Community garden growing vegetables

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An established community garden growing a range of vegetables in raised garden beds. It was the winner of best community project in our 2024 search for Australia's best D.I.Y. projects.

• The project
• Tools and materials
• How to build a raised garden bed
• More inspiration for your vegetable garden

The project

This community garden is in Brooklyn Park, South Australia. Three years on we now have more beds and a wide variety of vegetables growing, which are enjoyed by the village residents.

We are growing broad beans, lettuce, radishes, spinach, rocket, carrots, silver beets, capsicum, celery, spring onions, salad onions, snow peas, beetroot, garlic, rhubarb, and seasonal herbs.

We first prepared, levelled and cleaned the site. Then assembled and built raised garden beds. They were then filled with soil, potting, and compost mix before planting seeds and seedlings.

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project:

• Seeds
  
• Seedling punnets
  
• Potting mix
• Liquid fertiliser.

Pools used in the project:

• Garden tools
• Hand tools.

How to build a raised garden bed

Raised garden beds are extremely popular for growing vegetables and flowers. When designed and built well, they can look brilliant and become a real feature of your backyard. Experienced Bunnings Workshop community member Adam shows you How to build a raised garden bed in his comprehensive step-by-step guide. 

More inspiration for your vegetable garden

Bunnings Workshop community member Wheats created this fenced vegetable garden with raised beds.

Community member Annette completed a backyard vegetable garden makeover, transforming a dry, barren yard into a lush garden.

For more great ideas, check out 7 ways to build a raised garden bed.

[Dave-1]

Afternoon @IDIG 

Must say a garden standing up to the test of time is worthy of the win! Congratulations!

Makes me want to get back out ther and fix up mine

Dave