Gardener Knowledge and Activity Survey

Calling all Melbourne gardeners! Complete our 3 minute gardener knowledge and activity survey

We are undertaking a small study to better understand how gardeners can help in improving the health of plants in urban environments. A healthy plant is much better equipped to withstand attack from pests and diseases, so it is important that urban residents have good knowledge to support their gardening efforts.

We will supply a summary of survey results to participating community gardens and local councils, for use in future gardening education planning. We will also use insights from the study to recommend engagement methods to improve plant biosecurity and plant health outcomes in Melbourne.

This is research being conducted by Citrus Australia and Redefining Agriculture Pty Ltd. Your participation in this survey is voluntary. The survey takes approximately 3 minutes.

To protect your confidentiality, the survey results will not contain information that will personally identify you. The results of this study will be used only as summarized data, for research purposes and for the improvement of community garden engagement. Your personal details will not be linked to survey responses.

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please contact Dr Helen McGregor at helen@redefiningagriculture.com.au

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* 1. In what Local Government Area are you located?

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* 2. What best describes your gardening activities?

I generally prefer cultivating crop plants

I generally prefer to grow non-crop species (e.g. ornamental plants)

I grow a fairly even mix of crop and non-crop plants

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* 3. Do you grow any of the below? Check all that apply

Citrus

Pome fruit (Pear and apple)

Stonefruit

Quince

Fig

Pomegranate

Grape vines

Passion vines

Avocado

Brassicaceae (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Kale, Cress, Mustard, Oriental brassicas, radish, swede, turnip)

Fabaceae (Beans, peas, fenugreek, lupin, alfalfa)

Allium (Onion, garlic, leek, shallot)

Solanaceae (Potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum)

Asteraceae (Lettuce, chamomile, sage, tarragon)

Lamiaceae (Mint, oregano, thyme, lavender, rosemary, basil)

Apiaceae (Carrot, parsley, celery, parsnip)

Amaranth (Beets, spinach, chard, quinoa)

Cucurbita (Melon, pumpkin, cucumber)

Other (e.g. asparagus, sweet potato, corn, mushroom, okra, sweet corn)

I grow none of these

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* 4. What is your affiliation with your local community garden? Check all that apply

('Local' is classed as within 5km of your residence)

I have a gardening plot at a local community garden, which I regularly visit (e.g. weekly)

I have a gardening plot at a local community garden, which I occasionally visit (e.g. monthly)

I am a member of a local community garden, but I don’t actively garden on the site

I not a member of a local community garden, but I do follow a community garden social media page

I have attended training and information sessions at a local community garden

I actively contribute to the running or management of a local community garden (e.g. committee role, event organization, garden maintenance, working bee participation)

None of the above apply to me

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* 5. Indicate how you feel about your current level of knowledge in the following topic areas

