. And an added bonus, snails hate eggshells! Happy gardening!

15.01.2022 Ladybird love-athon in the silverbeet patch. Spring is the season of love. And it is hump day after all. We were watching them for an hour, then gave up and went home. Ladybird mating sessions can last 8 to 9 hours. We hope they make lots of babies. Like hover flies, ladybirds prey on aphids and other vegetable pests so we're very happy to be sharing our garden with these cheerful critters. #lovedup #lovegoals #ladybirds #makelovenotwar #lovebugs

14.01.2022 Gardens are ecosystems! There is definitely a community of insects in this patch! Dusk is when many insects rest amongst the foliage. Apart from the pair of lovey dovey ladybirds, a really shy but eyecatching bright yellow flower spider, hoverflies and metallic coloured flies were amongst the many insects spotted in just one patch where silverbeet is in flower.

09.01.2022 The good folks at WAAS have hives in the sump next to the community garden in Read Park. The bees are good neighbours as they help to pollinate fruit trees and vegetables in the garden. #goodneighbours #busybees #communitygardens #welovevicpark #lovevicpark #vicparklife

02.01.2022 How is our garden looking this weekend? Lovely and green after the late spring rains. The pomegranates are coming along. #VPCGA #ComeGrowWithUs #comminitygarden #Kambarang