Yackandandah Community Garden

Yackandandah Community Garden Yackandandah Community Garden aims to involve all members of the community in creating and maintaining a sustainable garden at 3 Williams St, Yackandandah

Yackandandah Community Garden has been made possible by funding and support from the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, Sustainable Gardening Australia, Yackandandah Community Center, Indigo Shire and the wider Yackandandah community. For more news and information on becoming a member go to
yackandandahcg.blogspot.com.au
or email [email protected]

A busy but fun morning today. The team spread fresh gravel on the lowest path which has become quite slippery. We also r...
23/05/2026

A busy but fun morning today. The team spread fresh gravel on the lowest path which has become quite slippery. We also raked up.keaves which at this time of the year is a constant task. The leaves make outstanding compost to add to the beds in a few months. We also noticed heaps of weeds under our espalliered fruit trees which we started to pull. That job should keep us busy for a few weeks. The final job was to dig up our Jerusalem artichokes - please help yourselves. They make an excellent soup.

Lots of laughs trying to put netting over our very healthy fig tree this morning. We have a bumper crop this year which ...
14/03/2026

Lots of laughs trying to put netting over our very healthy fig tree this morning. We have a bumper crop this year which needs protection from the birds and deer. Remember, take only what you need so others can share in our bounty, and leave a donation.

It's time to start baiting the European wasps. They are starting to spoil lovely evenings outside!! And with the Folk Fe...
05/02/2026

It's time to start baiting the European wasps. They are starting to spoil lovely evenings outside!! And with the Folk Festival coming up it would be great to minimise the number of wasps we have annoying us, especially near the main street. The process for baiting is outlined in the poster below.

The general idea is to attract them to a source of protein (we recommend chicken mince) over a few days, then lace the protein with poison which they then take back to their nests and share, thereby killing the nest.

Make sure you use a spot on flea treatment that contains Fipronil as the main active ingredient. Lethal to wasps!!

Winter in the garden sees most things slowing down, but not our citrus. We're seeing a steady stream of lovely citrus be...
05/07/2025

Winter in the garden sees most things slowing down, but not our citrus. We're seeing a steady stream of lovely citrus being donated and our own lemon and lime trees are fruiting now. But it's a good time to get some maintenance done. In recent weeks we've repaired leaky gutters and downpipes. Hopefully now our tank will fill more easily. We've also made a start on mulching to get ahead of spring weeds and pulled out the ever present privet seedlings that keep cropping up. We also sharpened some cutting tools and tidied up (hopefully) the last of the autumn leaves.happy winter gardening everyone.

Our brassicas (broccoli, bok choy, cauliflower etc) are growing nicely under our sea of nets. We're looking forward to a...
31/05/2025

Our brassicas (broccoli, bok choy, cauliflower etc) are growing nicely under our sea of nets. We're looking forward to a good harvest in early spring. The nets are essential to keep birds off. At the moment they are eating everything that we didn't get. It is still ok to plant broccoli and choy sum or bok choy but it's too late now for brussel sprouts and cabbages.

This week we've continued to collect fallen leaves and add them to the compost heap. We also started trimming back some of our herbs and westringias to give them a little tidy up. We also started replacing an old dripper hose that didn't work too well.

Things are starting to slow down a little so there was plenty of time for chatting today making our community garden truly a place where the community can come together. Happy winter gardening.

The community garden has recently upgraded its blower. This one is now available for $50 skin only. Comes with charger b...
17/05/2025

The community garden has recently upgraded its blower. This one is now available for $50 skin only. Comes with charger but no battery. If you are interested please come along next Saturday morning between 9:30 and 10:30 with your cash. First in best dressed. No enquiries will be responded to, just rock up next Saturday.

Things are starting to slow in the garden as the weather cools off. But still watering to be done and clearing up those ...
17/05/2025

Things are starting to slow in the garden as the weather cools off. But still watering to be done and clearing up those wonderful autumn leaves and adding them to the compost. Plenty of freshly harvested sweet potatoes at the community garden this morning. Remember to take what you need but leave some for others, and leave a donation.

Lovely lovely rain. But not much gardening today. Our garden is still producing lovely zucchinis but not for much longer...
28/03/2025

Lovely lovely rain. But not much gardening today. Our garden is still producing lovely zucchinis but not for much longer. It's still planting season. We've got two beds of alliums - garlic, onions, leeks, shallots. We're also continuing our green manure crops as part of our crop rotation and they've germinated really quickly. Broad beans are also in which we'll chop and drop for adding nutrient back to our soil.

Just a reminder that the produce we grow in the garden is for anyone in the community to harvest. All we ask is that you...
07/03/2025

Just a reminder that the produce we grow in the garden is for anyone in the community to harvest. All we ask is that you take only what you need and that you leave a small donation in the donation box at the kiosk. We don't always put produce that is ready on the shelves. Sometimes you need to harvest things yourself. It's amazing what you'll find at the moment - baby zucchini, eggplant and cherry tomatoes. A note about the pumpkins - don't pick them yet. They're not ripe!!! Well let you know when they're ready.

Last Saturday we spent some time examining different lady bugs in our garden. Not all lady bugs are created equally!! Th...
24/02/2025

Last Saturday we spent some time examining different lady bugs in our garden. Not all lady bugs are created equally!! The 28-spotted ladybird (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata) is a leaf-eating lady bug and its a nuisance that can damage a variety of crops. Adults are light orange with 28 small black spots. Larvae are creamy white with black spiny hairs.Adults feed on the upper surface of leaves and larvae feed on the lower surface of leaves. They can skeletonize leaves.
Plants they attack include potato, bean, cabbage, tomato, eggplant, zucchini, pumpkin, cucumber, and melon. To control handpick them from plants and squish them.
Not to be confused with the tiny black and yellow lady bugs that love to feed on fungus. Our yellow and black ladybirds are doing a great job of dealing with the powdery mildew on our zucchinis. And who knew (obviously the entomologists) that we also have a lovely striped ladybird.

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