	1 - no knowledge	2 - low knowledge	3 - adequate knowledge
Soil health/management	Soil health/management 1 - no knowledge	Soil health/management 2 - low knowledge	Soil health/management 3 - adequate knowledge
Making seasonal or location specific planting choices	Making seasonal or location specific planting choices 1 - no knowledge	Making seasonal or location specific planting choices 2 - low knowledge	Making seasonal or location specific planting choices 3 - adequate knowledge
Planning a garden layout	Planning a garden layout 1 - no knowledge	Planning a garden layout 2 - low knowledge	Planning a garden layout 3 - adequate knowledge
Pruning	Pruning 1 - no knowledge	Pruning 2 - low knowledge	Pruning 3 - adequate knowledge
Harvesting	Harvesting 1 - no knowledge	Harvesting 2 - low knowledge	Harvesting 3 - adequate knowledge
Food safety	Food safety 1 - no knowledge	Food safety 2 - low knowledge	Food safety 3 - adequate knowledge
Irrigation	Irrigation 1 - no knowledge	Irrigation 2 - low knowledge	Irrigation 3 - adequate knowledge
Plant breeding and propagation	Plant breeding and propagation 1 - no knowledge	Plant breeding and propagation 2 - low knowledge	Plant breeding and propagation 3 - adequate knowledge
Plant identification	Plant identification 1 - no knowledge	Plant identification 2 - low knowledge	Plant identification 3 - adequate knowledge
Meal preparation / uses for garden produce	Meal preparation / uses for garden produce 1 - no knowledge	Meal preparation / uses for garden produce 2 - low knowledge	Meal preparation / uses for garden produce 3 - adequate knowledge
Garden bed preparation	Garden bed preparation 1 - no knowledge	Garden bed preparation 2 - low knowledge	Garden bed preparation 3 - adequate knowledge
Composting	Composting 1 - no knowledge	Composting 2 - low knowledge	Composting 3 - adequate knowledge
Protected cropping	Protected cropping 1 - no knowledge	Protected cropping 2 - low knowledge	Protected cropping 3 - adequate knowledge
Biosecurity / garden hygiene practices	Biosecurity / garden hygiene practices 1 - no knowledge	Biosecurity / garden hygiene practices 2 - low knowledge	Biosecurity / garden hygiene practices 3 - adequate knowledge
Plant disease identification and management	Plant disease identification and management 1 - no knowledge	Plant disease identification and management 2 - low knowledge	Plant disease identification and management 3 - adequate knowledge
Plant pest identification and management	Plant pest identification and management 1 - no knowledge	Plant pest identification and management 2 - low knowledge	Plant pest identification and management 3 - adequate knowledge
Beneficial insect identification and husbandry	Beneficial insect identification and husbandry 1 - no knowledge	Beneficial insect identification and husbandry 2 - low knowledge	Beneficial insect identification and husbandry 3 - adequate knowledge
How to grow organic produce	How to grow organic produce 1 - no knowledge	How to grow organic produce 2 - low knowledge	How to grow organic produce 3 - adequate knowledge
Safe and appropriate use of pesticides	Safe and appropriate use of pesticides 1 - no knowledge	Safe and appropriate use of pesticides 2 - low knowledge	Safe and appropriate use of pesticides 3 - adequate knowledge
Pest monitoring	Pest monitoring 1 - no knowledge	Pest monitoring 2 - low knowledge	Pest monitoring 3 - adequate knowledge

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* 6. In what topic areas would you most like to improve your knowledge?

Soil health/management

Making seasonal or location specific planting choices

Planning a garden layout

Pruning

Harvesting

Food safety

Irrigation

Plant breeding and propagation

Plant identification

Meal preparation / uses for garden produce

Garden bed preparation

Composting

Protected cropping

Biosecurity / garden hygiene practices

Plant disease identification and management

Plant pest identification and management

Beneficial insect identification and husbandry

How to grow organic produce

Safe and appropriate use of pesticides

Pest monitoring

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 7. When it comes to plant health / growing, from where do you most often source trusted information or advice?

The local community garden

Agriculture Victoria

The local government

Universities

Botanic gardens

Plant nurseries

Technical manuals, production guides or scientific literature

Gardening clubs (e.g. Diggers club)

Other (please specify)

Gardener Knowledge and Activity Survey

Calling all Melbourne gardeners! Complete our 3 minute gardener knowledge and activity survey

Question Title

* 1. In what Local Government Area are you located?

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* 2. What best describes your gardening activities?

Question Title

* 3. Do you grow any of the below? Check all that apply

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* 4. What is your affiliation with your local community garden? Check all that apply('Local' is classed as within 5km of your residence)

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* 5. Indicate how you feel about your current level of knowledge in the following topic areas

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* 6. In what topic areas would you most like to improve your knowledge?

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* 7. When it comes to plant health / growing, from where do you most often source trusted information or advice?

* 4. What is your affiliation with your local community garden? Check all that apply

('Local' is classed as within 5km of your residence)