Sustainable Macleod
Projects by Sustainable Macleod include the highly successful Vegie Swap, Community Garden, Tool Library and Seed Bank and a yearly sale of plants.
What’s going on
Check out our calendar of events for the Sustainable Macleod Community Garden opening times as well as the latest workshops and social events
Plant to Harvest October
Sat 5 Oct, 12 – 1pm
Come along to the Plant to harvest series held monthly at Sustainable Macleod Community Garden. This month you will learn to grow exceptional carrots, beetroots and radishes. You will receive some seeds or seedlings to take home.
Living in the Salt Creek Catchment
Sat 14 Sept, 2 – 4.30pm
George Paras (Restoration Ecologist – Tangible Ecology) will lead a discussion on ‘Living in the Salt Creek Catchment’, taking us through our local area in a casual presentation and conversation.
Latest from the blog
Featuring the latest Macleod news along with a variety of gardening and growing tips, recipes and information on sustainable living.
Visiting the Chelsea Physic Garden in London
I recently visited the Chelsea Physic Garden in London and have written here about what a wonderful experience it was. The Chelsea Physic Garden was established 351 years ago in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. It resides by the Thames River...
The epic migrations of our local eels
The Birrarung (Yarra River) is home to the much-maligned, but fascinating short-finned eel (Anguilla australis). These unremarkable-looking eels make two epic migration journeys, spanning thousands of kilometers.Short-finned eels begin their lives in the Coral Sea...
A Banyule bicycle revolution
It's time for a bicycle-led transport revolution. The cost of living crisis, rising petrol prices and increased road congestion should have us all on our bikes. A recent visit to London and Strasbourg was a reminder of what a remarkable form of transport the bicycle...
Queensland Fruit Fly October alert – Cera Trap, netting, kaolin clay options
Despite recent cold weather, Queensland Fruit Fly have been reported as active for quite a few weeks in the Yarra Valley. By now your Cera Traps should be in place and it won't hurt to continue to top up Wild May lures. Remember Wild May lures only take liquid to a...
Defeat citrus gall wasp (and Queensland Fruit Fly) with kaolin clay!
Citrus gall wasp, an Aussie wasp originally from Queensland, can affect all citrus but seems most prevalent in lemon, lime, cumquat and grapefruit trees. The galls result from the injection of eggs by the adult wasp into the soft stems of citrus trees in spring. Here...
Urgent jobs in the garden for October
Remove non-compliant netting if you have not done so and fold it up so birds can't get tangled in it if it is lying around. This net is illegal from 1 September.* Add potash or wood ash (both potassium) to soil to increase flower and fruit set. Tie hessian or...
Join Sustainable Macleod
Become a member and get access to the community garden, the tool library and our seed library. We welcome all members of the community and have regular events and workshops to enjoy.