Welcome to "In our Garden", a page where we will provide an in-depth look at the interesting activities going in, in the community garden.

11 Sep 2025 Thanks to our friends at Pinjarra Community Garden

This is a seed sowing guide for Spring

Soils vary between Acidic (with a pH less than 7) to Alkaline (with a pH above 7) or just plain neutral (pH 7)

This table shows the preferred pH range for different plants. The majority of vegetables and flowers prefer a slightly acidic pH

Our community garden raised beds have been measured as having a pH in the range of 6.5 to 7.0, so slightly acidic which is fine for most plants - cauliflower is an exception and benefits from adding some garden lime to increase the pH. (If you are trying to lower a pH then adding some sulphur pellets works)

5 Sep 2025

We are getting into Spring weather at last, though it remains changeable throughout September, but we are keen to get our garden prepared and plants growing, as evidenced by the amount of activity and the large body of keen volunteers at work in the garden.

In the raised bed K we are starting work on creating a rhubarb bed, with four varieties to be planted eventually and apple/rhubarb pie recipes to follow!

Click here for our page with more detail on the rhubarb bed